Editing Youth Guard (section)

==Structure==
===Employment===
The Youth Guard employs approximately thirty thousand individuals across the United States. The organization also employs a small number of capes (less than 100), most of which are capes that used to be protected by the Youth Guard. These Youth Guard capes mainly attend events and reach out to troubled capes on the organization's behalf. It is widely seen as a retirement position among capes.<ref>Estimated 30,000 employees as of 2012.<br><br>Less than 100 employees are capes, and those cape employees are primarily those who were protected by the YG who now do events and reach out to troubled capes on behalf of the YG.  This is widely seen as a retirement position.<br><br>Of the program’s expenses, roughly 14% go to administrative expenses, 41% to fundraising expenses, and 45% to mission statement expenses.  Employee ratios roughly correlate to these numbers; administrative staff and employees coordinating efforts, PR managers and community outreach, and lawyers.<br><br>[Table showcasing various types of employees and their pay]<br><br>The differences in these employees are largely immaterial from a WD standpoint aside from some interpersonal skills and education.  Resource officers have a slightly higher chance to have a background in law or military and of having a corresponding amount of training; this can help with relating to Wards themselves. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bFLkNlycuTmRJIECK2K5od_3nyPp0koTGmKyzg_CQVM/edit Organization: Youth Guard]</ref>

Youth Guard employment positions include volunteers, outreach workers, lawyers, managers, and resource officers. Resource officers in particular have an important position, going into the PRT and working directly with Wards. Thus, the Youth Guard is ''extremely'' careful about who becomes a resource officer. Some resources officers have a background in law or military, which helps with relating with the Wards they work with.<ref>Recruitment is an ongoing hurdle for the YG, because they need educated, approachable ‘resource officers’ who are capable of standing firm against a three-letter government agency with a great deal of clout, who can work with traumatized and superpowered teenagers and children.  The YG is not subject to all of the same extensive vetting and security procedures that control access to the PRT’s offices and they badly want to keep this the case; having those added restrictions could give the PRT a measure of control over them, shrink YG numbers and hamper recruitment further.  This sets up the tightrope they must walk: recruiting enough resource officers while not recruiting those who would ruin the YG’s reputation, exploit the reduced barrier to access the PRT, or exploit/harm the youth.  They are <u>very</u> careful about who becomes a ‘resource officer’, those with access to Wards, files, and PRT buildings and are frequently reaching out and promoting to new graduates who could become YG officers. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bFLkNlycuTmRJIECK2K5od_3nyPp0koTGmKyzg_CQVM/edit# Organization: Youth Guard]</ref>

===Distribution===
The Youth Guard is distributed across North America, with Youth Guard offices built into 15-20 of the largest PRT departments. The rest of the Youth Guard is mostly itinerant, setting up in areas on a temporary basis in order to monitor things. These itinerants tend to follow media attention — often negative — regarding PRT and hero teams.<ref name=":2">'''Location:''' Across North America.  Most of the 15-20 largest departments have Youth Guard offices built in, the rest of the YG are itinerant, setting up in areas on a temporary basis to monitor things.  This temporary settlement tends to follow media attention (often negative, for the PRT/hero teams).<br><br>Departments that frequently violate rules may have one or more Youth Guard resource officers permanently stationed adjunct to their staff.  If there are more than one, the number will depend on department size and the variety of the rule violations; each assigned YG officer will then focus on different departments and areas and then compare notes with their partner and the broader YG office.<br><br>Separate from the departments are many brand-focused offices, perpetuating the image of the Youth Guard, its logos and trademarks, and focusing on broader ‘awareness’, outreach, and running hotlines. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bFLkNlycuTmRJIECK2K5od_3nyPp0koTGmKyzg_CQVM/edit Organization: Youth Guard]</ref>

PRT departments that frequently violate the rules may have one or more Youth Guard resource officers permanently assigned to them. The number of resource officers assigned depends on the department's size and the variety of rule violations. Each assigned officer focuses in different areas, often comparing notes with one another and the broader Youth Guard office.<ref name=":2" />

The Youth Guard also has many separate brand-focused offices. They work to perpetuate the image of the Youth Guard, maintaining its logos and trademarks, and focusing on broader ‘awareness’, outreach, and running hotlines.<ref name=":2" />