FOR Children’s Program Safety

The Foundation - Safety First, Last and Always!

A fundamental priority of FOR (and, we assume, all!) parents is the safety of our children. Therefore, the following policies are designed for the security of children participating in the FOR Children's Educational Program and FOR Family Activities.

1. Parents interested in visiting the Fellowship of Reason's monthly FORum, who would like to bring their children to the FOR Children's Educational Program, are encouraged to “audit” both activities, which are held concurrently to allow this.  However, non-member adults without children are limited to the FORum activities held on the 2nd Floor of the Chalice House.

2. We are a reasoned and reasonable community and welcome a multitude of family arrangements!  Don't worry your unique family won't fit in!  Our philosophy and practice are that while we welcome strangers, adults may not be strangers to the kids in the FOR Children's Educational Program.

Therefore, adults involved in the FOR Children's Educational Program or attending FOR Family Activities must be FOR members and/or parents, relatives or legal guardians of attending children.  Other adults first need to meet strict requirements to participate in the program, including: 

At this time, the only non-member adult involved in the FOR Children's Educational Program is a paid daycare provider who cares for the kids between Noon and 3pm. on the 1st Sunday of each month.  She has successfully met the requirements listed above and has earned the trust of FOR parents over the last few years.

3. The FOR Children's Educational Program will grow and evolve over the coming years and the scope of adult involvement will expand accordingly.  Our practice for the FOR Children's Educational Program and FOR Family Activities is to have two adults present at all times, one male and one female, who are not related to one another.  We recognize and appreciate differences in parenting styles and believe this promotes reasoned supervision of one's own and others' children.

4. For all FOR Family Activities, parents/guardians are responsible for the conduct and safety of their own children.  Parental consent/release forms will be required in the event a parent is not accompanying the child on a particular outing.  In that situation, non-parent drivers must have proof of insurance, a clean driving record and a valid driver's license.

For more information or details on any aspect of the FOR Children's Educational Program or FOR Family Activities, please contact families@fellowshipofreason.com or join us the next 1st Sunday of the month between Noon and 3pm.

We look forward to hearing from you and to meeting you and your kids!