Video game volunteers needed for the Fairfield PAL Teen Center
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Help us level up our video game lounge when you volunteer at the Fairfield PAL Teen Center! As a volunteer, you would organize tournaments, teach new gamers how to play, and make sure local teens have a safe place to play the latest video games.Volunteers are needed Mondays through Fridays, anytime between 4pm and 8pm. Gaming systems used include the XBOX Series S, Nintendo Switch, and PS5 systems. Come share your love of video games and teach local teens to use the latest technology, socialize, and play!There is a short process to become a PAL Volunteer that includes a Department of Justice (DOJ) background check and Mandated Reporter Certification. As a youth serving organization, Fairfield PAL Is obligated to follow California Assembly Bill No. 506. All costs are covered by the program.For more information, please call (707) 249-1379.
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Because our program is uniquely structured to address the needs of Fairfield teens and it can make YOU healthier! Volunteering at PAL:provides an invaluable service to the community - no matter what you do as a volunteer, you make the program and our community stronger!offers personal and professional enrichment - in fact, some volunteers can even enroll at Solano Community College and other schools to receive academic credit!is good for your health and happiness! Those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer!What makes a good PAL volunteer? (What do PAL members wish adults knew?)Don't be afraid of the PAL members. Try not to just talk to the other adults while you are at the center. Questions are great icebreakers!If you say you are going to come, come (at least most of the time).Come to have fun, smile!If a rule is broken, do not look the other way. (They know you know.)Don't try to "counsel" right away, get to know members first. Staff can help you with this!Mandated reporters are individuals who are mandated by law to report known or suspected child maltreatment. Mandated reporters are required by the state of California to report any known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect to the county child welfare department or to a local law enforcement agency (local police/sheriff's department). No proof of abuse or neglect is needed, only "reasonable suspicion" that child abuse or neglect may have occurred. If you are at all concerned about the possibility of abuse or neglect, you should report.The general process to become a PAL Volunteer1.Attend a PAL Volunteer Orientation and agree to be a Mandated Reporter.2.View the Alive & Free introduction and agree to join us in keeping PAL member's Alive & Free. You can watch the video at any time at https://youtu.be/9UJ4OPcaeq4 (For more information, please visit https://stayaliveandfree.org.)3.Complete all ne
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