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Safe Environment & Victim Assistance Coordinator: Documents, Forms & Resources

Training Programs and Background Checks

Sexual Abuse Awareness Training for Children and Teens

  • Click here for the Empowering God’s Children® Program Brochure
    • For more information regarding the trainings and the dates they will be presented to students attending parish religious formation programs or attending a Parish or Diocesan Catholic School, please contact the DRE at your parish or Principal at the school.
  • Haga clic aquí para ver el folleto del Programa Empoderando a los Niños de Dios®
    • Para obtener más información sobre las capacitaciones y las fechas en que se impartirán a los estudiantes que asisten a los programas de formación religiosa parroquial o asisten a una escuela católica parroquial o diocesana, comuníquese con el DRE de su parroquia o con el director de la escuela.
  • Opt-Out Forms
    • If you do not wish for your child to attend the Empowering God’s Children Program when it is offered at your parish or school, please complete this Opt-Out Form and return it to your DRE or Principal.
    • Si no desea que su hijo asista al Programa Empoderando a los Niños de Dios cuando se ofrece en su parroquia o escuela, complete este Formulario de Exclusión y devuélvaselo a su DRE o Principal.

Background Check Request Form for Employees and Volunteers

Employees in any Parish Catholic School or Diocesan Catholic School must submit a Fingerprint Background Check.
Please see your principal for additional information.

Office of Safe Environment Handbook

US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People; Essential Norms; and Statement of Episcopal Commitment