The Catholic Community of Saint Francis of Assisi Child and Youth Protection
St. Francis of Assisi complies with the Safe Environment program mandated by the US Conference of Bishops, through the Diocese on down to the parish.

There are 2 components of the Safe Environment Program:
1. Volunteer screening
2. "Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse" Training

VOLUNTEER SCREENING

•   St. Francis of Assisi screens ALL volunteers
•    Your screening will be renewed every 5 years
•    Your screening is valid across all ministries of St. Francis, TFS & ECLC
•    Please read the behaviorial guidelines
•    You must read & comply with the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh Code of Conduct for Church Personnel
  

The following are the volunteer levels at St. Francis and a link to their respective volunteer application forms. Contact your ministry leader to understand what level you should be.  Please download the appropriate form, and return to the church in an envelope marked 'Confidential - Safe Environment'. 

Minor: Volunteer under the age of 18. Download form.

Level O: Volunteer with no youth contact. Download form.

Level A: Remote or occasional youth contact. Download form.

Level B: Supervised interaction with youth. Download form.

• References will be checked
• "Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse" class is  mandatory
• Application takes approximately 1 week to process
   

 Level C: Unsupervised interaction with youth. Download form.

• References will be checked
• Background check will be performed by Diocese
• "Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse" class is mandatory
• Application takes approximately 1-2 weeks to process
  

"RECOGNIZING & REPORTING CHILD ABUSE" TRAINING

• All ‘B’ and ‘C’ Level volunteers are REQUIRED to take this class
• Class is produced by Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
• Retraining will occur every 5 years
• Your training is valid across the Diocese, and you may take it at any parish in the Diocese of Raleigh
• Click for a Schedule of classes 
• Register for a training class
   

Any questions concerning the Safe Environment program, your volunteer level or the Child Abuse training may be addressed to Sue Mathys, Director of Stewardship and Ministry at 847-8205 ext 222.