“Status report: 10 years of faith-based initiatives”
Read a Washington Post blog item the summarizes some of the presentations at the Brookings conference commemorating a decade of faith-based programs.
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“A Vision for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships”
Read “A Vision for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships,” an address by OFBNP head Joshua DuBois delivered on Feb. 18, 2010, at a conference at the Brookings Institution marking a decade of faith-based programs. The speech sets out the administration’s views on how the program should work.
“Obama’s faith council readying recommendations”
See a Feb. 22, 2010, Washington Post online article about the council’s proposals. The piece includes a link to a document with the full 73-page report as well as an excerpt with some of the main points related to church-state issues.
“About the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships”
Read about the mission of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and find links to the four main policy goals of the office.
“Fossil fuels are a faith issue”
June 28, 2013, post in the “On Faith” blog on The Washington Post website by national evangelical leader Richard Cizik. Cizik outlines his conversion to belief in climate change and encourages all evangelical leaders to urge their parishioners to contact their elected representative and ask for action on climate change.
“Obama Admin. Reverses Course on End-of-Life Provision”
On Jan. 6, 2011, the Obama administration reversed course on end-of-life counseling regulations due to concerns that they would revive the “death panels” controversy. Read about it in an article from Christianity Today.
“White House petition calls for ban of creation science, intelligent design from schools”
June 18, 2013, The Christian Post article about a petition asking the White House to ban the teaching of creationism and intelligent design in schools.
InsureKidsNow.gov
InsureKidsNow.gov provides information about Medicaid and CHIP services for families who need health insurance coverage. These programs are designed to be affordable for families who are not able to afford health insurance coverage in the private market or do not have coverage available to them.
“Health reform outreach begins in Maryland and across the country”
June 22, 2013, Baltimore Sun article about the role of religious leaders and institutions in Maryland’s outreach program, designed to enroll uninsured Maryland residents in health insurance programs under the Affordable Care Act.