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Marianne LeClair.

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Links to Faith-Based Resources

¨ Compassion Capital Fund

¨ Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy

¨ HUD Information by State

¨ Information on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives by State

¨ SAMHSA Publications of Interest to Community Groups and Faith-Based Organizations

¨ The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

 

Agency Offices of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

¨ USAID

¨ Department of Agriculture

¨ Department of Commerce

¨ Department of Education

¨ Department of Health and Human Services

¨ Department of Housing and Urban Development

¨ Department of Justice

¨ Department of Labor

¨ Small Business Administration

¨ Department of Veterans Affairs

 

Documents for Faith-Based Organizations

¨ 5 Steps to Becoming a HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agency

¨ 10 Things your Faith Community Can Do to Encourage Homeownership

¨ Federal Funds For Organizations that Help Those in Need

¨ Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government

¨ Protecting the Civil Rights and Religious Liberty of Faith-Based Organizations

¨ What Congregations Should Know About Federal Funding For Child Care

 

Reports and Research About Faith-Based Programs

¨ Building Fruitful Collaboration between Florida’s Faith Communities and One Stop Career Centers

¨ Fruitful Collaborations: A Survey of Government-Funded Faith-Based Programs in 15 States

¨ Harnessing Civic and Faith-Based Power to Fight Poverty

 

From the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy

¨ Comparative Views on the Role and Effect of Faith in Social Services

¨ Exploring the Funding Relationships Between Community Foundations and Faith-Based Social Service Providers: A National Survey Assessing the Policies and Giving Patterns of Community Foundations

¨ Funding Faith-Based Social Services in a time of Fiscal Pressure

¨ Faith-Based vs. Secular: Using Administrative Data to Compare the Performance of Faith-Affiliated and Other Social Service Providers

¨ Getting a Piece of the Pie: Federal Grants to Faith-Based Social Service Organizations

¨ How Faith-Based and Secular Organizations Tackle Housing for the Homeless

¨ Private-Sector Contributions to Faith-Based Social Service: The Policies and Giving Patterns of Private Foundations

¨ Scanning the Policy Environment for Faith-Based Social Services in the United States: Results of a 50-State Study

¨ Scanning the Policy Environment for Faith-Based Social Services in the United States: What has Changed Since 2002? Results of a 50-State Study

¨ Stepping Out on Faith: New York City’s Charitable Choice Demonstration Project

¨ The State of the Law 2004: Partnerships Between Government and Faith-Based Organizations

¨ The State of the Law 2006: Legal Developments Affecting Government Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations