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Safe Environment
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SAFE ENVIRONMENT VOLUNTEER & EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS
St. John the Apostle, under the direction of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, is fully committed to ensuring the safety of all of our children and vulnerable adults. Therefore, all employees and volunteers must attend a Safe Environment Awareness Session, have a current background check on file, and have a current and complete volunteer file in the Parish Office. Forms are available to print at the bottom of this page in English and Spanish.
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Safe Environment Sessions are Available
Safe Environment initial training sessions and renewal training sessions are available at St. John The Apostle Parish.
If this is your FIRST safe environment training, please sign up for the 3-hour session, Protecting God’s Children. If you are renewing your safe environment training, please sign up for the 1.5-hour session, Renewal Keeping the Promise Alive for Adults or A Plan to Protect for Adult's. Please sign up at virtusonline.org or call the office at (817) 284-4811. Each safe environment training is good for 2 years. All sessions will be held in the Resource Room of the Administration Building. -
Entrenamiento de ambiente seguro, clase inicial y para renovar serán ofrecidas en nuestra parroquia St. John the Apostle. Si este es su PRIMER entrenamiento, por favor registrese para la sesión de 3 horas de “ Protegiendo a los niños de Dios”. Si usted ya ha tomado la sesión de 3 horas y solo necesita renovar, entonces registrese para el entrenamiento de 1.30 horas “Un plan de protección para adultos” o Un plan de protección para adultos. Por favor registrese en linea en la página virtusonline.org o llame a la oficina al (817) 284-4811. Cada sesión de entrenamiento es buena por 2 años y todas las clases se realizarán en el Resource Room del edificio de la oficina.
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Safe Environment Awareness Session – English
Please note that the following sessions will be located in the Administration Building, in the Resource Room.
- Saturday 6/24/2023 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM RENEWAL A Plan to Protect for Adults in English.
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Ambiente Seguro Sesión en Español
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Resources for Abuse Victims
Texas Youth Helpline
Provides peer counseling to youth and family members for family conflicts, abuse & neglect, delinquency and run-aways.- 1-800-989-6884
- Text 512-872-5777
- Chat Feature
National Domestic Violence Hotline
For anyone affected by abuse and needing help.- 1-800-799-7233
- Chat Feature
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Disaster Distress Helpline. Dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling.- 1-800-985-5990
- Text TalkwithUs to 66746
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Contact Us
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Jane Nhantnhansjtanrh.comSafe Enviornment Coordinator
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virtus initial course - protecting God's children for adults
The new Virtus Safe Environment Awareness Program, "Protecting God's Children", is a 3-hour in-person awareness session that will be offered at different parishes around the Diocese.
To register for a session you must:
· Visit the Diocesan webpage for Safe Environment Awareness Sessions
· Set up a new Virtus profile
· Review the list of available sessions
· Register for the desired session
If you do not have access to a computer, or are needing assistance, please contact the Parish Office BEFORE the date of the scheduled class.
La Iglesia de St. John the Apostle, bajo la dirección de la Diócesis Católica de Fort Worth, está plenamente comprometido a garantizar la seguridad de todos nuestros niños y adultos vulnerables. Por lo tanto, todos los empleados y voluntarios deben asistir a una Sesión de Conciencia del Ambiente Seguro, tener una verificación de antecedentes corriente en el archivo, y una aplicación para servir como voluntario que está completo y corriente en los archivos de nuestra Oficina Parroquial.
El nuevo programa de Consiente del Ambiente Seguro de Virtus, “Protegiendo los Niños de Dios” es una sesión concentrada en persona de 3 horas que será ofrecida en varias parroquias de la Diócesis.Para registrarse para una de las sesiones debe:
· Visitar la página web Diocesana para Sesiones de Conciencia del Ambiente Seguro
· Crear un nuevo perfil de Virtus
· Revise la lista de sesiones disponibles
· Regístrese para la sesión deseada
Si usted no tiene acceso a una computadora, o necesita ayuda, por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina Parroquial ANTES de la fecha de la clase programada. -
Virtus renewal course - keeping the promise alive
If you have previously taken the Virtus awareness program, Protecting God’s Children for Adults, and it is time to renew, you are encouraged to register for the Virtus Renewal program, Keeping the Promise Alive (KPA). Keeping the Promise Alive is a live 1 ½ hour session. Renewal of Safe Environment training can be accomplished by attending the Keeping the Promise Alive 1 ½ hour awareness session OR by attending the original Protecting God’s Children for Adults 3-hour awareness session again.
Reminder: The Protecting God's Children for Adults 3-hour program is the prerequisite for registering for Keeping the Promise Alive 1 ½ hour program.
Please click here to login and register for the renewal course.
Please note it is no longer a requirement to read the monthly VIRTUS bulletins, although they will continue to be available to read for enhanced safe environment education.
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Confidential Notice of Concern
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This Notice is used to report actual or suspected child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, bullying, harassment, etc. It is not meant to be used for general complaints about someone’s philosophies, mindset or general attitude. If your concern is not regarding one of the specified categories, please direct your concern to your parish, school, the Chancery or the appropriate office.
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