The safety and well-being of young people and youth program participants are Rotary’s highest priority. Our comprehensive approach to youth protection includes:
- No tolerance for abuse or harassment of young people
- Policies that prevent misconduct and outline how to respond to grooming behaviors and abuse that involve youth and other program participants
- Mandatory youth protection training for governors-elect
- A dedicated and trained staff that uses a trauma-informed approach when receiving and responding to reports of sexual abuse or harassment
for more information visit our YOUTH PROTECTION POLICY page
YPT – Youth Protection Training
Contact the District Youth Protection Officer using the contact form below to have them send you the link to the online Youth Protection Awareness course.
NOTE: Please allow up to 48 hours to receive a response on weekdays. Responses are not sent out on weekends and holidays.
Background Checks
Background checks are required for Rotarians and non-Rotarian Volunteers working with youth.
Click Here Password: rotarian5320 (lowercase)
Non-Rotarian Volunteers: If you are volunteering at Rotary activities you can request WESSEX Youth Protection Training by filling out the form below. A course link will then be sent out within 48 hours.
District Youth Protection Officer Contact form:
Youth Protection Downloads
Rotary Code-of-policies-rotary-international-en (2024) (3.9 MB)- Rotary Youth Protection Guide (306 KB)
- District 5320 Youth Volunteer Affidavit (163 KB)
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