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The Importance Of Community Policy

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be in violation of the NAMI Ventura County policies. Potential outcomes include role reassignment, temporary suspension, or termination.
Due to the nature of the service provided, NAMI Ventura County reserves the right to make the final determination as to the appropriateness of volunteers for the organization and may determine that it is in the best interest of the program to terminate a volunteer’s involvement with the program.
Office Closure and program Cancellation
NAMI Ventura County offices are closed in observation of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On rare occasions, there may be time that due to staffing and/or emergencies the office may be closed. We …show more content…

This ensures we have the support necessary to run programs and provide consistency for the consumers. The smooth operation of our programs depends on the commitment and reliability of our volunteers.
Excessive absences or tardiness may be grounds for reassignment or dismissal at the discretion of the volunteer coordinator. Our relationship with volunteers is of utmost importance; therefore, volunteers will be given an opportunity to discuss their attendance if corrective action is needed.
Volunteer Cancellations
We do understand that occasional emergency arise that are beyond your control. We do ask all volunteers to take their commitment very seriously, as your participation is vital to the success of our programs. If you must cancel due to an emergency, please email the NAMI Ventura County office at info@namiventura.org as soon as possible, so a substitute may be found. If you arrange for another volunteer to cover your assignment or shift, please contact the office and let the staff know of the change. Please keep in mind finding substitutes to fill-in, especially on short notice, may be impossible and ultimately impair the delivery of our services.
Volunteer Service Records
Volunteer service records may consist of hours served, individuals met, calls received, etc. This information may be used in many different ways. Tracking volunteer service records allows NAMI VC to accurately maintain services

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