safe environment program
archdiocese of philadelphia
safe environment program
training sessions
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING SESSIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Every volunteer is required to attend a Safe Environment
Training Session.
Sessions will be held at the following locations:
| Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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St. Andrew
(Newtown)
81 Swamp Road |
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When:
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Tuesday, January
12, 2010
7:00 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
42 of 50
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the Old Church,lower level,135 S.
Sycamore Street, Newtown 18940. If there are icy road conditions
or if threatening weather is predicted on the day of this
training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or call
215-587-2466 to learn of the status of this training. No
children under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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Norwood-Fontbonne
Academy (Philadelphia)
8891 Germantown Avenue |
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When:
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Wednesday, January
13, 2010
6:30 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
69 of 80
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the Commons at 8900 Norwood Avenue
(corner of Norwood and Sunset Avenues.) The Commons is the
building attached to the back of the school. From the parking
lot, it is the building with the tall windows. If there are icy
road conditions or if threatening weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn of the status of this training. No
children under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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Mary, Mother of the
Redeemer (North Wales)
1325 Upper State Road |
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When:
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Thursday, January
14, 2010
7:00 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
24 of 125
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the church. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening winter weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn the status of this training. No
children under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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St. Ambrose
(Philadelphia) |
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When:
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Saturday, January
16, 2010
1:00 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
21 of 25
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the Religious Education Center. This is
located at the intersection of Westford Road and Alabanus Road.
Entrance is on Westford Road. Parking is available in the lot on
Albanus Road, located behind the Church. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening winter weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn the status of this training. Children
under the age of 18 should not attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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Monsignor Bonner
High School (Drexel Hill)
403 N. Lansdowne Avenue |
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When:
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Tuesday, January
19, 2010
6:00 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
18 of 100
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the auditorium. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening winter weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn the status of this training. No
children under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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St. Joseph
(Downingtown) |
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When:
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Saturday, January
23, 2010
9:30 AM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
27 of 65
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
training session will be held in the Parish Meeting Center,
which is located behind the school. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening winter weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn the status of this training. No
children under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please
arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in
and pick up materials used in the training. |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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Archdiocesan Office
Center (Philadelphia)
222 North 17th Street |
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When:
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Monday, January 25,
2010
6:30 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
47 of 70
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the auditorium. Free parking is
available in the lot adjacent to the Archdiocesan Office Center.
You will need to enter on 17th Street. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening winter weather is predicted on the
day of this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or
call 215-587-2466 to learn the status of this training. No child
under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please arrive 15
minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in and pick up
materials used in the training. |
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Wheelchair accessible: |
Yes |
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Protecting God's
Children for Adults |
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Where:
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Archdiocesan Office
Center (Philadelphia)
222 North 17th Street |
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When:
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Monday, February
22, 2010
6:30 PM |
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Estimated
length of session: |
2 hrs 30 min
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Spaces remaining: |
59 of 60
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Language: |
This session will be conducted in English |
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Notes: |
This
session will be held in the auditorium. Free parking is
available in the lot adjacent to the Archdiocesan Office Center.
You will need to enter on 17th Street. If there are icy road
conditions or if threatening weather is predicted on the day of
this training session, please listen to KYW 1060 AM or call
215-587-2466 to learn of the status of this training. No child
under the age of 18 should attend this session. Please arrive 15
minutes prior to the start of the session to sign in and pick up
materials used in the training. |
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Wheelchair accessible: |
Yes |
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To register: Those with
internet access should visit the Virtus website (www.virtus.org).
All others can call the Safe Environment Program at 215-587-2466. Sessions are
approximately 2½ hours in length.
VOLUNTEER ALERT
THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION PERTAINS ONLY TO THOSE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY ATTENDED THE
SESSION AND TURNED IN THEIR CLEARANCE FORMS TO THE OFFICE
The Archdiocese of
Philadelphia issued a mandate that every volunteer who comes into our
school must go through a security clearance. There are two separate forms that
need to be filled out – Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check and Pennsylvania
Child Abuse Clearance Form. If you have not already sent these forms in, the
forms are available in the school office. If you have already received your
clearance as a coach or in your workplace, please bring your original forms in
for us to copy. In addition to the clearance forms, every volunteer is required
to attend a Safe Environment Training Session. Registration is available at
www.virtus.org. Registration password is “trust”.
All current volunteers
must attend a Safe Environment Training Session and have their clearance forms
submitted as soon as possible. Any volunteers who are new to our school have
until December 31st of the year their first child enters our school to obtain this information and attend the session.
Established families must obtain and submit copies of complete clearances before
being permitted to volunteer in our school
We hope that all of you
who have volunteered for our school in the past will take the time to do this.
We also hope that this will not discourage any new parents from volunteering.
This type of policy is being instituted in many schools across the country, both
public and private.