Welcome to the club. For many young people that's all they get in the way of an introduction. And for some, they don't even get that.
New youth workers might get to take advantage of specially designed induction programmes that cover all the essential information you need to know when joining a new organisation. But not young people. They're more likely to get handed a lengthy membership form and blunt pencil.
Within minutes of entering the building, many young people are asked to describe their ethnicity, identify any learning difficulties they may have and tick a box to confirm that they will follow all the rules of the club. Even before they know what those rules are.
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