Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers who have contact with our parish children must have clearances on file in accordance with the Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Please click on the following link to download and complete the " Consent/Release of Information Authorization Form for the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification." 

All volunteers must have the following three forms on file, which can be accessed by clicking on the form name(s) below. The forms must be renewed every five years.

1. Criminal Record Check
2. Child Abuse History Clearance
   Volunteer must complete forms online and submit to the state agency. There is no fee for volunteer request. To access these e-forms click on the links above.
3. FBI Fingerprint Clearance ​
   1. If you currently are a PA resident, and have been for at least 10 consecutive years you must download/complete the PA Disclosure form - Disclosure Statement for Volunteers.
   2. If you have not been a PA resident for at least the past 10 consecutive years you must complete the fingerprint clearance form.

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Volunteers who have regular contact with children must also complete the following two items.  These items do not expire and do not need to be renewed.  To register,  please visit the Office for Child and Youth Protection Training Institute.    Once registered, from the Main Menu choose:
 

• Safe Environment Training: Part 1 Protecting God’s Children - Classroom ONLY.

For for upcoming "Protecting God's Children" dates and locations, click HERE.
This onsite (classroom) training is designed to provide adults a greater understanding of how to be protectors of children and models of appropriate behaviors and relationships. The training consists of a video presentation and discussion.  Please choose the session date and location most convenient for you.  A certificate of completion will be provided at the end of the session.  Please return the certificate to the contact below. 

PLEASE NOTE: Volunteers who completed Safe Environment Training prior to July 2011 must also have a signed Technology Addendum in their file. Click on  Technology Addendum to Standards to download the addendum document, and on  Technology Addendum Signed Review to download the form that must be signed and retained in the volunteer's file.

• Safe Environment Training:  Part 2 Mandated Reporter Training - Online training

This online training session is designed to assist the volunteer in helping to report any suspected child abuse to the proper authorities.  It consists of three modules which must be completed in order.  Once you complete the training session, please print out the Mandated Reporter Certificate and return it to the contact below.