The task of coordinating a youth service program is too time-consuming to be done by a volunteer, and it would be prohibitively expensive for the participants to pay the coordinator's salary along with all the other costs. The Quarter provides volunteer helpers, and the AFSC professional expertise. Both organizations benefit greatly from this arrangement. Youth assistant or counselors . Having young adults as counselors makes a huge difference.
Young adults serve as an important link between the teenage and middle-age world view.
We always pay our youth assistants a modest stipend, and they are worth every penny. No youth project should be undertaken without adequate insurance.