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	Hot Topics highlight recommended resource items, both online and in the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse library, on important service-learning related subjects. Faith-based service-learning involves community religiously-based organizations as partners, or educational institutions where religious faith is pre-eminent. President George W. Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative, which aims to allow faith-based and community organizations to compete equally with government  agencies  for federal dollars, affects faith-based service-learning programs by providing exposure to federal funding opportunities and support. September 2004 (Updated June 2007)
	NSLC Site Resources FACES State Commission Tool Kit: Implementing the President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative at CNCS Relevant Links Faith-Based Links (categorized by the NSLC librarian) Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow) But Is It Service? Problems of Participatory Democracy and Justice in a Service Learning Class (2007) Just: Judaism. Action. Social Change. (2007) Community Service and Spirituality: Integrating Faith, Service, and Social Justice at DePaul University (2006) National Service: A Resource fo Faith-Based and Community Groups (2005) Service-Learning: Creating Community and Developing Citizens [video] (2005) Visions of Service (2004) The Effects of Catholic School on Civic Participation (2003) Expanding the Reach of Community Partnerships to Close Gaps: Faith Based and Community Organizations, Planning and Implementing After-School Learn and Serve Programs (2003) Commitment and Connection: Service-Learning and Christian Higher Education (2002) From Cloister to Commons: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Religious Studies (2002) The Role of Service-Learning in the Transformation of Islam: Faith and Practice (2002) Making a Difference With Service-Learning: Christian Ethics and Modern Problems (2002) Faith Based Institutions and High Risk Youth (2000) Kids Have a lot to Give: How Congregations Can Nurture Habits of Giving and Serving for the Common Good (1999) Effective Practices Faith-based effective practices from the EpiCenter database Related Hot Topics Curriculum Ideas	Featured Book   Just: Judaism. Action. Social Change. (2007)   Building the Organizations that Build Communities: Strengthening the Capacity of Faith- and Community-Based Development Organizations (2004)
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