YEAH! VOLUNTEER HUB

Thank you for volunteering with YEAH! Please see below for important links, contact info, organizational policies, form to log your volunteer hours and more.

YEAH! NORMS:

Don’t be sorry, you rock!: Everyone makes mistakes and we don’t need to apologize if we didn’t harm anyone with our mistake.
Move up, move back: We encourage everyone to step forward and also to leave space for others to step forward.
Be a croissant, not a donut: Open up and make others feel welcome.
Default to trust: Trust that everyone is coming from a good place.
Individually, I know something; together, we know a lot.
Don’t yuck my yum: Don’t make anyone feel bad for what they enjoy!
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Stretch, not strain: We want to challenge ourselves, not overwhelm ourselves.
Collaboration over competition: Every voice makes the music stronger.

GRIEVANCE POLICY

This grievance procedure policy explains how YEAH! volunteers can voice their complaints in a constructive way.

YEAH! defines “grievance” as any complaint, problem, or concern regarding YEAH’s environment, duties related to YEAH!, or issues related to other employees, non-employee volunteers, or campers.

Team members are encouraged to talk to each other to resolve their problems. When this isn’t possible, team members should take the following steps to file a grievance:

Communicate informally with their direct supervisor (Bunny). If the grievance is related to or about Bunny, volunteers should communicate their grievance to Mariela.
If the grievance relates to a supervisor behavior that could result in disciplinary action (e.g., sexual harassment or violence), team members should speak directly to Mariela.
After Bunny and/or Mariela become aware of the grievance, they will take the following steps: Talk with the team member to ensure they understand the nature of the grievance. Investigate the grievance (i.e., through interviews of other team members). Work to informally resolve the grievance, if possible. Take disciplinary action if necessary; however, the decision regarding whether to take disciplinary action belongs solely to Bunny and/or Mariela.

YEAH! reserves the right to modify this procedure at any time and for any reason. Please see a copy of the Grievance form provided below in the Important Links section.

HARASSMENT POLICY

YEAH! is pledged to preserving an environment free from harassment of any kind. This includes sexual harassment, as well as harassment based on gender and/or gender expression, race, color, disability status, class, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or creed. The aim of this policy is to prevent harassment of any kind by or of anyone associated with YEAH!.

Harassment can take many forms. Sexual harassment consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or unwanted sexual attention by anyone associated with YEAH!, whether male or female, opposite or same sex. Harassment may create a hostile, intimidating or uncomfortable environment for volunteers or campers. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, lewd comments, sexual depictions, repeated requests for dates, touching, staring, or other sexual conduct committed either on or off YEAH!’s premises.

Additionally, harassment based on gender and/or gender expression, race, color, disability status, class, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or creed includes, but is not limited to:

Use of slurs;
Threatening, intimidating, or hostile acts related to an individual’s gender and/or gender expression, race, color, disability status, class, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or creed;
Offensive or derogatory remarks about a person’s gender and/or gender expression, race, color, disability status, class, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or creed; or
The display of offensive or derogatory symbols, words, or pictures related to an individual’s gender and/or gender expression, race, color, disability status, class, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or creed.

All team members are responsible for helping ensure that our programs are kept free of harassment for both team members and participants. If you feel that you are being harassed and feel safe doing so, tell the harasser that the behavior is unwelcome. If someone tells you that your behavior is unwelcome, your intent does not matter. If the behavior continues, it can be construed as harassment. If you do not feel safe confronting the harasser or the unwelcome behavior continues, report the behavior to the camp director, a board member, or the executive director. If you have witnessed harassment, you also are urged to report the incident so that prompt action may be taken. If you witness harassment of or by a camper, report the harassment to either Bunny or Mariela.

All complaints will be treated seriously, kept as confidential as possible, and investigated fully. YEAH! expressly forbids any retaliation for reporting harassment. If, however, we find that false allegations have been made, disciplinary action may be taken against anyone who provides false information.

If an investigation confirms that harassment has occurred, immediate action will be taken to put an end to the harassment. YEAH! will take appropriate corrective actions against anyone found to be in violation of this policy, including being asked to leave the organization.