An effective Safeguarding program has standards established in writing, to protect both the people we serve and ourselves.
Each of the separately incorporated St. Vincent de Paul Conferences and Councils in Western Washington has three documents as part of their Safeguarding program:
A Safeguarding policy. This defines policies such as who has to have training and/or background check, and who doesn't, based on their role in SVDP.
A Code of Conduct. This sets clear expectations for the behavior of our members, volunteers, and staff. Please read this through carefully.
A Reporting Process which provides important information should you encounter or experience an incident of abuse.
If you do home visits, we suggest you print this document and put it in your home visit packet.
The documents specific to your Conference are always available in the Home tab of your VIRTUS account.