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"Can We Make Welfare Reform Work?"
In 1996 federal welfare reform legislation was passed, including the Charitable Choice provisions that encourage faith based organizations to compete for welfare-to-work contracts. For more information about this go to California Church Impact and click on Welfare Reform & Faith CommunitiesOne excellent example of this is FaithWORKS!, a program which began in Shasta County, and which is spreading throughout the diocese. FaithWORKS! is an inter-faith cooperative effort of the ministry associations of Shasta County, California to facilitate the involvement of faith-based communities in the implementation of Welfare Reform.
The Faith Community has a role to play, have you examined how you might help?
- Church based Child Care Centers.
- Mentoring Program for welfare mothers.
- Respite Care for home based Child Care providers.
- Feeding Programs for the hungry.
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"As participants in God's mission we must strive for justice and peace
among all people
and respect for the dignity of every human being."
For information about the Welfare Information Network visit their web site at www.welfareinfo.org
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