National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Faith-Based Programs

(Printable Version)

Best Bets

• How to Partner Effectively With Faith-Based Organizations
  crime prevention practitioners on how to partner effectively with a faith-based organization.
• US Department of Education, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
  The goal of the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the US Department of Education is to break down existing barriers and to empower faith-based and community groups to provide social and education services to those in need. The Center Web site provides basic information with which
...
• US Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
  The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was established by executive order in January, 2001, along with centers in the Departments of Labor, Education, and Housing and Urban Development. The mission of the Center is to c
...

External Resources

• The Promise and Challenge of Mentoring High-Risk Youth: Findings from the National Faith-Based Initiative (PDF 397 KB)
  This report explores whether a mentoring program run by a faith-based organization is a viable intervention for high-risk youth. In particular, it addresses questions in three areas: (1) How did the faith-based organizations adapt the best practices of community-based mentoring programs (screening, training, matching, and monitoring) to meet the needs of older, high-risk youth and faith-based mentors? (2) How successful were the sites at recruiting mentors and who came forward as volunteers? (3) How successful were the mentoring relationships, how long did the relationships last, and what potential did they show?
  Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
• Faith-Based Institutions and High-Risk Youth (PDF 233 KB)
  This report, the first in a series from P/PV's national faith-based initiative for high-risk youth, provides an initial overview of strategies employed by faith-based institutions in eleven cities, including lessons learned about the distinct contributions of faith-based institutions to the work of civil society, and the challenges of building partnerships between faith-based groups and other institutions—law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies, foundations and philanthropy, local government and community organizations.
  Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice

Site Help - Policies & Disclaimers - Get Adobe Acrobat Reader

The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Last Updated: 3/27/2008