Safe Environment Updates
Safe Environment Office

VIRTUS Monthly Bulletins – Instructions for Accessing
Click here to access the VIRTUS website and log in to your account. Once you have logged in, click on the icon that looks like a piece of paper in the box labeled “Training Bulletins.” From there, you will be able to access the most recent training bulletin by clicking on the title of the bulletin from the list.

March was titled “Undercover as an Abuser: Seven Years in their Shoes”

Annual Compliance Letter

Safe Environment Compliance letters were due on March 15, however we did not get very many of these at the time. If you did not send a safe environment letter into the Bishop for this year, can you please do so? Click here for the template.

Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XeBmFW3PLqE5W86OV19tkjSlJFPNvR7E/view

Five year Background Check

Do not forget that we doing your 5-year background checks on all active volunteers and employees. These are due to the Safe Environment office by December 1, 2023. If you need your 2018 report as a reference, please reach out to Mandi, and she will send it to you. If you have any further questions, please make sure you reach out to us. We recommend starting on this now, rather than in November!

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

National Child Abuse Prevention month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and supports developed by this collaboration can help to protect children and strengthen families. One of the things we can do to show our support for this month is to decorate or hand out pinwheels. Pinwheels are the sign for this month because they represent the whimsy of childhood and how all children should have a carefree life.