Safe Environment Program Council

The purpose of the Safe Environment Program Council is to assist the Office of Child and Youth Protection of the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph in meeting its mission in the following ways:

• Promotion of the value and necessity of a safe environment program for the Diocese
• Recommendation of procedures to ensure a high quality and consistent safe environment program across the Diocese
• Recruitment and retention of facilitators for VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children for Adults® and other safe environment training programs
• Recruitment and retention of local Safe Environment Coordinators (SECs)
• Guidance in the development of best practices for VIRTUS facilitators and local SECs
• Evaluation of the safe environment program of the Diocese