Under the new administration, faith-based groups are going to be asked to play an increasing role in solving social ills and building sustainable communities. The organizations listed below can help local faith-based groups choose their roles carefully and meet the challenges they take on.
Networks provide training and often professional organizers to fledgling groups.
The intermediaries listed provide training and technical assistance specifically to faith-based groups on a wide range of community development activities such as social services, housing, economic development and advocacy. Shooting Star Lane Ft. Its vision is rooted in an understanding of religious congregations' prophetic role in holding society's political and economic systems accountable for acting fairly. The Gamaliel Foundation is a national network of professional community organizers and key institutional leaders working to rebuild urban areas. They work with faith-based community organizations that are trying to live out their spiritual convictions in the public arena.