Safe Environment Program 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Safe Environment Program page. In 2003 we implemented the Safe Environment Program which includes Protecting God's Children, VIRTUS, Background Checks and the Life Long Faith Formation Curriculum for schools and religious education. By doing this we require all our employees, coaches, seminarians, priests and volunteers to have all these areas completed before they can be employed or volunteer with our children or vulnerable adults. We are very passionate about this program and feel it is very important.

 

Upcoming Sessions

Protecting God's Children

Policies

VIRTUS On-line Training

Curriculum

Other

Background Checks

Forms

Additional Information

 

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Staff Contact Info.

PGC Upcoming Sessions:

 


Protecting God's Children

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VIRTUS on-line training

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Curriculum

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Background Checks

Contact Lynnette Sowells at sowells@davenportdiocese.org

 

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Forms

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Policies

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Other:

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Additional Information:

  • Additional trainings can be scheduled when there is sufficient need in a parish or cluster. A minimum of 20 learners is suggested, so you might ask other parish leaders in your area about their needs before requesting that a training be scheduled.

  • When promoting the training, please make clear to your volunteers that the sessions generally last two hours and 30 minutes, and that they must be present for the entire training. Some host parishes have arranged child care for their volunteers during the trainings. Volunteers who arrive late or leave early should not expect credit for training.

  • Barb Butterworth and Virginia Trujillo are always ready to help with your questions (563-324-1912 x265 or x256), but they have also put together a "Frequently Asked Questions" resource about VIRTUS online training. Its available here. If you still can't find your answer please give us a call.

  • There's also a very good "how-to" guide to get volunteers comfortable with VIRTUS online that can be found on the website.

  • Each parish and school is expected to have one person responsible for its safe environment efforts, including paperwork and monitoring of VIRTUS online training for volunteers. Please let Barb or Virginia know who is responsible at your parish or school by emailing them at butterworthb@davenportdiocese.org or trujillo@davenportdiocese.org.

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Chancery Address:  2706 N. Gaines St, Davenport, Iowa  52804-1998
Phone: 563-324-1911      Email: communication@davenportdiocese.org
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