Calgary Youth Justice Committee Volunteer

Youth Justice Committee volunteers help young people move through and past a minor offence by holding them accountable without holding them back.

As a Youth Justice Committee volunteer you will:
*Impact a young person’s life by empowering them to have a voice; increase their accountability; develop self-awareness, all with the goal of avoiding a formal youth record and developing positive relationships with adults in the community.
*Help families by considering their needs as well, providing additional resources to address family difficulties and ensuring cases are handled expediently and efficiently.
*Support victims by providing an opportunity to express how the crime has affected them and offer restitution, if applicable, to help repair the harm that was caused.
*Improve the community by having a positive impact on reducing youth crime.

Your Commitment:
*Be a Youth Justice Committee (YJC) Member for a minimum one year
*Attend initial and ongoing training
*Attend “panels”, a meeting where the young person and their family with the YJC Members (approximately 5-10 hours/month)
*Attend Committee Member meetings including Annual General Meeting (approximately 1-2 hours per year)
*Be flexible, open minded and willing to learn

Minimum age to volunteer is 25.