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Pathways to Prevention: Guiding Youth to Wise Decisions This is a prevention guide intended for youth leaders in Faith Communities. Its contents are divided into three sections: youth activities, adult and intergenerational activities, and resources. It is downloadable and 93 pages in length. This is a prevention guide intended for youth leaders in Faith Communities. Its contents are divided into three sections: youth activities, adult and intergenerational activities, and resources. It is downloadable and 93 pages in length. Another resource for Faith Leaders, this web site: Faith. The Anti-Drug. ++++++++++ Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government This downloadable new document (14 pages) at the White House web site contains information on frequently asked questions about the federal grant system, do’s and don’ts for faith-based organizations. This downloadable new document (14 pages) at the White House web site contains . ++++++++++ Faith-Based and Community Initiatives A special section of the White House web pages, this site will provide you with information and downloadable documents on the President’s faith-based program support. Includes information on a series of regional conferences on Faith-Based Community Initiatives and how to register to attend. A special section of the White House web pages, this site will provide you with information and downloadable documents on the President’s faith-based program support. Includes information on a series of regional conferences on Faith-Based Community Initiatives and how to register to attend.++++++++++ New Website: From HHS, The Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, which is featured as one-stop shopping for faith-based groups looking for federal funding and other resources. The site will include information on HHS funding opportunities for nonprofit groups and faith-based programs, links to other funding programs. Information on the Bash administration’s faith-based initiative too. ++++++++++ Evaluation of Faith-Based Programs Public/Private Ventures’ Partnerships for High-Risk Youth program was established in 1998 with funding from OJJDP to establish a national multisite demonstration and research initiative to involve faith-based institutions as the anchoring organizations within local partnerships. Early assessment of the demonstration sites shows that there is no simple model of how best to build an effective faith-based program to reach at-risk juveniles. Available to read or download online at OJJDP’s web site.For more information about Public/Private Ventures and the Partnerships for High-Risk Youth Program, call P/PV at 215-557-4400, or fax 215-557-4469, or visit the P/PV web site. ++++++++++ Faith Based Programs From the Office of Victims of Crime, an OVC Bulletin, New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century - Faith Community. (Click on Bulletin #12) This bulletin is one chapter from a comprehensive report and recommendations on victims rights and services. It deals with promising practices and recommendations related to the Faith Community. The full report, published in 1998, is available for $6. Ordering instructions appear on the last page of the Bulletin. Seven pages, downloadable as a pdf or an ASCII file. From Public/Private Ventures: Faith-Based Institutions and High-Risk Youth. Subtitled "A first report to the field," this document reports on a Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) national demonstration project at 15 sites for a two-year period. P/PV looked at congregations and organizations as they engaged in capacity building, strategic planning, and developed financial support. Twenty pages with a reference page listing a number of additional publications on the subject. Downloadable or hard copy can be ordered for $5.00. From the Urban Institute: Faith-Based Service Providers in the Nation’s Capital: Can They Do More? This report, written by Tobi Jennifer Printz, is one of a series published by the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy. This report examines the services provided by the religious community in the greater Washington, D. C., area in the summer and fall of 1997. The report looks at types of service or programs, what populations are served, how they are funded, staffed, etc. Six pages, downloadable pdf file. At the same location five more reports on faith-based programs. From Wisconsin Legislative Council Staff, a staff brief on proposed faith-based legislation, Background Information on Faith-Based Approaches to Crime Prevention and Justice. It reviews faith-based crime prevention programs in Wisconsin and in other states, includes a section on restorative justice and talks about constitutional restrains on providing public funds to religious organizations. This one is 35 pages, downloadable pdf file. At the site click on Staff Brief 98-11. |
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