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	White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

	Guidance on Partnering with the Federal Government

	Compassion Capital Fund. This strategy, from the Administration for Children and Families, helps faith-based and community organizations increase their effectiveness, enhance their ability to provide social services, expand their organizations, diversify their funding sources, and create collaborations.

	Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-Based Organizations (ARC) Initiative. The ARC Initiative, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, delivers training and technical assistance to community-based, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations to enhance their capacity to compete for federal funding, form partnerships, and ultimately transform American communities.

	Making the Match: Law Enforcement, the Faith Community and the Value-Based Initiative. This report, published by Community Oriented Policing Services, describes the Value-Based Initiative, which enables law enforcement agencies to partner with faith-based and other community organizations. The guide contains guidelines on starting a Value-Based Initiative and resources for communities seeking to build or reinforce relationships between law enforcement and the faith community.

CCDO encourages all sites to collaborate with faith-based and community groups as they build coalitions and partnerships to prevent crime and strengthen neighborhoods. The office has a number of faith-based subgrantees and several success stories of faith-based groups working with Weed and Seed sites. A story in the summer 2005 issue of CCDO's In-Sites magazine highlights the work of faith-based and community programs working in conjunction with Weed and Seed sites.

CCDO's efforts in this area are a part of a broader strategy of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ's Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which is itself a response to the White House faith-based initiative, encourages the full participation of faith-based and community groups in applying for government grants and cooperative agreements.

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