Under Sixteen Policy

Volunteers under 16 years of age need to have an adult volunteer with them. This adult may be an older sibling, friend, parent, teacher, neighbor - but they have to be around and responsible for the youth.

However, we recognize that some young volunteers are exceptionally mature. If a core or staff member feels they can vouch for the behavior and safety of the under-16 in question, they may sponsor the volunteer to come in alone. Under-16 volunteers own need to get the approval of two core sponsors, one of whom must be part of the Free Geek staff collective.

These are the steps that must then happen.

1. One collective member and one core volunteer or staff member as sponsors
2. Sign written Under 16 Contract with parent/legal guardian as a witness
   • Kid gets one copy, FG gets other.
   • Parent/legal guardian signs medical waiver
   • These forms are filed ??????
3. Emergency contact and sponsors' names go into kid's notes field in database.
4. Sponsor lets core know about kid.