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Transforming Government

Removing Barriers

Barriers to Partnerships

Standard for Transformation

Drivers of Transformation

Results of Transformation

Expanding Partnerships

Strengthening Partners

Changing Lives

Taking Root in States
and Cities

Research and Evaluation

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Transforming Government

 

Removing Barriers

Drivers of Transformation

To implement the determined attack on need that is at the core of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI), the initiative is housed not only at the White House but also throughout relevant branches of the Federal government. Through executive order, 11 FBCI centers were created within branches of the Federal government. While the White House Office of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative coordinates overarching policy, oversees accountability, and provides other leadership, the centers located in multiple agencies of the Federal government advance the initiative’s vision in all aspects of their respective departments.

The following chart depicts the FBCI as a governing strategy aimed at helping each respective agency to meet their highest priority program goals by building public-private partnerships and testing innovative solutions.


A diagram illustrating the avenues 11 federal departments and agencies are using to address specific social problems including: the U.S. Department of Agriculture confronting hunger through the Food & Nutrition Service; the Department for Veteran’s Affairs answering veteran’s needs through the Veteran’s Benefits Administration; the U.S. Agency for International Development battling HIV/AIDS through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; the Department of Commerce stimulating economic development through the Economic Development Administration; the Department of Justice fighting crime through the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative; the Department of Labor reducing recidivism through the Prisoner Reentry Initiative; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dealing with addiction and at-risk youth through the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confronting homelessness through the Unlocking Doors Initiative; the Corporation for National and Community Service helping at-risk youth through AmeriCorps; the Department of Homeland Security preparing for natural disasters through the Emergency Shelter Food Program; the Small Business Administration responding to the needs of small businesses through the Service Corps of Retired Executives; and the Department of Education assisting underperforming schools through the Supplemental Educational Services.

Learn more about what is occurring in each branch of the Federal government by selecting from the list of where FBCI centers have been established. 


FBCI Centers

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Small Business Administration

U.S. Department of Education


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