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Faith Based and Community Initiative
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success stories and telling the story of how the DOL implemented the Faith-Based and Community Initiative and recounts a few of the success stories of people's lives.
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This link contains valuable information on frequently asked questions about the federal grant system, do's and don'ts for faith-based organizations, and more.
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This publication acts as a guide to helps organizations successfully write grant applications.
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Grant Research and Tools
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The U.S. Census Bureau produced a useful toolkit to assist faith-based and community organizations with obtaining Census information for grant writing and community needs assessment.
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The National Council of Non Profit Organizations provides tips, techniques, and sources for finding funding
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Effective techniques to write a grant proposal
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Learn more about nonprofit fund raising and grants
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Grant Funding Opportunities
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The goal of the HOPE II program is to create, expand, or improve services for victims of crime across the country, especially those in high-crime urban areas. Faith-based and other community organizations are eligible and encouraged to apply.
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(Rural Program) supporting projects designed to address and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in rural jurisdictions.
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Three new grants are being offered from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to help three areas; including transitional housing assistance, legal assistance and enhanced training and services programs.
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Prisoner Re-Entry
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The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Department of Labor and the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Council of State Governments Justice Center, have just released this resource
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons contracts with Residential Re-entry Centers (halfway houses or community corrections centers) to provide housing and training assistance to inmates who are nearing release.
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Collaboration between faith-based and other community organizations and corrections has proven to be a cost-effective way to meet agency needs and bring much needed reentry services to offenders.
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Video provided by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) explains how to recive free training for your ministry.
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This publication provides information from the focus groups which DOL conducted with the business community to learn from their experiences in hiring ex-offenders.
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This publication provides basic information on prisoner re-entry and faith-based and community organizations.
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This a federal tax credit that encourages employers to hire people who fall within eight targeted groups of job seekers, including ex-offenders, by reducing employers' federal income tax liability.
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The Resource Center is your one-stop shop for online tools and training resources to strengthen your volunteer or service program.
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This document is a brief summary of the need, response, and resources available to FBCOs involved in prisoner reentry.
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This manual provides guidelines and recommendations intended to address the challenges and to increase the benefits of mentoring adult ex-prisoners as part of their involvement in reentry programs.
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This toolkit is a guide for faith-based or community organization interested in establishing or enhancing their prisoner reentry program. This document covers a variety of topics, such as recruiting, case management, job placement, mentoring
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Funding and other resources from a variety of federal departments may be applied toward a comprehensive offender reentry program.
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This chart compares features of several different housing options for people returning to the community from prison or jail. The rows represent housing types, and the column headings along the top are housing features to consider when comparing different
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The mission of Prison Fellowship is to mobilize and assist the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families; and in the advancement of restorative justice.
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The Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign is designed to support the work of community and faith-based organizations through offering media resources that will facilitate community discussion and decision making about solution-based reentry programs.
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Workforce Development
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The "promising practices" listed below are basic practices that are being utilized by local areas, states and the U.S. DOL to facilitate new partnerships with faith-based and community service providers.
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This is resource explains what community and faith-based organizations, and workforce system leaders must know about the U.S. DOL’s Equal Treatment and Religion-Related regulations.
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This is an overview of SHARE Network and how states have implemented both “Access Points” and Web-based Resource Directory projects to expand access to workforce development services.
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This provides an overview of the results of the programs the Department of Labor has developed to help Americans overcome barriers to employment, find jobs, and stay employed through the unique work of local faith-based and community organizations.
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This booklet is a guide for community and faith-based organizations to learn how to partner with their local One-Stop Career Center System. Additionally, it provides information about grant programs and opportunities at the DOL.
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This new publication discusses how intermediaries can help faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) more effectively provide services to communities
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The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) is the leading workforce association that represents the nation's nearly 650 business-led Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and also serves other associated organizations in the workforce industry with
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The National H.I.R.E. Network also provides training and technical assistance to agencies working to improve the employment prospects for people with criminal records.
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To prepare youth for the 21st century workforce, the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Youth Services coordinates youth workforce development investments
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The mission of the Safer Foundation is to reduce recidivism by supporting, through a full spectrum of services, the efforts of former offenders to become productive, law abiding members of communities.
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The NWPP embraces women returning home while providing needed survival skills in a holistic approach to the "invisible" female offender population. This comprehensive reentry model was designed by an exoffender in collaboration with resources in the commu
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Resources
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BoardSource strives to support and promote excellence in board service, is the premier source of cutting-edge thinking and resources related to nonprofit boards, and engages and develops the next generation of board leaders
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This topic in the Library will help nonprofit leaders to ensure a strong fundraising plan and program for their nonprofits. The topic also will help nonprofit service providers (management support organizations, such as funders, consultants, associations,
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Innovation Network is a nonprofit organization sharing planning and evaluation tools and know-how. We provide consulting, training, and online tools for nonprofits and funders
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The Leader to Leader Institute helps social sector organizations achieve excellence in performance and community building
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Free Directory of private foundations
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Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's, and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, AFJ has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans.........
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
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Housing
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