Rural faith-based initiatives resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/faith/ Offers action steps to take to help keep communities healthy. Helps to inform about both 2009-2010 seasonal and the 2009 H1N1 flu. -- Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (The Partnership Center) http://flu.gov/professional/community/cfboguidance.pdf Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:02:23 CST http://flu.gov/professional/community/cfboguidance.pdf Serves as a resource for nonprofits and community organizations, both secular and faith based, looking for ways to make a bigger impact in their communities, learn their obligations under the law, cut through red tape, and make the most of what the federal government has to offer. A project under the Obama administration. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ObamaAnnouncesWhiteHouseOfficeofFaith-basedandNeighborhoodPartnerships/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:55:00 CST http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ObamaAnnouncesWhiteHouseOfficeofFaith-basedandNeighborhoodPartnerships/ Provides information, resources and tools to help communities and organizations establish partnerships with the VA. Includes information on pilot programs, grant seeking, and contacts as well as success stories of programs already in place to support veterans. -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs http://www1.va.gov/fbci/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:58:48 CST http://www1.va.gov/fbci/ Works to enable community and faith-based organizations to partner with the government and access the necessary tools to reach those in need. http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:57:48 CST http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/ Designed by the Bush administration to make Federal programs more friendly to faith-based and community solutions and to make federal funding more accessible. http://www.faithbasedcommunityinitiatives.org/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:57:42 CST http://www.faithbasedcommunityinitiatives.org/ Documents changes made to the previously-named, White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Executive Order 13199. -- White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/AmendmentstoExecutiveOrder13199andEstablishmentofthePresidentsAdvisoryCouncilforFaith-BasedandNeighborhoodPartnerships/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:36:18 CST http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/AmendmentstoExecutiveOrder13199andEstablishmentofthePresidentsAdvisoryCouncilforFaith-BasedandNeighborhoodPartnerships/ Highlights the outcomes from the Intermediary Summit held in February 2008. Presents ways in which grassroots faith-based and community organizations can collaborate to implement practices relevant to their communities. -- White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/Tools%20&%20Resources/Pubs/breakthough.pdf Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:33:09 CST http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/Tools%20&%20Resources/Pubs/breakthough.pdf Designed to help community and faith-based treatment and recovery providers plan for long-term survival. Contains six booklets covering strategic planning, organizational assessment, effective marketing, financial management, fund development and results-oriented evaluations. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/SMA08-4340.pdf Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:52:10 CST http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/SMA08-4340.pdf Serves as a clearinghouse for research and evaluation that describe new faith-based and community organizations. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/index.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:53:31 CST http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/index.html Funding for access to health and wellness, pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives, civic and community outreach and emergency and disaster relief. -- Walgreen Company http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1884 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:40:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1884 Provides information for faith-based and community organizations that received financial assistance to serve people with disabilities from the United State Department of Labor. Includes a list of national resources that can help organizations deliver services to people with disabilities. -- U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/d5a98495_a6f7_4e3f_a1db_6475c990eb20.pdf Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:23:45 CST http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/d5a98495_a6f7_4e3f_a1db_6475c990eb20.pdf Contains information on the USDA's Faith-Based Programs, including programs on food and nutrition, daycare, homeless shelters, and housing. The brochure also includes contact information. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/documents/brochure.pdf Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:27:39 CST http://www.usda.gov/documents/brochure.pdf Documents the amount of congregational activity addressing health issues; portrays the range and distribution of health and health care-related activities in congregations across the country; and describes the characteristics of congregations that are most involved in the provision of health services. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/ncccusareport092007.pdf Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:29:21 CST http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/ncccusareport092007.pdf Supports rural people, family farms and localbusinesses that promote sustainable communitydevelopment. http://www.ncrlc.com/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:36:53 CST http://www.ncrlc.com/ Provides a support network for people of faith who promote whole-person health through faith groups in the communities they serve including providing information, guidelines and resources. http://www.hmassoc.org/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:32:39 CST http://www.hmassoc.org/ Offers a one-stop shop for organizations interested in applying for USDA Rural Development programs. Includes supplemental resources, legal guidance for faith and community groups, and contact information for the Faith-Based and Community Initiative Office and liaisons at USDA. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.fns.usda.gov/FNS/fbco/tool-kit.htm Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fns.usda.gov/FNS/fbco/tool-kit.htm Provides faith and community-based organizations with guidance about the aspects of engaging corporate givers and foundation grantmakers. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/docs/PartnerHandbook_feb2006.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/docs/PartnerHandbook_feb2006.pdf Discusses how the corporation works with faith-based and secular community organizations. -- Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations http://www.cns.gov/pdf/faith_based_booklet.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cns.gov/pdf/faith_based_booklet.pdf Designed for community groups and faith-based organizations seeking to maximize the skills of volunteers, expand their services the community, and enhance their effectiveness. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Faith-Based and Community Initiatives http://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/Volunteer_handbook.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/FBCI/Volunteer_handbook.pdf Intended to be an easy-to-read guide for communities attempting to implement a weed and seed strategy, which is a community-based, multi-agency approach to addressing violent crime, gang activity, drug use, and drug trafficking. -- U.S. Department of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/pub/impmanl/ncj210242.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/pub/impmanl/ncj210242.pdf Available from a variety of commercial vendors. Includes documents and resources on faith-based and community initiatives programs from seven federal agencies: Justice, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Education, Agriculture, and USAID. http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Faith-Based-Community-Initiatives-Welfare/dp/1422001105 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Faith-Based-Community-Initiatives-Welfare/dp/1422001105 Aids faith-based and community organizations working with individuals eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Describes five steps to select a Medicare prescription drug plan. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/nationalconversation.pdf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/nationalconversation.pdf