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Diocese of Charlotte Policies:
Sexual Misconduct Policy in English, click here
Sexual Misconduct Policy in Spanish, click here
Code of Ethics, click here
Background Check Policy for Lay Employees and Volunteers, click here
Notification and Release Form for Background Check in English, click here
Notification and Release Form for Background Check in Spanish, click here
Volunteer Profile (to be kept on file for all volunteers)
Volunteer Profile form in English, click here
Volunteer Profile form in Spanish, click here
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, click here
The Charter directs action in all the following matters:
- Creating a safe environment for children and young people;
- Healing and reconciliation of victims and survivors;
- Making prompt and effective response to allegations;
- Cooperating with civil authorities;
- Disciplining offenders;
- Providing for means of accountability for the future to ensure the problem continues to be effectively dealt with through a national Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection and a National Review Board.
Did you know - from 2003 through 2009, the Catholic Church in the United States:
- Trained more than 2.1 million clergy, employees, and volunteers in parishes in how to create safe environments and prevent child sexual abuse.
- Prepared more than 5.2 million children to recognize abuse and protect themselves.
- Ran background checks on more than 1,887,000 volunteers and employees, 166,000 educators, 52,000 clerics and 6,000candidates for ordination.
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