Volunteer with Believing in Forever
Volunteer Expectations
Definition of 'Volunteer'
A "volunteer" is anyone who, without compensation or expectation of compensation
beyond reimbursement, performs a task at the direction of and on behalf of the agency. A
"volunteer" must be officially accepted and enrolled by the organization prior to performance of the task.
Expectations
We do not require any specific training for general volunteer opportunities. Background checks are performed on any potential volunteer. We are open to volunteers with a criminal history (except any crimes involving children or violence) but those we do are determined on an individual basis by the program director. We want people of all walks of life to have opportunities to give back to the Lexington community through Believing In Forever Inc. However, we do want to maximize volunteer’s passions, interests, and experience so that we can place you in the most impactful spaces possible. We have an in-take form that requires potential volunteers to let us know their interests, experience level, and what types of volunteer opportunities they prefer.
"Mandatory" Service
Our agency also accepts as volunteers those participating in student community service
activities, student intern projects, alternative sentencing or diversion programs, corporate
volunteer programs, and other volunteer referral programs. In each of these cases,
however, a written agreement must be in effect with the organization, school, or program
from whom the special case volunteers originate and this agreement must identify
responsibility for management and care of the volunteers. This agreement must be
reached in writing before the volunteer begins an online assignment, and it is the
responsibility of the volunteer to secure this agreement with the appropriate organization.
For more information on how to get involved, contact Devine Carama at BelievingInForever@gmail.com