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Office for the Protection of Children and Youth

The Office for the Protection of Children and Youth is committed to protecting all of God’s children and providing a safe environment where children and young people can learn, thrive, and grow. The office oversees the training and background checks for all Archdiocesan clergy, employees, and volunteers. It also disseminates the Archdiocesan standards of behavior for individuals working with children and young people, provides safe environment training for children, young people and adults, and trains parish and school staff to monitor compliance with archdiocesan policies and the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Archdiocese of Chicago Safe Environment website

AOC Code of Conduct

CAVA Instructions for Safe Environment compliance 8.29.2017

A Minute With the Office for Protecting Children and Youth (OPCY) – an OPCY Newsletter

This OPCY newsletter contains updates on OPCY activities including an October 29 Mass for Hope and Healing, and important tips and links that all who work around young people need to know.

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NATIONAL VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK – DAY TWO: Lord Jesus, we ask you to send more servants to your people. Choose from our parishes, from our homes, from our schools and colleges, an abundant harvest of apostles for your Kingdom: priests, sisters, brothers, deacons and lay ministers. We pray that those you call may never lose awareness of the dignity and need of their vocation.O Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, teach all those the Master calls to say a joyful “yes” as you did at the Annunciation. Amen!#NVAW #GodaCallOurResponse #DiscerningTheCall ... See MoreSee Less

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MEMORIAL OF SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO: It would be good to give to the poor what you would have spent for supper on a fast day, out of love of God. Take delight in the works of mercy, in almsgiving, visiting hospitals, jails, and the sick and helping the poor in every way possible, especially those in greater need. Seek membership in some pious association for pious works, or some company of spiritual men, so as to perform some pious work and to keep yourself well occupied, especially on feast days. With whatever little or much God has given you of resources, and with labors and your own sweat where resources are lacking, be prompt to help the churches, especially your parish which is your own church, for its adornment and every other need, so they may be decent and beautiful, as is fitting for the house of God.When you see your neighbor in some manifest sin or about to fall, do your duty of fraternal correction or admonishment, with charity and discretion, so as to win him back.-- Saint Charles Borromeo ... See MoreSee Less

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