The Diocese of Paterson, through the Office of Child & Youth Protection, is committed to ensure a safe environment for children and youth by reaching out to all those who work with children in the Paterson Diocese to provide sexual misconduct prevention and safe environment trainings. The Office of Child and Youth Protection works with the parishes, schools and ministries of the Diocese as they fulfill the church-wide effort to keep children safe from abuse. Our promise to protect children and youth flows from the ministry and example of Jesus Christ.

This page is intended as a resource and reference for all volunteers/employees working in our child protection/safe environment program. Please use this page to reference all our current policies, files and documents.