The Province recently received a letter from Praesidium stating that, “…the Jesuits of the New England Province have successfully completed the Praesidium Accreditation Process and are a fully Accredited Institute, beginning September 17, 2007.” The accompanying Final Accreditation Report rated the Province as being in “full compliance with the Accreditation Standard” in all twenty-eight assessment categories. Praesidium Accreditation™ publicly demonstrates that The New England Province of the Society of Jesus has achieved the highest industry standards in abuse prevention and response