Youth Protection

The Diocese takes the training and screening of employees and volunteers as it relates to the protection of our youth seriously.

The following must obtain background certificates per State and Diocesan Youth Protection Program requirements: Priests, Deacons, Deacon Candidates, Seminarians, Those in Consecrated Life, Adult Employees, Minor Employees (ages 14-17), Adult Volunteers who have care, supervision, guidance or control and have routine interaction with children and Vendors who provide care, supervision, guidance or control or have routine interaction with children.

Clearances Checklist

- PA STATE POLICE CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK
https://epatch.pa.gov/home

- PA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY
CHECK/CHILDLINE/DHS
https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home

- FBI (PDE)
All School employees and those who have not been continuous residents of Pennsylvania for the past ten (10) years
https://uenroll.identogo.com/
The current service code can be found at the Diocese website -- click here 

- ADULT PAID DISCLOSURE
PDF LINK
ALSO AVAILABLE AT PARISH

- MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING (ACT 31 & 126)
https://safeyouth.hbgdiocese.org/
REGISTER at this link in the upper right hand corner.  Then follow prompts to enter the University of Pittsburgh sponsored 3-hr mandated reporter training.


FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ONLY:
- PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & EDUCATOR DISCIPLINE TRAINING
https://pdesas.org/

- ARREST/CONVICTION REPORT PDE 6004
PLEASE SEE PARISH MANAGER


- ACT 168 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-ABUSE DISCLOSURE RELEASE
PLEASE SEE PARISH MANAGER



For more information, please visit: https://www.youthprotectionhbg.com/

Any questions:
- contact [email protected] for parish volunteers.
- contact [email protected] for school volunteers.

Youth Protection Office for Clearance Information

717-657-4804 x271

[email protected]
 

Abuse Reporting Contact Information

First – Call the toll-free PA Child Abuse Hotline at 800-932-0313

Then – Call the Diocesan toll-free hotline at 800-626-1608

[email protected]