Safe Environment Resources for Parents & Families

In our commitment to keep children safe, we require all volunteers and staff who work with children to undergo a criminal background check as well as to attend a Virtus training session.  Volunteers and staff alike have references checked, sign Codes of Conduct, and also agree to Social Media and Technology Codes of Conduct.  Our screening process is stringent. 

In addition to screening our volunteers closely, we educate our children.  Each year, we have our children participate in a Safe Environment Day where they are given the tools to recognize inappropriate behavior from another person. The program we currently use is called "Circle of Grace" and at-home material links are posted below.  

As resources become available, I will link them here for your use.  Awareness is everything. . .lets keep our children safe, together.  God bless!    

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