Youth Safety Commitment

Volunteers and mentors in roles involving direct interaction with minors are intended to complete an application, interview, reference checks, and criminal background screening before participation.

Screening is intended to be repeated on a recurring schedule for continuing volunteers.

Intended training includes youth protection and boundaries, recognizing and reporting abuse or neglect, trauma-informed interaction, emergency response, and activity-specific safety certification.

Intended practices include two-adult rules, no one-on-one unsupervised contact, transparent communication with guardians, defined adult-to-youth ratios, and documented check-in and check-out procedures.

Any future hunting or shooting activity is intended to require certified instruction, hunter-education requirements as applicable under Tennessee law, controlled equipment handling, direct one-to-one adult supervision on the firing line or in the field, and strict adherence to state and federal law.

Intended requirements include medical and allergy information on file, emergency contacts, first-aid and CPR-trained personnel on site, documented emergency action plans, and appropriate insurance coverage.

Participation is intended to require written guardian consent, activity-specific acknowledgments, media-release choices, and coordination with any referring organization.

All personnel are expected to comply with Tennessee mandatory reporting law. Any suspicion of abuse or neglect is to be reported to the appropriate authorities immediately.

Concerns about the conduct of any volunteer, partner, or participant can be raised through the contact page and will be reviewed promptly and confidentially, subject to legal reporting obligations.