Club Rules and Policies Manual IV-1

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-1
CAMP Rules vs. CLUB Rules How are they the
same? How are they different?

• Why?

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-1

• Line of Sight in Public Settings

Must mentor in places where other adults are in
the line of sight and Mentor and child are
easily observed by others.
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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-1

• Line of Sight in Secluded Settings

Mentoring in secluded sites requires a second
RFK Mentor, Staff or Safety Companion.
see chart I-13
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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-1

• Line of Sight at Home
• Spouse as a Safety Companion
• (AKA second cleared adult)
• Can you bring your Club Kid home?

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-1

• Two-Deep Rule at Club Events
• Same rule as Camp

No child should be alone with only one adult
present
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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-2

• Transportation Policy
• Mentors are required to keep a Mentoring and
  Transportation Log, and a copy is provided to
  the Mentoring Director each month.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-2

• Transportation Logs
• When transporting a Club Kid, Mentor must
  carry
• ? Transportation Log
• ? Signed Medical/Transportation Release
• ? Proof of Auto Insurance
• ? Valid Drivers License

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-2

• Transportation Policy
• Who else can drive a Club Kid?
• - Certified Staff only with required
  documents
• - Uncertified Staff ONLY IF a certified
  staff/mentor is in the car required documents

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-3
OPEN DOOR POLICY

• No Mentor or Club volunteer should ever be
  alone with a child behind a closed door.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-3
OVERNIGHT POLICY

• NO individual overnight events ortrips with
  Club Kids
• GROUP overnight events REQUIRE
• Mentoring Director permission
• Signed caregiver permission
• Event insurance
• At least 4 Mentors

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-3

• Bed Rule
• If a Mentor and Club kid are ever in a room
  with beds, the RFK Camp bed rule applies

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-4
LAP RULE

• NO lap sitting
• EVER

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-4
PIGGY BACK RIDES HUG RULES

• Same rules as Camp
• No Piggy Back Rides
• No Frontal Carrying
• Safe Side Hugs Only

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-4
PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMING POLICY

• Its a GREAT idea to have a Club Photographer
• For Club Kids
• Pick an open and public spot
• to take each others picture,
• or have someone else snap
• the picture.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-5

• No Publishing of RFK Child Photos
• For Publicity
• No identifiable
• photographs of Club
• children may be
• published or posted anywhere.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-5

• Photos with more than one Club Kid
• Group Pictures
• Ok to take a photo of kids together if there is
  nothing
• to identify the children as Club members.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-5
Club Rules and Policies Manual IV-6

• Exchanging Personal Contact Information
• Even approved Mentors can NOT exchange
  information directly with a camper prior to
  receiving permission from Mentoring Director.

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV- 6
After Matching

• Mentor Club Kid phone address
• Caregiver Contacts for Mentor, Mentoring
  Director Church
• Mentoring Director Contact info for all
  Caregivers, Social Workers Mentors

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-7
SOCIAL MEDIA CELL PHONE RULES

• No Social Networking
• Limit Cell Phones
• NO Exchanging of
• Emails
• Facebook/Twitter/MySpace or other social
  networking addresses
• Between Mentors and Club kids

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-7 8

• Name Tags
• To be worn by everyone
• Hugs
• Ask permission
• Safe side hug
• Use common sense and be consistent!

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Club Rules and PoliciesManual IV-8

• When the Rules Arent Different
• Connecting with foster kids after Camp in the
  name of Royal Family KIDS is still OFF LIMITS
• Unless
• There is an active Club and the Mentor has
  been given permission by the Mentor Director.

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Religious Practices Legal BoundariesManual IV-9
The law forbids proselytizing or making foster
children feel pressured to convert or to partake
in a religious practice that may be different
from their own.
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Religious Practices Legal BoundariesThe Big
7Manual IV-10

• No Communion Water Baptism Altar
  Calls Laying on of hands Casting out of
  demons Speaking in tongues Anointing with oil

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Religious Practices Legal Boundaries Club is
Faith Based!Manual IV-10

• Club Kids have caregiver permission to attend
  Club church-hosted programs.
• How do we express our faith without coercion that
  crosses legal boundaries?

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Religious Practices Legal Boundaries Question
EvangelismManual IV-10

• Voluntary prayer
• Scripture reading by a volunteer
• Answer childs questions about faith honestly
  using I not You language
• Trust God for the impact

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360 Degrees of ResponsibilityManual IV-11

• PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY Mentor
• SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY Everyone Else

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Use of the RFK Name LogoIV-12
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Breaking the RFK Club RulesManual IV-14

• Allegation of abuse Immediate suspension
• Individual overnight stays Immediate Dismissal
• limited exclusion Form VI-20
• Secluded mentoring visit without Safety Companion
  Potential dismissal

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Breaking the RFK Club RulesManual IV-14

• Missing or Late Logs Probation (required to
  include a second cleared adult) and possible
  dismissal
• Supervision Problems Dismissal or suspension if
  necessary

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National Rules Local Rules

• The National Rules are the basic standard that we
  expect every Club to meet. There are times,
  however, when we have a local Club that has had
  to add its own local rules that exceed the rules
  set by RFK, Inc.

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Protecting Our Mission

• If we are lax at enforcing the rules, we put our
  mission in jeopardy.
• But we never elevate the rules above our mission.