Heroic Youth is 100% volunteer-run, which means we need you! Youth are supported in their leadership responsibilities by adult mentors and volunteers. To successfully put on the program for your children, we ask that each family provide one volunteer. You do not need to provide an additional volunteer for every additional youth or child participant in your family. Your family’s volunteer can be a parent, sibling, aunt or uncle, grandparent, or even a friend. Being a member of the Opposition Forces counts as your family volunteer contribution, but it requires a separate registration on our Join the Final Battle page.

We encourage you to make your participation in the program a family activity. Our veteran families have found that the program can be a significant uniting factor in their home. Your youth and kids will be overjoyed to see you participating with them!

No. Being an opposition member counts towards your volunteer contribution, but it requires a separate registration. Please visit the Join the Final Battle page for information about Opposition Forces and to register.

Adult volunteers need to be 18 or older.  Youth ages 13-18 and adults may volunteer as Opposition Forces.  Please visit Join the Final Battle for information about volunteering as a member of the Opposition.

All volunteers are expected to exemplify the Hero's Creed in their assignments.

1. Stay at your post
2. See a need, fill a need (unless it conflicts with #1)
3. Perform with exactness
4. Return and report
5. Be gracious

In summary, you will be expected to joyfully and diligently fulfill your assigned responsibilities and stay in your designated areas.

Volunteers are also expected to:

• Not follow their child(ren) around the main event venue, unless that is part of an assignment
• Arrive on time to training events and the main event
• Be fully prepared to fulfill assignments in a timely manner.

Volunteers arrive between 6:30am and 9:00am, depending on your volunteer role.  A Volunteer Committee member may make other arrangements with you to accommodate your schedule, depending on what is needed for the year.  Please contact the Volunteer Committee with questions via email at volunteers@heroicyouth.org.

If you will be at the main event, you must attend 1-3 in-person training events relevant to your role, in addition to a 10 minute online Youth Protection Training, to ensure that all participants are safe and have the tools to have a wonderful time. Volunteers who will not be at the main event are not required to attend in-person training but may be asked to attend virtual trainings or meetings to coordinate assignment details.

• If you are volunteering for Hero Quest, you'll need to attend the two Adult Hero Quest Trainings and the General Summit Training.
• If you are volunteering for Heroic Youth Summit, you need to attend the one General Training for everyone and depending on your role, potentially another training put on by the committee head working with you.
• If you are volunteering for both, you will need to attend the two Adult Hero Quest Trainings and the General Summit Training.
• Details about all trainings can be found on our Events Calendar.

Children under age 8, including infants, are not allowed at the event, except for some extenuating circumstances. If you have children in this age range and would like to volunteer at the event, please make arrangements for them to be cared for outside of the event venue. If this is not an option for you, please consider volunteering remotely.

Most roles will not end in time, so please make arrangements for your child to be picked up as soon as the event is over. You need to be able to continue to focus on your volunteer role, and the adult volunteers with stewardship over your child need to be able to complete their assignments and go home in a timely manner.

All volunteers at the main event must wear a costume. They do not need to be elaborate. Certain roles may be provided with designated costume pieces such as tabards, sashes, or an overdress.

Costumes must be worn underneath any pieces provided. Costumes can be simple and made from items you already have in your home. Please see our Costume Guide page for more details and costume suggestions.