Creating a Child-Safe Environment with Praesidium

Each and every day, our Y remains focused on child protection and child safety.

We are pleased to share that the B.R. Ryall YMCA has earned Praesidium Accreditation® through Praesidium, the leader in abuse risk management.

Praesidium Accreditation® is a prestigious honor that publicly acknowledges our organization has a strong commitment and the resources in place to achieve the highest industry standards in safety and abuse prevention.

To achieve Accreditation, our YMCA underwent a year-long process to implement Praesidium’s Accreditation Standards focusing on eight primary operational areas within their business: policies, screening and selection, training, monitoring and supervision, consumer participation, internal feedback systems, responding, and administrative practices. Praesidium then verified our Y successfully implemented all of these standards.

We will be accredited for three years and, during this time, will commit to upholding fundamental organizational values and stringent safety practices that demonstrate our commitment to protecting those in our care from abuse.

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