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What is Safe Sanctuaries? |
| General Conference 2004 mandated that all Annual Conferences of the UMC will have policies written to ensure Safe Sanctuary environments to protect the vulnerable and prevent abuse. Safe Sanctuaries encompasses the efforts made to reduce the risk of abuse to children and youth and to protect the adult workers, paid or volunteer, who interact with those children and youth in any church activity on site or away from the church building. The level of Safe Sanctuary care must be tailored to and provided by each individual local church. Being known as a Safe Sanctuaries church indicates to persons entering your building that a level of care and protection is being provided in that local church. >>more |
Background Screening Made Easy Instruction Packet
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| In order to help make the process of completing background checks of church volunteers and church employees easier, this instruction packet has been prepared for the churches of the NCNY Conference. It walks you through the steps of setting up an account with Choice Point through their ScreenNow website. We suggest you look through the Background Screening Packet and then go to the website, http://volunteerselectplus.com |
The Safe Sanctuaries Team |
| Click here for the team leadership and members, along with contact information, and team minutes. |
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Safe Sanctuaries Training -
Certified trainers are available to assist local churches with basic Safe Sanctuary training. Please contact Rev. Richelle Duchano to be put into contact with a trainer. |
Other Resources |
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Safe Sanctuaries Anniversary Edition: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth by Joy Melton |
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This ten year anniversary edition of the bestselling Safe Sanctuaries series brings together-in one volume- the transformative and foundational information found in the Melton's previous two volumes. Safe Sanctuaries remains the only resource of its kind that offers the tools necessary to train leaders of the church to keep the children and youth safe. This volume is updated to include information on the growing concern around the internet and predators as well as a new section on vulnerable adults.
The book is available from Cokesbury |
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