About Faith-Based and Community InitiativesThe HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (The Partnership Center) is the Department’s liaison to the grassroots. The Department recognizes that without the engagement of secular and faith-based nonprofits, community organizations neighborhoods and wider communities, services will not reach people who need them most. The Partnership Center is a mechanism for the Department to engage and communicate with the grassroots, ensuring that local institutions that hold community trust have up-to-date information regarding health and human service activities and resources in their area.
The Partnership Center is committed to helping grassroots organizations access the necessary tools to reach those in need. While the Center exists to supply information and resources, it is important to note that there is no “faith-based funding.” Rather, the Center works to enable community and faith-based organizations to partner with the government through both non-fiduciary and fiduciary partnerships to achieve the goals of HHS and the specific goals put forward by President Obama for the Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnership Initiative. These are to: - Strengthen the role of community organizations in the economic recovery and poverty reduction.
- Reduce unintended pregnancies and support maternal and child health.
- Promote responsible fatherhood and healthy families.
- Foster interfaith dialogue and collaboration with leaders and scholars around the world, and at home.
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