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A government catalog/reference manual of grants available for communities and nonprofits.
Charitable Choice Funding
The attention paid to faith-based initiatives since the 2000 Presidential election has created a spirited discussion over the amount of government funding that should be made available to faith-based groups and what restrictions should be imposed.
The Power of One takes no official stance on the funding of faith-based organizations. Many groups have found the funding beneficial, especially when helping individuals gain independence from welfare payments or to counteract gang crime. These civic entrepreneurs have been able to work successfully with the Charitable Choice laws passed in 1996 and are willing to support future funding expansion with eased bureaucratic requirements.
Other civic entrepreneurs feel that general reliance upon government funding will require them to devote important resources to government paperwork. Another concern is that they will be restricted in their ability to spiritually counsel recipients. Still others are concerned about dependence upon a system that relies too heavily upon who resides in the White House or upon unpredictable decisions of government workers.
The Power of One is regularly tracking the status of Charitable Choice legislation. Interviews have been conducted with the staff of Senator Rick Santorum, an author of the legislation, and also with those civic entrepreneurs heading up organizations now receiving Charitable Choice funding.
FBIC - Faith-Based Community Initiatives
FBIC provides assistance to faith-based groups with the objective of helping them write grants for Charitable Choice funding.
The White House Office of Community and Faith-based Initiatives
Position, press releases, and newspaper articles.
The following groups are known to be using Charitable Choice successfully. Questions concerning methods and techniques for merging these funds with their program's priorities may be addressed to these groups directly.
People for People
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civic Entrepreneur and Executive Director: Rev. Herbert Lusk
E-mail: hhl32@peopleforpeople.org
Phone: 215-235-2340
Ten Point Coalition
Boston, Massachusetts
Executive Director: Ken Johnson
Phone: 617-282-6704
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