Overview

In the Gospels, Matthew 19:14 & Luke 18:16, Jesus clearly calls the little children to come to Him. In the document, Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal the USCCB’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, the US Catholic Bishops have called for the protection of those same children. The Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is a response to those calls.

The mission of the Archdiocese's "Safe Environment Program" is to insure the safety of children and young people who have been entrusted to our care in our parishes, schools, religious education classes, and other programs.

We pursue this mission in three ways:

1. By thoroughly screening and supervising all Church ministers, employees and volunteers who work with children and young people as part of their ministry.

2. By providing appropriate training in recognizing and reporting child abuse to appropriate civil and Church authorities.

3. By holding all Church ministers, employees and volunteers who work with children and young people to Christ-centered and professional codes of conduct.

The pages on this website are a tool to allow any interested person an opportunity to explore our programs further or just get in touch with us. We welcome your comments and suggestions at all times.

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Staff

Our staff is available to assist you with whatever information you may need. Please feel free to contact us:

Karen Ann Martin – Associate Director of Safe Environment

713-652-4401

kamartin@archgh.org

Isabel Guerra – Safe Environment Coordinator

713-652-4443

iguerra@archgh.org

Jennifer Rodriguez – Safe Environment Coordinator

713-652-4493

jrodriguez@archgh.org

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Safe Environment Prayer

The work of the Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is dedicated to patronage of St. Joseph, the guardian of the redeemer of mankind. As the protector of Mary and Jesus, we ask for his prayers for the protection of the children of our Archdiocese. Please join us in offering this prayer to the husband of Mary and the step-father of Our Lord:

Safe Environment Prayer

St. Joseph, God entrusted His greatest treasures,

Mary and Jesus, to your protection. 

We now place our programs under your patronage. 

 We ask you to pray for us,

 that we may create a safe environment

 for the children who have been entrusted to us.

  Please obtain for us the grace to lead

 these children to lives of virtue and love,

and to guide them to the vocations that

God has intended for them. 

Help us to be good role models and protectors

 for them, as you were for your family. 

  We ask this through your beloved spouse Mary,

in the name of God's son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston thanks the Archdiocese of New York for the use of this prayer

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