Safeguard the Children

Welcome! The Los Angeles Archdiocese Office of Safeguard the Children provides ongoing support, education, training and resources to help prevent child sexual abuse and to address children's safety in our parishes, schools, homes, and communities. 


Holy Redeemer-St. James the Less parish Safeguard the Children Committee has been in existence for 20 years with members ranging in background and profession to provide a diverse outlook and approach to ensuring our children's safety is a priority in our parish community. The committee also consists of our Pastor and parish leaders of Religious Education, School and Youth Ministry.


For more about how we keep our parish safe, please click here.

Protecting God's Children


We offer programs for Adult Awareness training through the "Protecting God's Children" program. Please click on this link to learn more: https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/


Protecting God's Children - Virtus certification program


Keeping the Promise Alive - Virtus recertification program


VIRTUS sessions can be found on: www.VIRTUS.org > Click First-time registrant >View list of sessions > Los Angeles-San Fernando Region


Livescan Fingerprinting sessions can be found on: https://lacatholics.org/ > Protecting Children > Fingerprint & VPIN > scroll down to Fingerprinting Calendar

Empowering God's Children


The job of ensuring children's safety is a challenging undertaking. The prevention of child sexual abuse or abuse that may cause them harm, requires us giving our children the tools they need to overcome the advances of someone who intends to do them harm. The Empowering God's Children Safety program is a vehicle which parents, teachers, catechists and youth ministers give children and teens the tools they need to protect themselves. 


Please click here for Safeguard the Children information and resources


Please click here for Safeguard the Children Policies and Procedures

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has an ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability.  Below are links for resources for preventing abuse and to support victim-surviviors.


Please click here for the Working Together Brochure for 2024 with contacts and assistance information.


For Resources


For Support


For Child Protection Efforts