Compliance Resources

Compliance Resources

OPCY is here to assist parishes and schools in their efforts to fulfill the child protection policies of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as those of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Office for Safe Environment
Office fax: 217.212.6745

Mayra Flores, BA
Safe Environment Coordinator
312.534.5238
[email protected]

Dina Garcia
Virtus Specialist / Office Manager
312.534.5206
[email protected]

Maricela Gonzalez
Senior Compliance Specialist
312.534.5388
[email protected]

Victoria Lara
Compliance Specialist
312.534.3852
[email protected]

Office for the Protection of Children & Youth

Safe Environment Compliance Guidelines Chart,
July 2023


Compliance period: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

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Role CBC FP CANTS
689
PGC & KPA, VAT or HT MRT & CANTS 22/A ASB
Clergy: Priests and deacons  
Candidates for ordination (seminarians and diaconate formation)  
All employees of Pastoral Center, parishes and agencies   (✓)*  
School employees (certified & non-certified)
DREs/CREs, catechists, SPRED volunteers with minors, youth ministers, coaches, scout leaders  

School volunteers and all parish
volunteers who serve with children and/or youth

 
Ministers to vulnerable adults (SPRED volunteers, ministers of care, hospital visitors, etc.)   (✓)* ✓ (VAT)  
Non-archdiocese employee/volunteer/contractor + and student teachers        
Minor employees       (HT)    


+ Parish/School must have contract through Legal Services for third-party vendors

ALL CLERGY, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS MUST CREATE THEIR VIRTUS ACCOUNT AT VIRTUS ONLINE
 

 

Those under the age of 18 are unable to meet safe environment compliance requirements; therefore, they may not be in a supervisory role or in charge of minors. However, if they are employed, minors must create a Virtus account at virtusonline.org to be assigned appropriate training.

Safe Environment compliance is a condition of employment and volunteer service and must be met prior to start date. All compliance recordkeeping is to be verified and tracked within the Virtus System Database and reported in the Annual OPCY Audit.


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