YES Program Guidelines
Effective June 3, 2011
The Clements Y.E.S. Program thrives to promote student participation and contribution to a wide variety of community services
Effective June 3, 2011
The Clements Y.E.S. Program thrives to promote student participation and contribution to a wide variety of community services
Acceptable Y.E.S Hours
1. Volunteering must be at a not-for-profit organization or agency to be accepted as Y.E.S. hours.
This includes the organization or agency that represents the business sponsors of any charitable events benefiting the general community other than the business itself.
This also includes the service-oriented youth volunteer programs run under certain business entities such as hospitals and senior centers.
Eligibility of the organization / activity is determined by the Y.E.S. program sponsors.
2. If you are a member of an organization / club / youth program, volunteering is accepted as Y.E.S hours only AFTER you have met your own program requirements.
Activities such as meetings, fund-raising for your own organizations, etc., are not accepted as Y.E.S hours. Hours from participating in the events administered by your organization to benefit other non-profit organizations or the general communities are accepted.
Community service hours used to obtain reorganization (such as Scout Badges) or to satisfy the requirements (e.g., NHS) from the organization you belong should not be submitted again for Y.E.S hours.
No double dipping.
3. Baby-sitting is only an acceptable Y.E.S. volunteer activity in the following cases and upon approval of the Y.E.S. Sponsor: for families with special-needs children, in medical emergencies, or for teachers to attend a school-related function. In general, baby-sitting siblings is not accepted.
4. Tutoring must be under a structured program, such as schools or community centers.
5. Political campaigns: working for a particular candidate will not count for Y.E.S. hours, but working in a general "get out the vote" effort that doesn't promote one candidate or political party over the other MAY count for Y.E.S. hours.
6. Blood drives: 1 donation = 1 hour.
7. Donations are not accepted as Y.E.S. hours. With the exception of can collecting. Can collecting= 1 hour max.
8. Participation in charity walks / runs/ rides is accepted for Y.E.S. hours.
1 hour of participation = 1 Y.E.S. hour.
9. Hours may only be counted from the beginning to the end of service. Travel time to and from does not count. Doubled or bonus hours do not count.
10. Performance-oriented community service: only the performance, not the practice, is counted as Y.E.S. hours.
11. Office aide hours are not accepted as Y.E.S. hours.
12. Only spending time and working with seniors at a Senior Living home will be excepted, i.e., cleaning not excepted.
Y.E.S. Program Requirements
1. The required hours for recognition is 100 hours by graduation
In order to make the recognition deadline, senior participants must submit all their Y.E.S. hours by the due day, which is typically mid April.
You can continue to submit Y.E.S. hours beyond the first 100 hours. They are recorded in the system.
2. Only 25 total summer hours can be credited to your required 100 hours for recognition.
Hours completed at school during the closing and opening phases of the year will count as regular school hours, and not summer hours. Acceptable examples include: helping teachers during the last day of school, help with freshman orientation, helping teachers set up their classrooms before the start of the school year, and helping with textbooks before the beginning of the school year.
The summer hours beyond the limit of 25 are recorded as “extra hours” in the system.
3. Up to 8 hours for any 24-hour period is accepted. Volunteering hours beyond the 8 hour / day limit are recorded as "extra hours" in the system.
4. If you work multiple days, weeks, or months on a particular project, provide a log of the dates and hours worked and attach it to your Y.E.S. Form.
5. Y.E.S. hours are accepted no later than 6 months from the date of service. For ongoing activity (i.e. Generation Youth, libraries, Red Cross), the acceptable period is extended to 12 months, i.e., the oldest activity in the log / form is no more than 12 months from the date of service.
6. The Y.E.S. form must be signed by an adult representative of the organization you volunteer for.
7. A form with any item being altered is not accepted. A new form with proper signature is required.
8. You MUST bring a copy of your form with you when you turn in your hours. The copy will be stamped and returned to you for your record.
9. Your submitted Y.E.S. hours, upon approval, are entered in the Y.E.S. Program system. You can query for your Y.E.S. hour records online at chsyes.info.
It is the responsibility of the student to correctly complete all YES forms, and to consult the Y.E.S. Coordinators if he or she has any questions.
All service hours are subject to the Y.E.S. Committee approval.
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