Detailed Information for Parents about JYM

With much intentionality, delight, and prayer, we come together to create a place where joy abounds, children are lovingly safe, and where a wonder of that of God and all of life is cultivated. Ensuring the safety of each child in our care is paramount. 

One of the cornerstones of JYM is our volunteer staff. We are blessed to have a core staff with years of experience, as well as some stellar Young Adult Friends who came up through NEYM’s youth programs and a few carefully chosen teens who serve as junior staffers. All have completed a screening and application process. They are a wonderful group of people with a variety of gifts and spiritual journeys. What they share in common is that they are loving, appropriate, and utterly safe with young people; they are grounded in Friends and have good senses of humor, willing hearts, and flexible agendas. Our very low child-to-staff ratio (usually 3:1) ensures that children receive extra TLC or individual assistance at any time. This ratio also helps Way open for wonderful interactions between children, teens, and adult Friends throughout the weekend.