Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2017
12th Annual Child & Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference
#CYPCLC2017
Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2017
12th Annual
Child and Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference CYPCLC
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Welcome to the CYPCLC official website. We hope you will join us for the 2017 Child & Youth Protection Catholic Leadership Conference. The 2017 Conference will take place in Savannah, Georgia at the Hilton Savannah Desoto Hotel located in Savannah's beautiful Historic District. The annual gathering formerly known as the National Safe Environment and Victim Assistance Coordinators Leadership Conference (NSECVAC) has had a name change which was decided after realizing that professionals other than Safe Environment and Victim Assistance Coordinators attend the event. This conference has evolved to all Catholic leadership sharing and receiving resources and suggested best practices with the Secretariat of Child & Youth Protection for carrying out our mission of protecting children and youth and fullfilling outreach to survivors of abuse. We feel the new name is inclusive of all individuals regardless of job title who work diligently to keep the promise to protect and the pledge to heal.
Thank you for all you do!
Welcome Video from Host Bishops
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory - Atlanta
Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer - Savannah
 Archbishop Wilton Gregory |  Bishop Edward Burns |  Msgr. Robert Oliver |
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 Dr. Gene Abel |  Dr. Monica Applewhite |  Chris Gavagan |
 Dr. Paul Ashton |  Nelle Moriarty |  Judge Kate Huffman |
 Melanie Takinen |  Bernie Nojadera |  Fr. Thomas Gaunt |
 Deacon Phil Hengen |  Mary Jane Doerr |  Orlando CYP Team |
 Jim Marasco |  Roxanne Stone |  Tom Tharayil |
 Brian Gedicks |
SPEAKERS
Where Great Minds with a Great Mission Reunite
Lectures. Networking. Experts. Best Practices.
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99 DIOCESES REPRESENTED AT #CYPCLC2017
13+ ESSENTIAL
SESSIONS FOR DIOCESAN CHILD PROTECTION REPRESENTATIVES
OVER 150
CHILD & YOUTH PROTECTION CATHOLIC LEADERS PARTICIPATING
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14 YEARS FROM DALLAS CHARTER AND NOW WE MEET IN SAVANNAH
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