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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"faith-based organizations"”.
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Faith based organizations in Lebanon: objectives and practices.
… active involvement of existing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the emergence of new ones as service providers in response to the social, educational and other community needs left unattended to by the public sector. This thesis takes a comparative look at the objectives and practices of …
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Faith-Based Organizations and Legislative Advocacy: A Qualitative Inquiry
Since the early 1990s, religion and matters of faith and spirituality have become a focal point in numerous arenas beyond the individual and traditionally sacred. With President George W. Bush's White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives of 2001, the Charitable Choice provision of …
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Assessing the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Health Promotion
… weight loss and physical activity outcomes among faith-based organizations (FBOs). </p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Data for this study were collected in two phases. Phase I data were based on a feasibility study and targeted African-American individuals (N = 55) who participated in an obesity …
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A Constructivist Inquiry of Church-State Relationships for Faith-Based Organizations
Faith-based initiatives have the potential to alter church-state relationships as they remove barriers to the public funding of human services in organizations that promote the role of values, beliefs, and other characteristics of faith. In seeking to "level the playing field" for these faith-based …
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The dynamics of faith-based organizations and their effects on educational standardization
… although we live in a pluralistic society. Faith-based schools seek to restore elements of the Christian tradition, believing those values essential for their children. Some in the greater community look to such schools for elements and practices to translate and apply into the greater …
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Identifying and Exploring Capacity and Readiness of Faith-Based Organizations Implementing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease Health Programs
… these diseases. Collaborative partnerships with faith-based organizations (FBO) present a unique platform to effectively implement lifestyle-related health programs, especially in minority communities. Studies have consistently recognized a growing need to improve FBO capacity and readiness to …
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Recovery from Minor Tropical Cyclones: the Response of Faith-based Organizations and Government Agencies to Minor Tropical Cyclones in Biloxi, Mississippi
… and document collection, to examine how Faith-based Organization (FBO) and government agency leaders in Biloxi, Mississippi provide resources to residents, interact with each other, and engage with vulnerable communities in the wake of minor tropical cyclones. Findings show the …
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The synergy of modern abolition : inter-agency cooperation between state agencies, religious communities, faith-based organizations, and NGOs against human trafficking.
… between state agencies, religious communities, faith-based groups and non-governmental organizations both formally and informally. These partnerships are generally considered beneficial by those involved in work against human trafficking; however, cooperation between such diverse groups is not …
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Handshakes and Hugs: A Study of the Approaches Used by Local Social Service Agencies to Partner with Faith-Based Organizations in Virginia
"If the [White House faith-based] initiative was going to have an impact on the local community, you had to begin to think of the initiative in local terms." – Brad Yarbrough, Director of the Oklahoma Office of Faith and Community Initiatives Charitable Choice and other faith-based initiatives …
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Exploration of Facilitators, Barriers and Opportunities for Faith-Based Organizations to Implement Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Partner with Virginia's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
… burden of obesity-related chronic diseases. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) provide a unique setting and partnership opportunity for delivering evidence-based programs into communities that can be sustained. The federally funded Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education …
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Faith based institutions and youth participation in community development : issues and opportunities
… other public agencies, and secular non-profit organizations to involve young people in current community planning efforts. Missing from discourse, however are the roles churches and other faith-based institutions can play in involving youth. Across the nation, churches and church-affiliated …
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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Centering Prayer
… being practiced in Christian communities and faith-based organizations around the world. Despite the widespread appeal and practice of centering prayer, the social scientific understanding of this psychospiritual practice is extremely limited. As such, leaders are limited in their ability to …
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A Comprehensive Program Description and Recommendations for the Del Rosa Youth Program
… goods from nongovernmental sources. Churches and faith based organizations, such as the Del Rosa Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, have been bridging the gap for families seeking assistance, particularly in the area of youth services. The Del Rosa Youth Program, an outreach program sponsored by …
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Die Organisationsstruktur und -identität lutherischer Hilfsorganisationen in den USA – Eine exemplarische Untersuchung von Lutheran Services in America (LSA) und ausgewählten Mitgliedsorganisationen
… basierte Non- Profit-Organisationen, sogenannte Faith-based Organizations (FBOs), stets eine feste Rolle im Sozialwesen der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ein. Inzwischen gehören christlich motivierte Hilfsorganisationen, wie die unter Lutheran Social Services zusammengefassten lutherischen …
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An Analysis of Faith-Based Homeless Social Service Providers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and their Role in Helping Homeless People
… push on the federal level to support efforts of faith-based organizations, which provide a variety of social services ranging from literacy improvement efforts to homeless prevention. This thesis sheds light on the current efforts by faith-based homeless service providers in the Baton Rouge area, …
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Do Clergy in Hidalgo County, Texas Serve as a Bridge or Barrier to Mental Health Services?
… interview process, 301 clergy members of the faith based organizations (FBO) in Hidalgo County, Texas (HCT) were interviewed. Key findings suggest that the clergy engage in significant MH intervention practices and referrals based on their ministerial duties with FBO members. The clergy …
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Fertile ground: Community gardens in a low-income inner-city Chicago neighborhood and the development of social capital among African Americans
… greater quality of life. The study offers place-based recommendations for block clubs, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, companies, landscape architects, city planners, parks and recreation departments that focus on local assets.
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THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE WITHIN A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION
… organizational culture at a small, non-profit, faith-based organization impacted communities of practice (CoP). The literature reviewed focuses on the following: faith-based, non-profit organizations, communities of practice and organizational culture. The study was situated in a small, …
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Increasing breast cancer self-awareness and screening in a vulnerable population through faith-based community outreach
… cancer education, and connecting with faith-based communities has shown to increase cancer screening rates and knowledge in these vulnerable populations. The purpose of this QI project was to provide breast cancer screening education and access to care with the goal of increasing breast …
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