This could be a member of a youngster s family, perhaps a teacher from one of their schools, the corner shopkeeper, a child and youth worker from another unit, whoever.
Several guests become favourites and are invited more often.
Talking about this easy plan, staff consider it to be one of their most valuable activities. There is a sense of occasion, as the guest may be known to some of the children but not to all, and most often the guest will come with his or her spouse, so they get to meet new people. The guests love to be asked and they therefore come with positive attitudes to the program which gives out helpful messages to kids who are reluctant or uncomfortable in the program. Everyone can be involved at some level. The idea takes something which happens in the unit anyway, like dinner, and adds an extra ingredient to what kids get out of the program.