U.S. Department of Justice
Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

E-Alert: Volume 4, Number 13

Announcements

New: Weekly Updates from the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives invites you to read their new weekly e-newsletter "OFBCI Update." If you are interested in joining the mailing list to receive future newsletters, click here.

February Training Promotes Mentor Recruitment

On February 26-28, 2007, in Los Angeles, CA, the Office on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will host a National Mentor Recruitment Training. The session will equip mentoring programs to explore new avenues for finding and recruiting mentors, particularly through faith- and community-based collaborations. Keynote speakers include Alison Fritz, White House Liaison and Director, Faith and Community Based Initiatives, Corporation for National and Community Service; Dr. Susan Weinberger, President, Mentoring Consulting Group; Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Director, Amachi Program, and Lynn Ziegenfuss, Mentor Youth Project Director, National Network of Youth Ministries. The registration deadline is February 16, 2007. For further information about the Mentor Recruitment Training and to register online, visit www.mentoryouth.com/training or call 1-877-500-MENTOR.

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Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
U.S. Department of Justice
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Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
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