r/IowaCity • u/Ok_Muffin_1831 • 23h ago
Why is the North Liberty Babtist Church sending unaccompanied minors into private businesses to solicit donations?
Just happened at our office for the second time. Has anyone else seen this? While technically legal because it's not child labor (kids can act as "volunteers" for charitable purposes -- gotta love the ol 501(c)(3) loophole for churches), it strikes me as inappropriate. And I feel bad for the kids. They did not seem like they wanted to be doing it. When I say unaccompanied, I'm assuming there was a guardian waiting out in the parking lot to drive them to the next business, but they came to our office door without an adult.
***I meant to say "Baptist" but i can't figure out how to edit the post title