CHILD, YOUTH AND ADULT PROTECTION

Phone: 342-1311 x 138
Fax: 489-7475

Administrative Assistant: Eleanor Smith, Email: esmith@rcdb.org
Director: Dr. Bob Fontaine, Email: Bfontaine@RCDB.org
Victim's Assistance Coordinator (208-345-6031): Melaney Swenson

The Diocesan Office of Child, Youth and Adult Protection is a ministry which seeks to protect and preserve the sacred nature of the relationship between the Church and its people. This office supports the Bishop in his pastoral responsibilities for the protection of children, youth and vulnerable adults.

The Coordinator plays a vital role in developing, facilitating, managing, organizing, implementing, and coordinating the response of the Diocese to sexual misconduct. The Coordinator facilitates the Diocesan Safe Environment program, which is aimed at preventing child sexual abuse and creating a safe environment for all children and young people in diocesan parishes and schools. The Coordinator receives allegations of sexual misconduct, both present and past, and coordinates an appropriate response to such allegations.

Links:

• Reporting Sexual Misconduct English and Spanish