Building a culture of safety where abuse does not occur takes ongoing training and reinforcement of key policies and procedures. We have compiled four scenarios—set in a traditional day camp model—that you can use with your staff. Scenarios provide a great opportunity for staff to engage in discussion and apply the scenario to their day-to-day work. 

Whether it’s a field trip to a local community pool, aquatic waterpark, or a natural body of water, we know that many of you participate in off-site aquatic programming. We also know that off-site programming adds some risk when you have less control over the environment and culture. We recommend visiting the location in-person to learn more about their safety practices before visiting with your youth. To assist with this, we've created a list of specific questions that you can ask the location/facility on your visit.

Micro-Learnings: Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention
Slips, trips, and falls are one of the most common incidents we see take place in youth-serving organizations. We have developed program-specific micro-learnings that you can distribute to your staff as a quick refresher on steps they can take to mitigate these risks. 

Facility Use Agreements
Many organizations this summer will rent out their space to community members or other organizations. When doing so, it is critical that you have strong contracts in place that clearly define the terms and conditions of renting out the space. Download our sample facility use agreement and adapt it to fit your organization's needs.

Please Note: Beginning in June, we will temporarily replace our monthly newsletter with shorter, weekly newsletters to support you throughout the summer season. Each newsletter will provide two tangible resources to use with your staff—one focused on aquatics, and the other on abuse prevention. Our monthly newsletters will resume in September.