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Safe Environment
 When adults who interact with children increase their awareness of child sexual abuse, they form a shield that protects children. That shield is a network of adults alert to potentially abusive situations and children with the confidence to speak up.
Every adult in the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City has an opportunity to attend a forum designed to prevent the abuse of children. The Protecting God's Children Awareness Sessions are enhanced by a series of videotaped statements from abuse perpetrators, child victims, and parents; the three-hour session identifies the warning signs of abuse and teaches strategies for maintaining safe environments for children.
The Diocese requires all employees and all volunteers who work with children to participate in an Awareness Session.
These awareness sessions are available in both English and Spanish. They are led by people from our Diocese specially trained as facilitators. Sessions are publicized through parishes, schools, the Southwest Kansas Register, and the diocesan website, www.dcdiocese.org/safe-environment.
Through our Diocesan Awareness Sessions and other educational efforts of the Diocese, all people of the Diocese can learn how to discuss different aspects of abuse, including sexual abuse, with children and how to teach them to protect themselves.
+Ronald M. Gilmore
Bishop of Dodge City
Reporting Abuse
If you or someone you know may have been a victim of sexual abuse by clergy or any employee of the Diocese of Dodge City, you are asked to contact Mr. Dave Snapp, Fitness Review Administrator:
(620) 225-5051 work
(620) 225-2412 home
dsnapp3@starrtech.net
You always have the right to directly contact SRS.
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Scheduled PGC Awareness Sessions |
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SCHEDULED PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN AWARENESS SESSIONS
Ellinwood: Saturday, February 27, 2010 (English session) from 9 am – noon, St. Joseph Catholic School Lower Level Cafeteria, 111 West Third, Ellinwood. PGC facilitator is Donna Staab. Local contact is Raechel Manley,
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, 620-617-7887.
Syracuse: Sunday, February 28, 2010 (English session) from 1-4 pm MOUNTAIN TIME, St. Raphael Church Basement (enter southeast corner of church), 506 E. Avenue F, Syracuse. PGC facilitator is Cherry Deges. Local contact is Phyllis Horning,
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, 620-384-5261, 620-384-4347.
If you wish to schedule a PGC awareness session, contact Father Bob Schremmer: 620-227-3363 (parish) or 620-227-1555 (office) or
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A reminder: If your parish or youth group plans a ski trip or mission trip, remember that adults on the trip need to have a completed background check and have attended the PGC awareness training.
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