Relationships

Volunteers are encouraged to maintain a high standard of integrity and professionalism when relating with Program Participants* (as defined below).  

Volunteers are not to spend time alone with one Program Participant. Volunteers should always be in sight of others.  

Volunteers are not to initiate or allow anyone to have physical contact with community members without staff advisement and the permission of the Program Participant.

Information

Volunteers are asked not to share personal details such as home address or phone number with Program Participants.

All personal information about Program Participants is strictly confidential except when he/she shares information about matters with legal consequences such as someone being in danger or endangering others.  In this case, volunteers must report the information to the staff person in charge.    

Conduct

Our programs are violence-free and drug-free environments. Volunteers are not to smoke, drink, use drugs or carry any type of  weapons on site.

Volunteers are to engage in gracious and edifying conversation. Volunteers do not swear.

As MISSION: POSSIBLE! is a faith-based organization, volunteers are asked not to present or promote a worldview that is in opposition to the Judeo-Christian worldview  that is the very fabric of our ministries.

Harassment of any kind is not permitted and is subject to disciplinary action by MISSION: POSSIBLE!  

MISSION: POSSIBLE! is not responsible for the personal property of volunteers.  

Volunteers are not to engage in a private transaction involving gifts, services or money with any Program Participant.  Any gifts should be directed to or channeled through the organization.  

Volunteers may not accept money or gifts from Program Participants for services rendered.   

Dress Code

Volunteers must wear clothing that is deemed modest by staff.  Please do not wear midriff-revealing tops, short shorts, muscle shirts or anything tight-fitting.

Closed toed shoes must be worn for safety reasons.

Clothing worn by volunteers must not portray alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sexual or violent themes.

Outside Activities

Volunteers are not authorized to identify themselves with the MISSION: POSSIBLE!, or attempt to use their position to gain credibility for political purposes or illicit personal gain.  

Volunteers agree to indemnify MISSION: POSSIBLE! and/or any or its separate entities against all claims, demands, judgments, and executions that the MISSION: POSSIBLE! and/or its staff may sustain arising from my volunteer actions, whether or not such claims, demands, judgments, and executions are discovered during my volunteer work.

* Program Participants are defined as any person who benefits from any ministries of  MISSION: POSSIBLE! as a participant in any program.