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Are adults that
participate in CHWC screened?
Catholic HEART Workcamp is diligent in providing a safe
environment for every camper. Teenagers, young adults, adult
leaders and their families can be assured that CHWC is
concerned with every campers well-being and protection.
Catholic HEART Workcamp requires all camp
summer staff members to provide personal information,
references and a recommendation from their Parish Priest/Youth
Minister prior to employment. We also require all summer
staff to conform to a FBI National
background check. All CHWC Staff will also be trained in the Virtus program "Protecting God's Children" in order to be in compliance with the U.S. Catholic Bishop's Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
CHWC requires anyone eighteen and older,
either as a chaperone or camp participant (belonging to your
Parish or not), has successfully completed the requirements of
the Parish and be in compliance with their Diocesan policy for
interacting with children and teenagers, in accordance with
the U.S. Catholic Bishops Charter for the protection of
children and young people. CHWC mandates a signed and
notarized Verification Agreement Form from the Parish Youth
Minister and the Pastor stating that each person 18 years
or older has completed the requirement of its Diocese as it
relates to their sexual abuse risk prevention policies,
training and background checks. If there are no such
requirements all adults must complete the requirements of
Catholic HEART Workcamp, by conducting a sexual abuse risk
prevention background check.
Anyone over
the age of 18 must complete a training course on Protecting
God's Children for Adults or similar program that is offered
in their Diocese and be familiar with resources regarding safe
environment, abuse of minors, sexual misconduct and sexual
harassment. In addition any young adult between the ages of
18-20 are placed on their own work team, with an adult (21 and
over) as their group leader and are not mixed with any teens
under the age of 18 at the worksites.
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