An update from the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, an independent research
project of the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The public policy research arm of the State
University of New York.

New! White House Promotes Incentives for Nonprofit Community Development

In an effort to encourage low-income community development by nonprofit organizations, the White
House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives on May 29 released a guide listing federal
financial incentives for economic development activities. The guide was presented at a White House
meeting that highlighted efforts to bring together three forces – government, business and nonprofit
organizations – to stimulate economic development in low-income or struggling communities. The
meeting also highlighted an April 4 report prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor by Social Policy
Research Associates on the work of faith-based and community organizations with businesses. The author
of that report said there is a strong match between business needs and the missions of faith-based and
community organizations.

Click here to read more by Roundtable Correspondent Anne Farris.

New! An Interview with Rev. Dr. Fred Lucas of the Faith Center for
Community Development

Rev. Dr. Fred Lucas is the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Faith Center For
Community Development Inc., a Manhattan-based nonprofit organization with a $1.5 million annual
budget that provides training, technical assistance, and funding for church-based community development.
Headquartered on Wall Street, the Faith Center also assists financial institutions and socially concerned
investors in accessing opportunities in underserved neighborhoods, through collaborations with
community-focused religious institutions.

Rev. Dr. Lucas has 25 years of pastoral experience at four churches. During those years, he launched a long
list of community and economic development projects and programs, including a development corporation,
federal credit union, housing for first-time homeowners, senior citizens center, elementary school, early
education and after-school tutorial centers, youth employment program, and food distribution, homeless
and prison ministries. Rev. Dr. Lucas has served on a number of religious and clergy task forces and
advisory boards, including those created by President George W. Bush, former Presidents George H.W.
Bush and Bill Clinton, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, former New York City Mayors Ed Koch and
David Dinkins, the United Way, Fannie Mae, and JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Click here to read the interview.

Weekly Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community
Organization Eligibility

The grant opportunities this week for community and faith-based organizations are through programs
administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Justice, and
the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Potential applicants should be aware that some grant programs require specific technical expertise, or
experience with particular foreign countries.

Click here for the grant digest, compiled by Roundtable Correspondent Allison Sarnoff
with Lisa Montiel.

Roundtable Digest of Current Faith-Based News Stories

A Parent in Prison, a Void at Home; Chicago Coalition Seeks More Family Programs, Aid for Spouses
The Washington Post (Washington, DC)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6510

Shinnecock dedicate new recovery home
Indian Country Today (New York)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6511

All eyes on him: Former drug addict turns life around to coach young men to stay away from life on the streets.
Hickory Daily Record (North Carolina)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6512

Apartments For Homeless Proposed: Residents say the area already has its share of challenges.
Tampa Tribune (Florida)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6513

8 Days of Hope
KPLC-TV (Louisiana)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6514

Church brings baptism service to inmates who can't leave jail
The Associated Press State & Local Wire

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6494

Just Say ‘No': O.U. Pushes Abstinence, Pans Condoms
The Jewish Daily Forward

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6498

Ex-Inmates find New Hope in Transitional Living
KTVB (Idaho)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6495

EDITORIAL: Faith-based counseling may not help all meth users
Times-News (Idaho)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6496

Homeless shelter making transition
Connecticut Post Online (Connecticut)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6497

Communities of Faith: COBB COUNTY: Five churches build pantry to aid ministry
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6503

Wider mission, new location: Our Daily Bread's facility, next to city jail, will offer job training in addition to meals
Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6504

Four Faith Based Organizations Honored For Outstanding Community Development
eBusiness News

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6509

Crist embraces new prison tack: coaching inmates for life outside
Palm Beach Post (Florida)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6505

Church apathy concerns pastor
St. Petersburg Times (Florida)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6506

Democrats to End Abstinence-Only Funding
Religion News Service

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6499

Pews Slow to Follow the Pulpit on Immigration Reform
Religion News Service

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6500

Evangelicals Weigh in on Immigration Reform Bill
Christian Post

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6501

Ex-Inmates Receive Housing in Idaho -- First of Its Kind in Pacific Northwest
Christian Newswire

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6507

Immigrants Hide In Church After Raid, Arrests
NewsNet 5 (Ohio)

http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6502