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  • New Mentor Application

    Welcome. Thank you for your interest in our mentoring program and for completing this application. All information collected on this application will be kept confidential within the mentoring program.
  • Applicant Details

     
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  • #1 Please give us three references that you have known for a minimum of a year.

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  • Releases and Agreements

  • Media Release:

    Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF) and its programs or various other media may choose to take pictures or videotape participants during events and activities. These images may be used for KLF displays, brochures, newsletters, archives, news releases, publicity and Web sites.I hereby grant permission to Knoxville Leadership Foundation to take and reproduce photographs and videotapes for publication, including publication by news sources and other sources for all educational, trade, advertising and other purposes as determined by Knoxville Leadership Foundation.

  • Mentor Agreement: 

    I understand that: The references I listed may be contacted by mail, e-mail or telephone. I am in no way obligated to perform any volunteer services. The information I provided may be used to conduct a background check, to include driving records check, criminal background and sexual offender registry checks and other records where required by local, state, or federal law for volunteers working with youth. I will provide applicable documentation before transporting youth in the vehicle I operate, which includes a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance. The Knoxville Leadership Foundation is not obligated to match me with a youth and completing this application does not guarantee acceptance into the Amachi Knoxville program. Other youth organizations where I have worked or volunteered may be contacted as references; and as part of the enrollment process, I will be asked to provide additional personal information prior to any recommendations for assignment. Please read this carefully before signing: The Knoxville Leadership Foundation appreciates your interest in becoming a mentor to a youth individually or in a group setting. By selecting 'Yes', you attest to the truthfulness of all information listed on this application. I understand that KLF Mentoring Initiatives include community-based mentoring programs that match at-risk youth with mentors for four to six hours per month for one year. If selected, I will follow the rules of the program and be a dedicated mentor. I agree to the time commitment of meeting one-on-one with a child or in a group setting for four to six hours per month for the duration of one year.

  • Confidentiality Policy:

    The Knoxville Leadership Foundation respects the confidentiality of mentee and mentor records and, with the exception of situations listed below, shares information about mentees and mentors only among the agency professional staff.All records are considered the property of the agency and not the agency workers, mentees, or mentors themselves. Records are not available for review by the mentees or mentors.

    1. Information will be released to other individuals or non-KLF organizations only with the mentee or mentor's written consent.

    2. Identifying information regarding mentees and mentors may be used in agency publications or promotional materials unless the clients or volunteer request otherwise.

    3. Information shall only be provided to law enforcement officials or the courts pursuant with a valid and enforceable subpoena.

    4. Information shall be provided to an agency's legal counsel in the event litigation or potential litigation involving the agency.

    5. State law mandates that suspected child abuse be reported to the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.

    6. If an agency worker receives information indicating that a mentee or mentor may be dangerous to himself or herself or to others, necessary steps may be taken to protect the appropriate party. This may include a medical referral or report to the local law enforcement authorities.

    7. At the time a mentee or mentor is considered as a match candidate, information is shared between the prospective match parties. The information about the mentor may include such items as: age, sex, race, religion, interests, hobbies, marital and family status, sexual orientation, living situation, etc. Information about the mentee may include such items such as: age, sex, race, religion, interests, hobbies, family situation, etc.

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