St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church at 3331 N.E. 10th Terrace, Pompano Beach , FL 33064 US - Safe Environment Policy of the Archdiocese of Miami
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Safe Environment Policy of the Archdiocese of Miami
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The Archdiocese of Miami, along with 194 dioceses of the United States Catholic
Conference, is committed to providing safe environments for those who need protection
the most, our children and our vulnerable adults.
Under the direction of Archbishop Favalora, we have kept that promise and it is therefore
mandated that all clergy, employees, volunteers, seminarian candidates, Eucharistic minister, etc; take part in our safe environment requirements which are: 1) all must be
fingerprinted; 2) all must participate in the “Virtus” training program which is provided
at many locations throughout the Archdiocese of Miami. Both the fingerprinting process
and the training are offered free to each participant.
Our fingerprinting process is one of the most secured systems available, as we deal
directly with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement who in turn works with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Once someone is fingerprinted it is sent to the FDLE
and within a few days the results are returned. Anyone with a questionable item is
notified and has the opportunity to meet with her/his supervisor or pastor to explain the
offense.
The results sent to the Archdiocese are held in a specially-alarmed area, with other
security aspects in place. The FDLE annually conducts an inspection of the Safe
Environment Office that maintains the results of fingerprinting searches and our office
continually receives the highest ranking for its security.
Adults are required to participate in both requirements to volunteer at any church or
facility within the Archdiocese of Miami. Please feel free to contact Vicki Carpio, 305
762-1059, to schedule your fingerprinting appointments. If coming to the Pastoral Center
is not an easy task, you may go to one of our remote locations which are listed on our
website, www.miamiarch.org then click on the “Protecting God’s Children” link.
In addition, please contact Jan Rayburn, Virtus training coordinator, at 305 762-1250, to
register for a “Virtus” training session.
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