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09-17-2008, 06:33 PM
White House Faith-Based and Community Initiative National Conference on Research, Evaluation and Outcomes, "Innovations in Effective Compassion" (http://www.isreligion.org/news/2008/2008_06_20_1.php)
At the White House National Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, (http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/FBCI-summit/index.html) June 26-27th in Washington DC.the Dr. Byron Johnson, co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) at Baylor University, delivered a talk on prisoner reentry as well as a plenary presentation on the state of research evaluating the effectiveness of faith-based initiatives. In addition to these presentations, Johnson invited scholars around the country to submit essays on the impact of the faith-based community initiative some seven and one-half years after the initial launch of the initiative in 2001. These compiled essays appear in “Not By Faith or Government Alone.” (http://www.isreligion.org/pdf/notbyfaith_report.pdf.pdf) Byron Johnson is interviewed by Bill Whitaker, of the Waco Tribune Herald in this Q & A article, July 7, 2008 : BU official: Bush's faith-based program misunderstood (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/07/07/07072008wacjohnsoninterview.html)
From President Bush’s Remarks: “Bureaucracies can put money in people's hands, but they cannot put hope in a person's heart. Putting hope in people's hearts is the mission of our nation's faith-based and community groups. And today we're going to herald some of the results…I am confident that the progress that you have made over the last eight years will continue. I'm confident because the movement is bigger than politics or any political party.”
Speaker Highlights: Keynote Remarks at National Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
Attorney General Michael Mukasey (http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2008/ag-speech-0806262.html)
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20080626_FBC.htm)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steve Preston (http://www.hud.gov/news/speeches/2008-06-26.cfm)
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer (http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F06%2F0170.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=TRANSCRIPTS_SPEECHES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=TRANSCRIPT#7_2_5JM)
Fact Sheet: Faith-Based and Community Initiative: Delivering Help and Hope to Millions at Home and Around the World (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080626-3.html)
President Bush used his first executive order as President to establish the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives at the White House, and his next one to create Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI) centers within major Federal agencies. These offices were tasked with a boldmission: to lower the legal and institutional barriers that prevented government and faith-based groups from working as partners, and to place these organizations at the center of Federal efforts to address pressing human needs across America and around the world.
Portraits Of Compassion Video Contest Winners (http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/changing_lives/videos.html)
The Portraits of Compassion video contest shone a light on the countless caring Americans who offer help and hope to their neighbors in need as part of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative. Each day across the country, passionate citizens rally together through volunteer organizations, local nonprofit organizations, houses of worship, and civic groups to serve their neighbors and lift their communities. The Portraits of Compassion video contest highlights this vital work and inspires others to service as well. Top winners included Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago - St. Leo Campus for Veterans of Chicago, IL; Free Wheelchair Mission of Irvine, CA; and The Next Door, Inc. of Nashville, TN.
At the White House National Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, (http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/FBCI-summit/index.html) June 26-27th in Washington DC.the Dr. Byron Johnson, co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) at Baylor University, delivered a talk on prisoner reentry as well as a plenary presentation on the state of research evaluating the effectiveness of faith-based initiatives. In addition to these presentations, Johnson invited scholars around the country to submit essays on the impact of the faith-based community initiative some seven and one-half years after the initial launch of the initiative in 2001. These compiled essays appear in “Not By Faith or Government Alone.” (http://www.isreligion.org/pdf/notbyfaith_report.pdf.pdf) Byron Johnson is interviewed by Bill Whitaker, of the Waco Tribune Herald in this Q & A article, July 7, 2008 : BU official: Bush's faith-based program misunderstood (http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/07/07/07072008wacjohnsoninterview.html)
From President Bush’s Remarks: “Bureaucracies can put money in people's hands, but they cannot put hope in a person's heart. Putting hope in people's hearts is the mission of our nation's faith-based and community groups. And today we're going to herald some of the results…I am confident that the progress that you have made over the last eight years will continue. I'm confident because the movement is bigger than politics or any political party.”
Speaker Highlights: Keynote Remarks at National Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
Attorney General Michael Mukasey (http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2008/ag-speech-0806262.html)
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20080626_FBC.htm)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steve Preston (http://www.hud.gov/news/speeches/2008-06-26.cfm)
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer (http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F06%2F0170.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=TRANSCRIPTS_SPEECHES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=TRANSCRIPT#7_2_5JM)
Fact Sheet: Faith-Based and Community Initiative: Delivering Help and Hope to Millions at Home and Around the World (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080626-3.html)
President Bush used his first executive order as President to establish the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives at the White House, and his next one to create Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI) centers within major Federal agencies. These offices were tasked with a boldmission: to lower the legal and institutional barriers that prevented government and faith-based groups from working as partners, and to place these organizations at the center of Federal efforts to address pressing human needs across America and around the world.
Portraits Of Compassion Video Contest Winners (http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/changing_lives/videos.html)
The Portraits of Compassion video contest shone a light on the countless caring Americans who offer help and hope to their neighbors in need as part of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative. Each day across the country, passionate citizens rally together through volunteer organizations, local nonprofit organizations, houses of worship, and civic groups to serve their neighbors and lift their communities. The Portraits of Compassion video contest highlights this vital work and inspires others to service as well. Top winners included Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago - St. Leo Campus for Veterans of Chicago, IL; Free Wheelchair Mission of Irvine, CA; and The Next Door, Inc. of Nashville, TN.