Establishment of White House Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives
Headline: Establishes White House Office for Faith-Based Community Initiatives
What it does: Federal departments and agencies must cooperate with and provide information and support to the new White House office to expand and strengthen faith-based and community programs.
- Creates a White House office to coordinate faith-based social services.
- Requires federal agencies to provide information and support to that office.
- Office operations must begin within 30 days and depend on available funding.
Summary
This executive order creates a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to coordinate a national effort to expand opportunities for religious and other community groups to meet social needs. The office will develop policy, increase capacity, encourage private giving, remove unnecessary barriers, and promote results-oriented programs addressing crime, addiction, family strength, and poverty.
Federal departments and agencies must cooperate with the office and provide requested information and support; the office will begin operations within 30 days and is led by an Assistant to the President, subject to available funding and the law.
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