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The Launch 2005 The National Council for Faith-based Youth will inaugurate its pilot initiative, The Launch 2005, from June 25 to July 2, 2005 in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. The Launch will mobilize youth who desire to become agents of positive change through compassion in action through a week-long development and leadership training institute. 160 youth, ages 16 to 22, will learn how to implement individualized plans of action to improve their communities. Details, information about how to become a participant at the link above. ++++++++++ Religion and American Adolescent Delinquency, Risk Behaviors and Constructive Social Activities The report is a product of the National Study of Youth and Religion under way at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The report says those youth who participate in religious activities seem to be less likely to participate in many delinquent and risky behaviors. Religious high school students are less likely to smoke, to have tried any kind of drug, to have received fewer traffic tickets, to be associated with fewer violent incidents, and less likely to have been sent to detention, to skip school or be suspended or expelled. 60 page pdf file. One of a series of six reports. ++++++++++ Faith-based or Community Organizations and Victim Services Discretionary Min-Grant Program, FY 2004 GMS Deadline: June 15, 2004 The purpose of this program is to enhance outreach and services to underserved crime victims in communities that have received Weed and Seed funding and other communities with a high rate of violent crime. The program aims to provide funding for community and r faith-based organizations to expand and enhance their existing victim assistance programs and to promote partnerships between faith and victim assistance organizations. The emphasis is on inner-city, urban, high-crime communities. The link above will take to you the OVC grant page and a link to the complete application. ++++++++++ MentorYouth.com MentorYouth is a faith-based initiative by OJJDP to recruit and refer caring adults to be mentors in their communities. At this site readers can watch a video about the Mentor Youth Initiative and get more information. ++++++++++ FASTEN FASTEN (Faith and Service Technical Education Network) is a collaborative initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts. FASTEN assists faith-based organizations (FBOs) in providing social services, helps them built capacity to address community challenges. The entire site will be of interest to the faith-based programming field, but there are two sections that could be of broad interest to everyone:  | Effective Organizations – Includes tutorials on program evaluation, training toolkits for organizational self-assessment, management and leadership, and more. | | Effective Programs – Includes youth Entrepreneurship, IDAs and financial literacy, criminal justice, and mentoring. |
++++++++++ Substance Abuse Tools for the Faith Community An article in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports on training for the faith community on how to identify people struggling with substance abuse. As a result of the training, faith leaders now know how to screen, do a brief intervention, and offer referral resources. The training was conducted by GRIP (Gallatin Responsive Interventions Partnership), a countywide organization. See also: ++++++++++ Core Competencies for Clergy and Other pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members In spite of its long title, this new publication from SAMHSA provides the basis for educational segments in seminary courses to train clergy and pastoral ministers about drug and alcohol abuse and its impacts on families. The National Association for Children of Alcoholics and the Johnson Institute partnered with SAMHSA to produce the guide. The core competencies identified in the guide include, but are not limited to, these: | Be aware of the generally accepted definition of alcohol and drug dependence and the societal stigma attached to it. | | Be knowledgeable about the signs of alcohol and drug dependence, characteristics of withdrawal, effects on the individual and the family, and characteristics of the stages of recovery. | | Be aware that possible indicators of the disease may include, among others: marital conflict, family violence (physical, emotional, and verbal), suicide, hospitalization, or encounters with the criminal justice system. | | Be aware of the appropriate pastoral interactions with the addicted person, family system, and affected children. | | Have a general knowledge of and, where possible exposure to the 12-step programs (AA, NA, Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, Alateen, ACOA, etc.) and other groups. |
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