Highlights
- Phoenix Sky Harbor welcomed more than 50 Teen Navigator volunteers this summer, a record since the program began six years ago.
- Teen Navigators work alongside adult Navigators, building customer service and leadership skills during the airport's busiest season.
- The broader Navigator volunteer program, launched in November 2000, includes therapy dog handlers and chaplains in addition to teen and adult guides.
- Teens and other volunteers can apply through skyharbor.com/volunteer.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport recorded its largest Teen Navigator Program enrollment since the program's founding, with more than 50 teens volunteering this summer, according to the Greater Phoenix Chamber. The milestone comes during one of the airport's busiest travel seasons, with vacation passengers filling all three terminals.
Teen Navigators work alongside the airport's adult Navigator volunteers, answering passenger questions, providing directions, and developing customer service and leadership skills. The teen program is one of four volunteer tracks at the airport. The broader Navigator program, which launched in November 2000, also includes Navigator Buddies, who walk therapy dogs through the terminals, and Navigator Chaplains, who provide spiritual care and comfort to travelers and airport workers. The City of Phoenix confirmed the volunteer program as a cornerstone of the airport's guest service operations, with the airport recognizing its volunteers during Volunteer Appreciation Week in April.
Navigators are identifiable by purple uniforms. Navigator Buddies commit a minimum of 2.25 hours per week walking the terminals, according to the City of Phoenix age-friendly volunteer initiative page. Navigator Chaplains include ordained ministers as well as trained laypersons endorsed by their faith communities.
The Sky Harbor volunteer page is accepting applications for all four program tracks.
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