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Corporate Chaplains of America

A large percentage of people today do not have any relationship with a church or other organized religious group. Often rushed for time, their beliefs and personal needs take a back seat to the meetings, deadlines, and agendas of the workplace. Yet, the problems at home don't go away...they are simply brought, as emotional baggage, to work each day. Corporate Chaplains of America was founded in 1996 to provide genuine “Caring in the Workplace”, while following a structured business plan built upon process management principles.

The organization employs full time, long term, career chaplains who combine workplace experience with professional chaplaincy training. In addition to holding seminary level or higher degrees, all chaplains will pursue certification through 154 hours of continuing education within the first year of tenure.

Desiring to be America’s leading full time corporate chaplain agency, Corporate Chaplains of America was the first to provide:

A process managed system to provide seamless integration of its chaplaincy system into companies large and small, public and private, serving businesses in practically every SIC industry classification. Some clients employ as few as 10 associates, while others have in excess of 10,000.

* An exclusively full time workforce of highly trained professional chaplains with an exceptionally high retention rate in excess of 93% over the history of the organization.
* Significant investment (more than one half million dollars) in integrated continuing education systems designed to keep chaplain skills current.
* Long term career pathways for chaplains and support staff.
* Full time headquarters staff dedicated exclusively to chaplain recruitment.
* Branded uniform clothing consistent with workplace environment.
* Universal continuing education training and emotional decompression events. Three times per year all chaplains retreat from the field as a group for three days to recharge emotionally and enhance skills.
* Strong financial controls, leading to the top financial ranking of any agency in the industry according to Guidestar.com, a non-profit watchdog group.

The organizational vision of Corporate Chaplains of America is to employ over 1,000 full time chaplains, serving over one million employees by 2012.

Corporate Chaplains of America incorporates a variety of means for caring in the workplace. These include any or all of the following: confidential care giving, crisis intervention, management consultation, programs for worship or prayer, referral to other professionals and agencies, training and education for employees and supervisors, employee/community/church relations and programs, and special events scheduled in response to needs which arise in the workplace. Whatever the scope of each family's problems or concerns, Corporate Chaplains of America has a network of qualified and caring outsource providers that can help.

With nearly 100,000 associates under chaplain care, Corporate Chaplains of America has never encountered a complaint regarding overstepping the faith boundaries of a client. At Corporate Chaplains of America, a decade of “Caring in the Workplace” is not merely a slogan, it is a way of life.