Rotarians volunteering to work with any of our youth programs are expected to adhere to Rotary’s Code of Policies concerning protecting program participants. One way to get off to a good start this year and educate Rotarians on their responsibilities and best practices is to assure each has completed the 30-minute 2025-2026 “Protecting Youth Program Participants” training in The Learning Center.

Topics include:

• Creating a safe environment
• Rotary’s youth protection policies
• Your role in safeguarding youths
• Appropriate and inappropriate behavior
• Responding to inappropriate behavior
• Recognizing signs of potential abuse
• Receiving and reporting a youth protection concern
• What’s next?
• Where to find additional resources