Safe Environment for Children and Youth

One of the greatest responsibilities adults ever face is the protection of children under their care.
That is a duty that falls heavily upon those who minister in the name of the Church because
children are entrusted to us in so many ways – in schools, in religious education, in Scouting,
on field trips, and in sports. Parents have a right to expect that their children are as safe as
humanly possible in all of these situations. // Archbishop Schnurr

Links

Decree on Child Protection - Archdiocese of Cincinnati (catholicaoc.org)

AoC Safe Parish (aocsafeenvironment.org)

SafeParish Awareness and Requirements

SafeParish™ is a learning management platform that provides a broad array of training, education, information, and programs for Catholic organizations. It is a child and workplace safe environment program specifically designed for Catholic entities.

Every person in a position that requires contact or interaction with youth or vulnerable adults must complete the SafeParish™ edition of Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse training session before they are permitted to work or volunteer within any of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati parishes, schools, or institutions. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to complete the training.

In addition to completing the training, employees and volunteers must stay current in completing their interactive video-based SafeParish™ quarterly bulletins on Child Protection in order to remain in compliance with the requirements of the Decree on Child Protection. Non-compliance will result in SafeParish™ account non-approval, and non-compliant employees and volunteers will no longer be permitted to work with youth or vulnerable adults until compliance is reestablished. Please contact the Parish Office with questions regarding your account or if your account is non-approved due to non-compliance with the decree.

A list is published quarterly in the bulletin listing those who are trained and current with SafeParish policies.

How to Register for SafeParish

As an active child protection account holder, you must register for your SafeParish™ account to continue to work and volunteer in the Archdiocese. If you have completed your background and training requirements, that information will be imported to your SafeParish™ account and no additional background or training will be required.
If you are a new employee or volunteer, please register for your SafeParish™ account and complete your background and training requirements. Registration instructions are below. Please contact your local safe environment coordinator with questions.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT USER REGISTRATION
Go to www.AoCSafeEnvironment.org.
Click "Register" on the top right of the home page

Enter the passcode protectcincy when prompted.

Select the location from the drop down where you are employed or volunteer.
Click the role(s) associated with your employment/service at the parish, school, or Archdiocesan institution. Select a sub-role from the drop down to describe your employment/service at this location.
If you are active at only this location, this will be your primary location.

If you are active at more than one location, click the ADD PARISH/LOCATION button and repeat the steps above. With more than one location, please click the "This is my main/primary location" radio button to indicate where you are employed or, if you are a volunteer, where most of your ministry or service is performed.
Complete your personal information. Please enter your legal name for the purposes of the background screening. There are no credit checks and no soft hits to credit.
Create a username, password and password clue.
If information regarding your previous safe environment account can be located, it will be displayed. Click the radio button for the correct choice or choose none of the above if none of the information pertains to you. If your information was found and you clicked the appropriate radio button information regarding your training and background check dates will be transferred into your SafeParish account.
Agree to the Terms of Use and click SUBMIT.