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Safe Environment: For the Sake of God’s Children

Welcome to For the Sake of God’s Children

For the Sake of God’s Children is a program focused on the continuous development of a safe environment in our communities. The program has three major components:

  • Conducting background checks for Church Personnel
  • Ethical and Behavioral Standards for Church Personnel
  • Safe Environments

Starting July 1, 2026, the new Safe Environments program will be available through VIRTUS Online. Details for all employees and volunteers to digitally acknowledge policies and to complete the online training will be available starting July 1, 2026.

Forms u0026 Brochures
Additional Information

Questions about the program can be directed to : FSGC@cdow.org

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Keeping Our Promises Curriculum for Parish Religious Education Programs

Curriculum

Video Part One: Keeping Our Promises Curriculum for Parish Religious Education

In this 3-part video presentation, Ms. Kellie Turner, Director of Programs for Prevent Child Abuse Delaware, reviews the curriculum used by parish religious education teachers (catechists) to teach their elementary school students about child abuse and how to prevent it.

Part One Contents:

1. Agenda review

2. About Prevent Child Abuse Delaware

3. Addressing your concerns

4. What happens if a child discloses abuse to you?

5. Why have a child abuse prevention program?

6. Review of the ‘binder’ contents available online at

7. Ms. Michelle Hogan reviews the faith aspect of the curriculum 8. Tips for teachers

Part Two Contents:

  1. Information about reporting child abuse
  2. Curriculum objectives
  3. Common topics
  4. Private places
  5. Kinds of touches
  6. Types of child abuse
  7. Classroom management tips
  8. Lesson demonstration

Part Three Contents:

  1. Demonstration of lesson continues
  2. Questions and Answers
  3. Tips for presenting the lesson
  4. How to train others to give the lesson

This video series is a presentation of the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office for Safe Environments and Office for Religious Education, in conjunction with Prevent Child Abuse Delaware. A production of the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office of Communications.