Volunteer Registration Form
The vision of the Englewood Community Coalition is a Healthy, Safe and Drug Free Community.
Membership, events, and activities are open to all residents of our community, and entities who have a vested interest in our community, regardless of race, creed, national origin, or gender orientation.
Membership, events, and activities are open to all residents of our community, and entities who have a vested interest in our community, regardless of race, creed, national origin, or gender orientation.
General Guidelines
Englewood Community Coalition General Guidelines for Volunteers Working in the Presence of Youth
Each volunteer or staff member must wear a clearly visible name tag when working with parents, youth, or volunteering in any public capacity.
The “Two Person Rule” is defined as having at least two adults, screened volunteers or paid staff, working with children and youth. Where the two adults are family members, it is preferable that a third person be present. It is not permissible for any adult to be alone with a child or youth.
Appropriate touch as a response to a youth’s need for comforting, encouragement, or affection should be limited to brief touch of the child’s hand, shoulder, or upper back. (i.e.hand shake, high five, pat on the back) . Anyone observing inappropriate touching or other questionable behavior by any individual toward a minor should immediately notify the staff member overseeing the event and/or the Florida Abuse Hotline.
Each volunteer or staff member must wear a clearly visible name tag when working with parents, youth, or volunteering in any public capacity.
The “Two Person Rule” is defined as having at least two adults, screened volunteers or paid staff, working with children and youth. Where the two adults are family members, it is preferable that a third person be present. It is not permissible for any adult to be alone with a child or youth.
Appropriate touch as a response to a youth’s need for comforting, encouragement, or affection should be limited to brief touch of the child’s hand, shoulder, or upper back. (i.e.hand shake, high five, pat on the back) . Anyone observing inappropriate touching or other questionable behavior by any individual toward a minor should immediately notify the staff member overseeing the event and/or the Florida Abuse Hotline.
The 2017 Florida Statutes
Title V JUDICIAL BRANCH
Chapter 39 PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN
39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.--
(1)(a) Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare, as defined in this chapter, or that a child is in need of supervision and care and has no parent, legal custodian, or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision and care shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
(b) Any person who knows, or who has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused by an adult other than a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
(c) Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is the victim of childhood sexual abuse or the victim of a known or suspected juvenile sexual offender, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
Chapter 39 PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN
39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.--
(1)(a) Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare, as defined in this chapter, or that a child is in need of supervision and care and has no parent, legal custodian, or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision and care shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
(b) Any person who knows, or who has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused by an adult other than a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
(c) Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is the victim of childhood sexual abuse or the victim of a known or suspected juvenile sexual offender, as defined in this chapter, shall report such knowledge or suspicion to the department in the manner prescribed in subsection (2).
Englewood Community Coalition, 2024