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The Charter for the Protection of Children and Youth requires the diocese to conduct background investigations for all employees and for volunteers who have contact with children and youth.  This is not an option but rather a requirement of church law for the entire United States.  The goal is simple: to make our church a safer place for our children.  The Diocese of Las Cruces has chosen to expand this requirement to include all volunteers, employees and clergy.  Along with the background investigation, we also require the participation in a Protecting God’s Children workshop and the acknowledgement of our Code of Conduct.
Eligibility for employment and volunteer work will be contingent upon successfully completing the Safe Environment requirements.  The Protecting God’s Children workshop will be completed every 5 years and the background check, once current, will be run quarterly by our approved background check screening company.  Volunteers under the age of 18 are not allowed to have unsupervised access to children, youth or vulnerable adults, and must sign our Code of Conduct for Children and Young People. The minor volunteers will be supervised by a safe environment compliant adult.
To register to complete the safe environment requirements, please log on to www.virtusonline.org to create a Virtus account, participate in the Protecting God’s Children workshop, sign our code of conduct and submit the background investigation.
For further assistance, please contact Yvonne Bower, ybower@rcdlc.org, or (575) 523-7577.