NEWS & ARTICLES
FROM CHURCH SECURITY SOLUTIONS
The Sanctuary Watch
A Word to Our Congregational Partners Places of worship in the United States remain open doors by design, and that openness is part of what makes them meaningful. It also creates a security challenge that every congregation now shares. This issue of The Sanctuary Watch gives you a clear, sourced picture of the threat facing
Complying with California AB 506 and the CalVECHS Background Check Program
Prepared for boards, executive directors, and program leaders of California youth serving nonprofits Why This Matters Now If your organization serves minors in California, two overlapping legal obligations now demand your board’s attention. The first, Assembly Bill 506, has been in effect since January 1, 2022, and requires youth serving organizations to screen and train
Video Surveillance on Organizational Property
Legal Considerations and Best Practices for Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations Introduction Video surveillance has become a standard component of facility security for organizations of every kind: churches and charities, schools and childcare programs, retailers, manufacturers, and professional offices. Cameras deter crime, document incidents, support insurance claims, and protect the people an organization serves. They also
Who Got the $76 Million?
A Faith-Based and Organizational Breakdown of California’s FY 2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Awards On May 22, 2026, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) published its FY 2025 California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP) Allocations, distributing the full $76,000,000 appropriated in the 2025 to 2026 state budget across 343 nonprofit recipients statewide.
Protecting the Children in Your Ministry
A guide for church leaders responsible for the safety of children entrusted to their care Published by Kearnan Consulting Group, LLC, in collaboration with Church Security Solutions Introduction A volunteer recently described her concern this way. On any given Sunday his church welcomes about seventy children into its Children’s Ministry, from infants in the nursery
Iran’s “Violence-as-a-Service” Model and the Homeland Threat
A summary and Kearnan perspective on Jennifer Ewbank’s May 11, 2026 analysis in HSToday Kearnan Consulting Group, LLC acknowledges and thanks the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO) for circulating this article to its members on May 21, 2026 and providing the link to the published source. FB-ISAO is a sector ISAO recognized through