Teen Court Volunteers
Why Volunteer?
For those who participate as volunteers on regular basis, Teen Court offers the following:
- Building overall self-confidence
- Feelings of deep satisfaction that comes from doing something meaningful with the one's talents by helping teens who have made a bad decision.
- Enhancement of person pride by being successful while assuming an important courtroom role.
- Opportunities for learning how to accept responsibility for one's own actions.
- Team Building practice.
- Advance negotiation skills.
- Strong consensus-building behavior.
- A forum for self-expression.
- Promotion of civic responsibility through understanding the justice system.
- Association with a positive peer group.
Teen Court Youth Volunteers
Teen Court youth volunteers must meet the following criteria:
- Must be in grades 7-12 in a St. Mary's County school.
- Must be in good academic standing.
- Must abide by the rules of the program
- Must sign and respect the "Oath of Confidentiality"
- Must demonstrate maturity and sensitivity.
Interested? Complete the Youth Volunteer Application and bring it to the next Teen Court Session. Already a volunteer? Complete your Youth Volunteer Annual Renewal Form and bring it to the next Teen Court Session.
Adult Court Volunteers
Adult Court volunteers must meet the following criteria:
- Must be over the age of 21.
- Must successfully pass a background check.
- Must abide by the rules of the program.
- Must sign and respect the "Oath of Confidentiality".
- Must demonstrate maturity and sensitivity.
- Must demonstrate the ability to work with a diverse range of teenagers.
Interested? Complete the Adult Volunteer Application and bring it to the next Teen Court Session. Already a volunteer? Complete your Adult Volunteer Annual Renewal Form and bring it to the next Teen Court Session.