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Safe Environment

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Many of our policies and procedures are being revised due to covid-19 and are not yet listed on our website, Updates will be coming soon and will supersede the handbook until further notice. - July 2020

Archdiocesan Resources:
https://archokc.org/safe-environment-curriculum
https://archokc.org/safe-environment

Safe and Sacred
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley approved the implementation of the safe environment program Safe and Sacred to be implemented beginning July 1, 2020 in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Safe and Sacred provides training for adult volunteers, clergy, staff, and employees who work and volunteer with children and vulnerable adults. Volunteer teens are asked to complete training through a separate program tailored to the teen’s developmental level. Safe and Sacred also provides a safe environment curriculum for the parents and their children.
ALL ARCHDIOCESAN/PARISH/SCHOOL EMPLOYEES & ADULT VOLUNTEERS who have contact with minors or vulnerable adults must complete the new online Safe & Sacred Training (2020) including a background check. Until all steps have been completed in the online training portal, employees and volunteers may not serve at the parish/school or organization. Please contact CSSE’s Safe Environment Facilitator, Jennifer Goodrich
safeenvironment@steugenes.org, to access the Safe & Sacred Training Portal.

We, the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, share responsibility for the life and mission of the Church. Each of us is called to celebrate, promote and when necessary to defend the life and dignity of every person. This responsibility requires that together and individually we treat everyone with respect, do what we can to see that harm is never brought to others, especially minors and vulnerable adults, and seek to bring healing for those who have been harmed. To help achieve this, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has taken the following steps:
- Appointed a Victims Assistance Coordinator to offer immediate assistance to victims.
- Adopted a Code of Conduct.
- Adopted and implemented age appropriate safe environment programs for the education of children, youth and adults.
- Established a policy requiring criminal background checks of all clergy and religious, those in formation for the priesthood or permanent diaconate, all church employees and volunteers who have regular contact with minors.
Ensuring a safe environment for children and young people is a continuous effort. The Archdiocese pledges to continue its efforts and work toward identifying areas where we can be more effective.