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Adult Volunteers
Safe Environments Instructions for Adult Volunteers at St. Clare of Montefalco Church and School
All adult employees and volunteers who have contact with children must successfully complete a Protecting God’s Children (PGC) workshop within six months of their start date. The three hour workshop builds awareness and empowers attendees to intervene and prevent potentially harmful situations or behavior.
Requirement for adults include: Reading the Archdiocese of Detroit Safe Environments Policy- Reading the Volunteer Pastoral Code of Conduct
- Completing a Protecting God’s Children workshop
- Completing a criminal background check form
Be aware of warning signs and inappropriate behaviors:
- Always wants to be alone with children
- Expensive gifts
- Inappropriate language or jokes
- Inappropriate touching
- Always wrestling/tickling
- Thinks rules don’t apply to them
- Shows inappropriate pictures to children
- Allows children to do what parents don’t allow them to do
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Teenage Volunteers
Instructions for Parish teenaged children who volunteer at St. Clare of Montefalco Church
All youth in grades 9-12 who are paid or volunteer their time to work in parishes, schools and affiliated agencies shall attend a Called to Serve workshop. Participation in the workshop must be completed within six months of hire or assignment date. It is also recommended that employees/volunteers under age 18 be paired with an adult or another teen or be supervised by an adult. Activities requiring Called to Serve may include:
Community Service- Religious Ed program assistance
- Confirmation candidates
- Maintenance/Landscaping
- Tutoring
- Athletics
- Nursery, child care
- Choir
- Altar servers
- Musicians
- Soup kitchen/shelter volunteers
Requirements for employment or volunteer duties:
- Reading the Teen Code of Conduct
- Reading the Teen Training Policy
- Completing a Called to Serve Training workshop
- Completing a Teen Background Certification form
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Once complete please turn in all forms to Sister Kathy Avery, Director of Religious Education.
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AOD Safe Environments
The Archdiocese of Detroit takes seriously every allegation of sexual abuse and exploitation. We are committed to protecting children and adults from harm. Our Safe Environment program is in place to help prevent sexual abuse within our community and to heal the wounds of past victims.
Making a Report of Sexual Abuse:
To inform the Archdiocese of Detroit regarding the sexual abuse of minors by priests, deacons and other Church personnel and/or to speak to the Victim Assistance Coordinator contact: 866.343.8055. A caller will be requested to provide his or her name and telephone number. All calls regarding complaints of sexual abuse will be returned in a timely manner. This toll-free number has been established as part of an effort by the Detroit Archdiocese to protect children, young people and other vulnerable people in our schools, parishes and ministries.
This line is for reporting suspected sexual misconduct or child abuse within archdiocesan institutions and ministries only.
Persons with such complaints are also encouraged to directly contact law enforcement authorities.
For more information about the Church's commitment to the protection of children and youth, please visit:
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St. Clare Safe Environment PolicySt. Clare of Montefalco church follows the Archdiocese of Detroit guidelines and is committed to providing safe environments and fostering continuous improvement in every organization that sponsors activities and/or provides services to children and youth. To report abuse by clergy or church personnel, contact the Archdiocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator at (866) 343-8055. To report abuse by others at any time, contact government agencies through the Department of Human Services at (800) 942-4357.
Phone numbers for County Child Protective Services are listed here:
Lapeer 810-664-5968 Macomb 586-412-6109 Monroe 734-243-7400 Oakland 248-975-5010 St. Clair 810-966-2173
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800-662-1023
(after hours and weekends)Wayne 313-396-0300 -
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