Yet I still found myself wondering whether Chester's success was sustainable. If AMEN's statistics are any guide, the answer is yes. Examples abound of FBOs with similar success rates. Consider Faithworks, a program in New York City for drug-addicted homeless men whose success rates are promising. Governor Bush is clearly excited about these programs.
Reckless men become loving fathers.
Prisoners become spiritual leaders. A belief that no one is finally a failure or a victim, because everyone is the child of a loving and merciful God. The law also protects religious providers against attempts to secularize their social service programs. Following passage of Charitable Choice, Bush issued a directive to Texas social service agencies instructing them to recruit FBOs and to include the protective language of Charitable Choice in any contracts the state signed. So there is something disingenuous about Republicans taking credit for programs that have existed for decades, if not centuries.