Thank you for volunteering with the YMCA of Greater Erie. We appreciate your time, talent and enthusiasm. Below is the Volunteer Code of Conduct that is used to guide volunteer actions and responsibilities. Please feel free to email volunteer@ymcaerie.org with any questions.

Volunteer Program Purpose Statement

The purpose of the Y Volunteer Program is to engage volunteers in a mutually rewarding relationship between the volunteers that donate their time, talents, skills and enthusiasm and staff who will support them in their efforts to build a stronger community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Purpose of Volunteer Code of Conduct

The purpose of these policies is to provide overall guidance, structure and direction to volunteers and staff throughout the volunteer process. This Code of Conduct does not constitute, either implicitly or explicitly, a binding contractual or personnel agreement. The Y reserves the right to change the Code of Conduct at any time and to expect adherence to the changed policy.

Definition of “Volunteer”

There are four types of volunteers for the Y.

• Program Volunteers –provide leadership, instruction and/or support to a program. They are individuals that volunteer on a regular basis, typically at least once per month.
• Administrative Volunteers – Individuals that volunteer in an office and assist with data entry and organization
• Special Event/Special Project Volunteers – Individuals that volunteer for one time projects (i.e. community events, clean-up projects, etc.) Groups/corporate are encouraged for special events.
• Policy Volunteers – Serve on the Branch Advisory Board or committees for the YMCA.

Volunteers receive no payment, membership or discounted fees for their service. Hours invested in board or committee meetings, campaign meetings, board recruitment meetings, executive or other staff search committees etc. are all included. Hours spent in training are not included as these and are reported separately.