Volunteer Code of Conduct

This Volunteer Code of Conduct aims to clearly communicate the required standards of behavior while volunteering with the Sanitation Foundation. We expect our volunteers to act respectfully, honestly, and ethically while fulfilling their responsibilities and in their interactions with our staff, fellow volunteers, and community members.

Obligations and Expectations 

All volunteers shall: 

• Treat all Sanitation Foundation employees, volunteers, and community members with respect, courtesy, and dignity. Bullying, mistreatment, and harassment of staff or other volunteers will not be tolerated by the Sanitation Foundation and are grounds for immediate dismissal from the program. 

• Not discriminate and will respect ethnic, national, religious, and cultural differences. 

• Not use illicit drugs, tobacco, or e-cigarettes in or around events or functions hosted by the Sanitation Foundation.

• Obey all applicable local, state, and federal laws while participating in volunteer projects.

• Refrain from wearing clothing that displays obscene language or offensive material while participating in Sanitation Foundation-hosted events. 

Anti-Racism, Harassment, and Bullying

The Sanitation Foundation has a zero-tolerance policy for racism, discrimination, sexual harassment, and bullying of any kind. 

These behaviors include but are not limited to offensive physical actions such as lewd gestures; statements meant to humiliate a person publicly or individually; the use of racial slurs or “jokes”; sexually explicit communication that is either written or spoken; any unwelcome physical contact with other volunteers, staff, or clients; any unwanted sexual attention; harassment due to a person’s race, color, gender, identity, religion, language, medical condition, age, culture, national origin, gender expression, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. 

Breaches of the Volunteer Code of Conduct 

Failure to follow the Volunteer Code of Conduct may result in removal from the volunteer event and/or prohibition from future Sanitation Foundation events. If a volunteer has questions about the volunteer guidelines, including the code of conduct, or wishes to report a suspected violation of the volunteer guidelines, they may report them to a Sanitation Foundation team member at the event, or they can also be submitted directly to Human Resources (HR@Sanitationfoundation.org).