Step up Youth Delegate Application Supplement

Step Up participants will:
• Host meetings in the home in preparation for the Step Up experience and as a follow-up
after the delegation returns.
• See that the delegate attends scheduled delegation meetings.
• Attend parent meetings and participate in Chapter activities.
• Pay all fees designated by the Chapter by the established deadlines.
• Complete the delegate’s passport and visa application, if applicable, within two weeks of
selection notification.
• Submit the required CISV Health and Legal Information forms by the established deadlines
and obtain any necessary immunizations.
• Decide with the leader and other parents the amount of spending money to take to the Step
Up and comply with that decision.
• Provide emergency money as determined by the delegation leader and Chapter with the
understanding that emergency money not used will be returned to parents.
• Cooperate fully with the delegation leader and encourage your child to accept the leader’s
authority during the preparation and travel phases and at the Step Up.
• Be informed about the CISV program so that you can provide a positive and supportive
atmosphere for your child.
• Help your child understand that he/she is representing the Chapter and the United States as
a goodwill ambassador. If a child’s behavior is unacceptable at a Step Up it is the parents’
responsibility to make arrangements to bring the child home. According to National CISV policy,
children under 16 may not travel unless accompanied by an adult.
• Assist your child in sharing the Step Up experience at the Fall Chapter meeting and at other
non-CISV meetings for publicity purposes if asked.
• Participate in evaluations of the Step Up experience as requested by the Chapter.
• Support and participate in Chapter activities throughout the year and keep informed of
Junior Branch activities so that the delegate can participate.
returns.
• See that the delegate attends scheduled delegation meetings.
• Attend parent meetings and participate in Chapter activities.
• Pay all fees designated by the Chapter by the established deadlines.
• Complete the delegate’s passport and visa application, if applicable, within two weeks of selection notification.
• Submit the required CISV Health and Legal Information forms by the established deadlines and obtain any
necessary immunizations.
• Decide with the leader and other parents the amount of spending money to take to the Village and comply with
that decision.
• Provide emergency money as determined by the delegation leader and Chapter with the understanding that
emergency money not used will be returned to parents.
• Cooperate fully with the delegation leader and encourage your child to accept the leader’s authority during the
preparation and travel phases and at the Village.
• Be informed about the CISV program so that you can provide a positive and supportive atmosphere for your
child.
• Help your child understand that he/she is representing the Chapter and the United States as a goodwill
ambassador. If a child’s behavior is unacceptable at a Village it is the parent’s responsibility to make arrangements to
bring the child home. According to National CISV policy, children under 16 may not travel unless accompanied by an
adult.
• Assist your child in sharing the Village experience at a Chapter meeting and at other non-CISV meetings for
publicity purposes if asked.
• Participate in evaluations of the Village experience as requested by the Chapter.
• Support and participate in Chapter activities throughout the year and keep informed of Junior Branch activities
so that the delegate can participate.

We are aware of CISV’s policy for selection, preparation, training and the responsibilities of Village delegates and their
families. We are prepared to let our child participate in a CISV Village Program and regard him/her/them as both
physically and psychologically fit to participate. We are also prepared to support our child in his/her/their future
involvement in CISV.