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There has been a resurgence of interest in the unique ability of the faith community to support youth and promote their healthy development. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) according to White (1998) are “organizations or programs which claim to be affiliated with a religious congregation, or those organizations that are independent from a religious congregation or order, but who express a religious motivation for working with at-risk youth.” Recently, the U.S. federal government has expressed clear support for the role of FBOs in community efforts to improve health and life functioning for children and adults. In 2001, President George W. Bush submitted an executive order that created the White House Office of FaithBased and Community Initiatives. According to Jim Towey, director, this proposal was designed to make federal funds available to FBOs instrumental in providing a variety of community services that the federal and state governments have been unsuccessful in implementing (Abernethy, 2003). The Bush administration is adamant that funds will not be used to fund “clearly religious” programs but to fund those aspects or parts of programs that instead support programs that address human needs. Furthermore, organizations are forbidden from using federally supported programs as a means of proselytizing to recipients and/or promoting the organization’s religious beliefs.
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Owens, C.C. et al. (2004). Enhancing Child and Adolescent Resilience through Faith-Community Connections. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., Weist, M.D. (eds) Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48544-2_18
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