Statement
Ronald McDonald House Charities’ mission is to support the ever-changing needs of seriously ill children and their families. We aim to provide all children and young people with a positive and enriching environment, a place for families to rest and regroup while having access to services and education to reduce the impact of having a serious illness.
We are committed to safeguarding children and young people in our programs and ensuring that they are safe. We aim to ensure that our Board Members, employees, volunteers, contractors and guests strive for the highest possible standards to protect children and young people from abuse, harm, and neglect.
RMHC Chapters and RMHC Australia along with employees, volunteers, contractors, and members of the community are responsible for the care and protection of children and reporting information about child abuse.
Our Commitment
Each and every individual should be treated with respect. RMHC Chapters and RMHC Australia are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and young people who are involved in, or accessing our services. We encourage our employees, volunteers, contractors, and members of the community to assist us in continuing to build and maintain an environment and programs that are safe for our children, free from abuse, harm, and neglect. In doing so RMHC Chapters and RMHC Australia are continuously establishing new controls and procedures that prevent and deter potential behaviour so that we can provide a safe child environment at all times.
Our Safeguarding Children and Young People (SCYP) policies and procedures are easy to understand and are communicated to children, young people, and their families, our employees, volunteers, and the general public. We have implemented measures to ensure we regularly review our policies, gain endorsement of changes, and advise all employees, volunteers, and contractors of these amendments.
