Please click HERE to access the online application.

• The access code is PROTECT. This code is needed to create a username and password.

• The application will walk you through all of the steps needed in order to become fully compliant.

• For step- by-step instructions for the application, click HERE

HELPFUL TIDBITS TO ASSIST YOU IN COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

• Under Purpose of Certification, please select: Volunteer having direct volunteer contact with children. Then list your home parish Or the Regina Coeli.

• You can now skip to Applicant Demographic Information and list your name, gender, date of birth, age, current address and contact information. Providing a social security number does speed up the clearance process, but it is not required information if you do not feel comfortable giving it.

• If you have had any previous names or nicknames, you can provide them in the next section on the back of the form.

• The next section requires you to list previous addresses since 1975. Please keep in mind that you do not need to list exact addresses if you cannot remember them. For the most part, providing a city and state is the most important information.

• The last portion on the form asks for everyone who has been a part of your household since 1975. A simple way of thinking of it is that if you were under 18 years old in 1975, you need to list your parents’ names as well as your siblings. Don’t forget your children and spouse or anyone else that you have lived with since 1975, but you do not have to list the names of your college roommates.

Online Application: Please click HERE to access the online application. Once on the PA Child Welfare Information Solution website, follow these steps to complete the application:

• Click on CREATE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT

• Enter a Keystone ID – this is your user name

• After completing the first page, you will receive an email with a temporary password. Follow the instructions to continue completing the application. 

Paper Application: If you would like to complete the paper form, please contact Sue. You can type directly on the Child Abuse Application. You will need to print out the application and the consent/release form, sign the form and the consent release (Sue will help you with that form) and return to Sue Bodziach, our Safe Environment Coordinator. There are no fees for volunteers

This is a workshop/training on child sexual abuse.  To complete this requirement, you can complete the training online. Currently, there are no in person sessions available.

Online training: If you choose to complete the training online, please click HERE. The following are answers to some registration questions:

• Select your organization: Pittsburgh, PA (Diocese)

• Primary location: Regina Coeli

• Please select the session you wish to attend: Scroll to the bottom to click Protecting God’s Children for Adults (Online Training).  The online training is available in English and Spanish.

Fingerprinting: If you have lived in the state of Pennsylvania for less than 10 consecutive years, you will need to be fingerprinted. Please complete the following steps:

Register – Complete the online registration and set-up an appointment to be fingerprinted.

The Service Code to get started is 1KG6ZJ

• Payment – There will be a fee of approximately $22.60. You can pay this at the registration location. They accept credit cards (name on the credit card must match the name on the registration), money order or business check. You can submit the receipt for payment to our parish secretary (send in, drop off or email), and the church will send you a reimbursement check.

• Photo Identification – You will choose a type of identification during the registration process. This id must be provided at the fingerprint location.

• Locations – During the registration process, you will be able to see and select a location that is convenient for you.

• Results – Once you receive your results/letter, please provide a copy to your Safe Environment Coordinator.

CLICK TO REGISTER FOR FINGERPRINTING

Waiver:  If you have lived in the state of Pennsylvania for more than 10 consecutive years, please contact Sue.  Please print the form, sign it and return to Sue Bodziach, Safe Environment Coordinator.  If you need a witness, either Sue or a staff member will be happy to be one.

This training is required for any volunteer that has direct interaction with children as well as other specific volunteer roles within the church.  If you are unsure if you need to complete this training, please contact Sue Bodziach, Safe Environment Coordinator.  If you are volunteering with Youth Ministry or with one of our CCD programs, you definitely need to complete the training.

Online Training:  Currently, the training is only available online.  To complete the 3–4-hour on-line training click HERE.  On the website
click on the Registration tab at the top to register as a new user.  You do not have to complete the training all at once.  You can stop
and go as your time permits.