The Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF®), USA Child Protection Policy states, "even when ministry to children is not taking place, an additional adult or minor must be present when two workers are together and one is a minor, unless the minor's parent or guardian has signed a wavier."

I understand that there may be occasions when my child may be traveling from location to location and/or serving in the company of only one adult of legal age.

Therefore, I, the parent or legal guardian of my child, who is minor, herby waive the above requirement of this minor and give my permission for him/her to travel and serve with his/her teammates, chapter staff, volunteers, etc. participating in the ministries of Child Evangelism Fellowship, without the presence of an additional adult or minor.

1.      Minimum Work Requirement- teens must work a minimum of two weeks after attending Christian Youth in Action training.

2.      Criteria to be a Paid Employee- teens must choose to work as volunteers or paid employees. Those who opt to be paid must meet the following criteria:

a.       Must be 14 years old (by federal law, teens under 14 cannot receive wages). Teens who turn 14 during the summer may be paid for clubs taught after their 14th birthday.

b.      Submit an Employment Application and completed forms W-4 and I-9 to the CEF office by the time of CYIA.

c.       Raise enough support to adequately cover training fee and wages earned.

3.      Support Raising- all paid CYIA summer missionaries are required to raise support for the CYIA fund, compiling a list of at least 25 people to whom they will send support letters. CEF will format and print support letters for the teens using a CYIA support letter template which describes training and summer ministry. At CYIA pre-training, teens will have the opportunity to prepare and address their letters for distribution.

4.      CYIA Fund- all monies contributed on behalf of a summer missionary will be put into their CEF chapter CYIA fund. CEF will issue a tax-deductible receipt to all donors.

5.      Surplus Financial Gifts- if more support comes in for a teen than is needed to cover his/her summer ministry expenses, the surplus will be allocated to help defray the cost of the summer 5-Day Club® ministry. This will be stated on support-raising letters. Funds will not be designated for individuals and carried over to the next year.  

6.      Timesheet & Salary- to receive pay, summer missionaries must submit 5-Day Club weekly report/timesheets indicating clubs taught. Checks will be issued once, at the end of the summer. Pay is determined by the salary schedule below.

Salary Schedule

1st year teacher- $55 per club

2nd year teacher- $60 per club

3rd year teacher- $65 per club

4th year teacher (or 18 or older)- $70 per club

Note: clubs are scheduled to run for 1.5 hours each. This salary schedule conforms to current state minimum wage law in Iowa.

I have read the CYIA Financial Policy and agree to abide thereby.