How To Partner Effectively With Faithbased Organizations National
How To Partner Effectively With Faith-based Organizations National Crime Prevention Council 2009 -2010
Goal To inform participants of the difference between faith-based and communitybased organizations, explain the legal guidelines that faith-based organizations follow, and provide resources about how to access faith-based organizations in their communities. 2 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Objectives • Review the history of faith-based community initiatives • Outline the legal guidelines for engaging faith-based organizations • Survey helpful resources 3 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Definitions What is the difference between a community-based organization and a faith-based organization? 4 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Community-based Organizations • Have governing structures that involve members of the community • Can use the zip codes of board members to determine whether they are community-based 5 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Faith-based Organizations 6 • Religious congregations (church, mosque, synagogue, etc. ) • Organizations, programs, or projects operated or sponsored by religious congregations • Nonprofit organizations that clearly show by their mission statements, policies and/or practices that they are religiously motivated or religiously guided institutions National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Overview of Faith-based Community Initiatives • Now called President’s Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships • Cabinet-level Faith-based Centers • Purpose: Level the playing field • 12 federal agencies have Faith-based offices 8 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
FBCI: National Overview (continued) Five Focus Areas • • • 9 Barrier removal (state level) Outreach and technical assistance Metrics Pilots and demonstrations Evaluation National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
FBCI: National Overview (continued) • New goals include – Mentor and tutor youth – Help returning ex-offenders 10 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Looking at the Legal Guidelines 11 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
LEGAL DOS AND DON’TS QUIZ 12 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
True or False 1. A faith-based organization must remove most or all of its religious symbols from its building in order to receive a federal grant. 2. Once a faith-based organization receives a federal grant, it can still discriminate in hiring employees based on their religion. 13 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
True or False 3. A religious leader can teach a federally funded mentor training class. 4. It is legally permissible for a program that receives federal funds to support people of only one particular faith. 14 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
True or False 5. An explicitly religious organization (mentioning God in its mission statement, for example), can apply for federal funding. 6. It is okay to pray with a child during a mentoring session. 15 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
True or False 7. Faith-based organizations must create a separate 501(c) 3) organization to receive federal grants. 8. It is okay to have a prayer meeting at the same time as Senior Corps volunteers are mentoring students. 16 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
True or False 9. Federally funded personnel (e. g. , Senior Corps volunteers) are not allowed to lead in prayer. 10. Federally funded personnel (e. g. , Senior Corps volunteers) can paint and maintain the church building where the student mentoring program is held. 17 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Summary of Legal Analysis What is okay? 18 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Legal Dos: What’s Okay? • Direct financial support from federal agencies to faith-based organizations is permitted for secular activity. • Indirect support (vouchers, beneficiary choice) is allowed as long as there is a genuine, independent choice among religious and secular options. 19 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Legal Dos: What’s Okay? • Faith-based organizations are permitted to retain their religious identities. • Faith-based organizations are generally exempt from employment discrimination based on religion. 20 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Legal Dos: What’s Okay? • Federal funds can pay for staff time as long as that time is not being used for religious instruction, worship, or proselytizing. • The services provided must be available to everyone regardless of religion. 21 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Legal Dos: What’s Okay? Helpful Hints for Faith-based Organizations • Separate religious and secular (federally funded) activities by space and/or time. • Create separate bank accounts for secular activities that have federal or government funding. • Anticipate how to handle potential conflicts or issues. 22 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Legal Dos and Don’ts: Resources Where to go for more help. . . • White House guidelines (www. whitehouse. gov) • PEW Forum (www. pewforum. org) • The Corporation for National and Community Service (www. nationalservice. gov) • Your own legal counsel 23 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
How Faith-based organizations Contribute to Communities 24 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Contributions of Faith-based organizations • Social capital • Pro-social impacts • Role of faith-based organizations in addressing health and safety problems • Continuum of focus for services – Members/congregation – Community/program services – Humanitarian/national/international 25 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Assets of Faith-based organizations • • 26 Membership and youth groups Property and meeting space Presence in the community Volunteer mobilization Information dissemination mechanism Community leadership Social justice/public health/safety advocacy National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Five Resiliencies Based on National Longitudinal Survey • • • 27 Significant adults Altruism-Service Hope-Faith Skills- Positive alternatives Locus of Control- Voice/ownership National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Ways FBOs Can Help • • 28 Meeting space Communication/education Can be a coalition member Sponsor alcohol-free activities for youth Volunteers Consistent messages from pulpit Parent training Accountability/expectations National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Examples of Faith-based Organization Partnerships 29 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Washington, DC East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership (ERCPCP) 30 Faith-based Transitional Housing Program 325 34 th Street S. E. Washington, DC 20019 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
What They Do: • Faith Based Transitional Housing program • Committed to providing supportive housing to ex-offenders 31 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Target Population 32 Receives referrals from Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Bureau of Prisons of males and females recently released from a penal facility. National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Program Description • The Transitional Housing Program consists of a monitored, wellstructured, and strictly supervised 18 - bed facility. 33 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Fresno, California • Hope Now For Youth • P. O. Box 5294 Fresno, CA 93755 -5294 (559) 434 -8125 • www. hopenow. org – Vocational Placement for Gang-Involved Youth 34 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
What Do They Do? • Leverage additional local resources • Donate emergency legal, medical, psychological, and dental services • Provide pro bono tattoo removal • Help the youth obtain driver’s licenses • Offer family and parenting classes 35 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Questions 36 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources www. ncpc. org www. mcgruffstore. org 37 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources • White House www. whitehouse. gov • The PEW Forum www. pewforum. org • The Corporation for National and Community Service www. nationalservice. org • National Criminal Justice Reference Service www. ncjrs. gov 38 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources • Faith and Service Technical Education Network www. fastennetwork. org • Center for Public Justice www. cpjustice. org/charitablechoice • Administration for Children and Families www. acf. hhs. gov/programs/ccf 39 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources • List of intermediaries • Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches (National Council of Churches) • Federal Funds for Organizations that Help Those in Need (White House) • Community Service Block Grants 40 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources from NCPC • Based on a symposium held in April 2002 in Boston, MA • Describes benefits to community of faith-based partnerships 41 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources from NCPC • Examines partnerships between faith-based organizations and private funders in Boston • Addresses juvenile crime in Boston 42 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
Resources from NCPC • Examines the Amachi program in Philadelphia • Shows partnership with FBO, secular, nonprofits & public organizations • Provides mentorship to children with a parent in prison 43 National Crime Prevention Council www. ncpc. org
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