"It was an honor to spend this last weekend listening, learning, watching, and helping the young men. As important, was the great masculine relationships that came from this event. I was very honored to be a part of this event, and would like to thank every man and young man." - WK, Volunteer

About Volunteering How to Volunteer

About Volunteering Serving others, without ego gratification, for the purpose of fulfilling our innate need to connect with others in a meaningful way, is fundamental for the success of any community. People universally report a rush of good feeling, euphoria and a long-lasting sense of emotional well-being when they volunteer. We have been most fortunate to fulfill our Mission and it’s objectives because of the dedication and outstanding efforts of our volunteers. We have been joined in our mission by teachers, coaches, youth counselors, therapists, parents, young men, an advisory board of male experts, and people from all walks of life who recognize that today's young adults are tomorrow's leaders. Working together has accelerated all of us in our emotional and spiritual maturity.   YMUW welcomes new volunteers. We always place our volunteers in the areas that they choose to focus their endeavors, including: * Volunteering at The Weekend * Office Staff * Fundraising * Public Relations * Community Outreach * Program Development * Volunteer Coordination * Site Procurement (Permanent home for YMUW events)

How to Volunteer The California Mentor Foundation says that mentoring a child is "the single most important action a caring adult can take to ameliorate America's social ills". Even in healthy families, it takes effective modeling from adults other than the parents to ensure that children learn how to live a fulfilling and productive life in their community. In order for a volunteer to serve as a mentor at the YMUW, he must attend an all day orientation (Development & Trust Workshop), participating in classes and ceremonies that show him the RIGHT Way® to be with young men. The mentors receive information and instruction to become men of integrity, preparing to serve as role models of the YMUW values. They come away from the training ready to "run with the bulls" at the Weekend! Background checks are conducted on all of our Weekend mentors to ensure that we bring a high level of character to the Weekend. A 1-hour “Clearing Call” is conducted with each volunteer to insure he is clear about the commitments and benefits of volunteering at the Weekend. To volunteer for this incredible and rewarding experience as a mentor, please view the “Volunteer Welcome Letter” below, complete the other forms below as appropriate and send or deliver them to YMUW. Volunteer Welcome Letter - Detailed Information about volunteering for YMUW. Volunteer Medical Information Form - To be completed by all volunteers for Weekend production staff. Background Release and Authorization - To be completed by certain volunteers for Weekend production staff. See form for details. Background Update Questionaire - Alternate form to be completed by certain volunteers for Weekend production staff. See form for details.

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