1. Smoking or use of tobacco products in the presence of children is prohibited.

2. Using, possessing, or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs will not be tolerated.

3. Volunteers shall not abuse children including:

A. Physical Abuse – Strike, spank, shake, slap

B. Verbal Abuse – Humiliate, degrade, threaten

C. Sexual Abuse – including inappropriate touching and exposure

4. Volunteers must treat children of all races, religions, and cultures with respect and consideration.

5. Volunteers must use positive techniques of guidance, including positive reinforcement and encouragement rather than competition, comparison or criticism.

6. Volunteers shall abstain from humiliating or frightening discipline techniques.

7. Volunteers shall not use profanity in the presence of children or parents.

8. Volunteers will refrain from intimate displays of affection toward others in the presence of children, parents and staff.

9. Monetary and expensive gifts to volunteers are prohibited.

10. Volunteers must be free of physical and psychological conditions that might adversely affect children’s health, including fever or contagious conditions.

11. Volunteers will portray a positive role model for youth by maintaining an aptitude of respect, loyalty, patience, integrity, courtesy, tact and maturity.

12. Volunteers will do everything in their power to avoid being put in a situation where they are alone with a child other than their own. In fact, caring for any children other than their own, on a one-on-one basis such as baby-sitting are prohibited.

13. Volunteers will not fraternize with youth participants away from the Lives of Legacy programs. However, if volunteers have children that have Lives of Legacy participants as friends, the volunteer must obtain permission from the youth participants’ parents to fraternize with their children. If Lives of Legacy learns of a violation of this policy, the violation may be grounds for removal as a volunteer.

14. Iowa’s State Law requires all citizens report any suspected abuse or neglect of child abuse to the Iowa Department of Human Services and law enforcement agency.

15. I understand that as a volunteer for Lives of Legacy, I will be subject to a background check, including criminal history.

I understand that any violation of this code may be grounds for removal as a volunteer.