Volunteer Requirements

Archdiocesan policy requires that volunteers* who may have  any possible contact with children must complete the following background checks and clearances: 

Clearances for Volunteers Living in Pennsylvania for Less than 10 years:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance (use code 1KG6Y3)
• Pennsylvania State Police Clearance (free for volunteers)
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (free for volunteers)

Clearances for Volunteers Living in Pennsylvania continuously for 10 years:

• Pennsylvania State Police Clearance (free for volunteers)
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (free for volunteers)
• Disclosure Statement application for volunteers to be filed at the place of service.

Volunteer provisional period to obtain clearances prior to beginning service. 
Volunteers who have  regular contact with children (at least one time per week) are required to complete parts one and two of the Safe Environment training within 90 days of beginning their volunteer work.

CYO and Scouting Volunteers do not have a provisional period and must obtain clearances
prior to beginning service. 
There is no provisional period for trainings, if the volunteer is part of the CYO or Scouting Program.  Training must be completed before any CYO or Scouting-related volunteer activity can take place. The CYO/Scouting requirements will take priority when a CYO/Scouting volunteer is also involved in additional School, PREP or Parish Ministries.
 

• Part I: Protecting God's Children, is offered regularly at sites throughout the Archdiocese. The training provides basic facts about child sexual abuse and adults’ roles in prevention. Register here

• Part II: Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse, is available online at our Training Institute in English and Spanish. This training provides an overview of Archdiocesan reporting procedures for suspected child abuse and Pennsylvania Child Welfare Laws. The training should take you approximately one hour to complete. Register here

PLEASE NOTE: If you have already attended classroom or online training at different location, please reach out to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Child and Youth Protection at 215-965-1747 to request copies of your training certificates and the SMB Signature page.