Prison Volunteers' Community Forum

As stated in the subject, is it possible for someone below 21 to volunteer and get accepted?

I'm 18 this year by the way.

Thank you for replying (:

Anonymous wrote:

As stated in the subject, is it possible for someone below 21 to volunteer and get accepted?

I'm 18 this year by the way.

Thank you for replying (:

No. I have asked the officers previously a few years back when i was 19 years old and they give me a firm reply: no...

Hi, we require volunteers to be 21 years and above as the majority of our offender population is above the age of 21. As volunteers will be interacting with the offenders who may be facing many family problems and employment-related issues, maturity of age and life experience are factors that help volunteers relate better with offenders. We thank you again for your interest in helping offenders and encourage you to continue to support the the Yellow Ribbon Project cause.

khai leng
Staff Officer, (Community & Family Engagement)
Programme Branch
Singapore Prison Service

khai leng wrote:

Hi, we require volunteers to be 21 years and above as the majority of our offender population is above the age of 21. As volunteers will be interacting with the offenders who may be facing many family problems and employment-related issues, maturity of age and life experience are factors that help volunteers relate better with offenders. We thank you again for your interest in helping offenders and encourage you to continue to support the the Yellow Ribbon Project cause.

khai leng
Staff Officer, (Community & Family Engagement)
Programme Branch
Singapore Prison Service

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Pretty good. Thanks for sharing!

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khai leng wrote:

Hi, we require volunteers to be 21 years and above as the majority of our offender population is above the age of 21. As volunteers will be interacting with the offenders who may be facing many family problems and employment-related issues, maturity of age and life experience are factors that help volunteers relate better with offenders. We thank you again for your interest in helping offenders and encourage you to continue to support the the Yellow Ribbon Project cause.

khai leng
Staff Officer, (Community & Family Engagement)
Programme Branch
Singapore Prison Service

I agree. One should have enough life experience so that it would be easy to communicate and relate to the prisoners. - Mel Lifshitz