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White
House Conference
on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
On Wednesday, March 3, the White House and the Departments of Justice,
Agriculture, Labor, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development,
and Education and the Agency for International Development will
host a conference in Los Angeles, to help faith-based and community
organizations learn more about President Bush's Faith- Based and
Community Initiative. The Federal government is working to make
sure that faith-based and community groups can compete on an equal
footing for Federal dollars, receive greater private support, and
face fewer bureaucratic barriers.
See
brochure for more information at:
http://www.lahsa.org/pdfs/Current/whitehouseconference.pdf
The
Conference is free, but pre-registration is required. Registration
is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit www.fbci.gov
to register online. We strongly encourage you to register online.
If you are unable to register online, complete the registration
form and fax it to (703) 299-4589. Please register by Wednesday,
February 25. If you are unable to attend the conference, please
cancel your registration via email, to fbci@dtihq.gov,
or via fax, to the numbers listed above, so we may accommodate as
many people as possible.
The Conference is part of a series of regional Conferences that
are being held around the country. These Conferences will equip
participants with information about Federal programs that are suited
to their needs, the Federal funding process, and the legal requirements
that may apply to recipients of Federal funds. It will also give
them practical information on the grant-writing process and successful
practices from other organizations, as well as an opportunity to
network with government officials. The conference will offer several
different tracks of workshops. When you pre-register, please indicate
your preference for which workshop you would like to attend. Since
workshops fill up, please mark a first and second choice.
Dear Friends:
Our country is blessed with a long tradition of assisting individuals,
families and communities who have not fully shared in America’s
prosperity. Yet, despite a multitude of programs and renewed
commitments by Federal and State governments to battle social
distress, too many of our neighbors still suffer from poverty
and despair.
While government has a responsibility to help its citizens,
it does not have a monopoly on compassion. Faith-based and grassroots
groups lift people’s lives and heal our nation’s ills one act
of kindness at a time. To enhance the work of these groups,
President Bush has made the Faith-Based and Community Initiative
one his Administration’s priorities.
In the coming months, we will be hosting a series of regional
conferences across the country that will provide you with more
information about the President’s Initiative. I very much hope
you will be able to join us.
Kind regards,
Jim Towey
Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives |
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