SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Each school and religious education program must establish an ongoing safe environment training program for the children at its site. Home-based materials must be provided to all parents to help them understand and support their children's education regarding child abuse, whether physical, sexual, or emotional. The approved program is the Empowering God’s Children and Young People© Safety Program. 

The Empowering God’s Children and Young People© Safety Program of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is dedicated to providing continued education to children and young people through classroom lessons and activities on ways to maintain their own personal safety.  This program also highlights God’s love and desire for the health and safety of all His children.  Children and young people can be empowered with the knowledge and understanding of how to keep themselves and others safe from possible harm.

The Archdiocesan Office of Safeguard the Children will work with principals at the schools and Directors of Religious Education in the parishes to establish these programs. Questions concerning this program can be forwarded Joan Vienna, Coordinator of Safeguard the Children at (213) 637-7227.