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South Central Region Teen Ministry Regional Policies
(Updated March 2009)

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Age Policy for Uniteens and Y.O.U.
The SCUCA Regional Policy for Uniteens and Youth of Unity to attend a SCUCA Regional Retreat is:

Uniteens: In order to attend a regional Uniteen retreat, Uniteens must be in grades 6, 7, 8 or equivalent, with a minimum age of 11 and a maximum age of 14.

Youth of Unity: In order to attend a regional YOU retreat, YOUer’s must be in grades 9, 10, 11, 12 or equivalent, with a minimum age of 14 and a maximum age of 19; or, if no longer in high school, a maximum age of 18.

Attendance Policy for Uniteens and Y.O.U.
The SCUCA Regional Policy regarding class time hours needed in order to be eligible and spiritually prepared to attend Uniteen and Youth of Unity SCUCA Regional Event are:

Uniteens: In order to attend a regional Uniteen retreat, Uniteens must have attended at least 6 Uniteen Sunday lessons in the 3 months preceding registration. No exceptions.

Youth of Unity: In order to attend a regional YOU event, YOUer’s must have attended at least 6 YOU Sunday lessons least in the 3 months preceding registration. No exceptions.

All participants must be able to honor heart agreements, function in a group setting and MUST attend the entire weekend from check-in thru Closing Ceremony. Youth with special challenges requiring close, personal adult supervision should be accompanied by a parent or familiar adult who will not be responsible for the rest of the group.

Uniteens moving into Y.O.U.
The first Rally that new incoming YOUer’s are eligible to attend following their graduation from 8th grade is the Fall Rally.

The intent is for Uniteens to move into the YOU class over the summer and get used to the high school program which is significantly different from Uniteens. Fall Rally is geared to new freshmen and is only three days long as opposed to attending a four or five day event with a lot of focus on graduating seniors. Although there are sometimes first-time attendees at Bi-Regi, they are students who have completed 9th grade and for whatever reason either were not involved in YOU, or were unable to attend Fall or Winter Rally of their freshman year.

We will be delighted to accept these new ninth graders AFTER they begin ninth grade and the current seniors have graduated. The difference between the lives of an 9th and a 12th grader, no matter how mature a graduating 9th grader may be is tremendous, much less between an 8th and a 12th grader.

Service Hour Policy for Uniteens: currently no policy exists

Service Hour Policy for Y.O.U.
The SCUCA Regional Policy for Youth of Unity to attend a SCUCA Regional Event is:

• To attend Fall Event = a minimum of 10 service hours.
• To attend Winter Event = a minimum of 20 service hours.
• To attend Summer Bi Regional Event = a minimum of 30 service hours.

Note these hours are cumulative, not individual. The service hour requirement follows the school year calendar and will return to zero following the Summer Bi Regional event.

Drivers to Events
For the safety of our youth and in compliance with the guidelines of our Association of Unity Churches, Drivers for each group must be at least 25 years old with a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Criminal Background Checks
For the safety of our youth and in compliance with the guidelines of our Association of Unity Churches, a background check must be held on file at the church for all adults attending regional and national events. The recommendation from the Association is that the CBC be renewed every three years.

NOTE: Any exceptions to any SCUCA Regional Policy must be approved through the Regional Consultant in Charge and discussed with the Education Liaison on the SCUCA Board by the Regional Consultant.