Safe Environment

St. Benilde Parish takes the commitment to protect children very seriously. Following the Charter of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the directives from the Archbishop, any employee or volunteer who has ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors – or anyone who attends an overnight event with minors – must complete the following steps:

• Attend Safe Environment training. The calendar may be found here. Choose the date that works for you. No pre-registration or phone calls are necessary. Just show up and sign in with your name and the name of your parish/school when you arrive. Please be sure to check the calendar the day of the training – changes will be reflected there.
• Background check. This is handled through the parish or school. Contact the appropriate staff member.
• Austin Comuting Services. Complete the on-line application to register with the archdiocese through Austin Computing Services.

Adults may attend any session offered by the Archdiocese. For additional information, (or for assistance with the backgound check or Austin Computing Services) please contact our Safe Environment Officer, Mrs. Mary Kelly: (504) 834-4980, ext. 113.

Safe Environment training and background check must be repeated every three years.

Archdiocese of New Orleans Safe Environment Coordinator
Sr. Mary Ellen Wheelahan, O. Carm.
Archdiocese of New Orleans
7887 Walmsley Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 861 - 6278
[email protected]

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services provides a toll-free number, 855-4LA-KIDS (855-452-5437), for anyone in the state to call and report child abuse or neglect.  This one number can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to speak to a trained child welfare worker to report possible abuse and neglect.
 

Austin Computing Instructions for Applicants:

• Check with the parish/school before registering on Austin Computing.

• All sections of the form must be completed in order for a background check to be run through the parish/school.

• Austin Computing Log-in: https://www.eappsdb.com/no