Faith & Community Liaisons
Faith & Community Liaisons
Some states and counties (and some for-profit workforce contractors) have created the position of Faith/Community Liaison. Faith/Community Liaisons are officials or consultants who serve as a bridge between government and faith-based and community grassroots groups. It is difficult for outsiders to learn how government operates, who to go to for information, or how to get confusions and barriers cleared away. Faith/Community Liaisons help educate government officials and the public about Charitable Choice and about other new collaboration initiatives. They help outsiders learn about the procurement process and procurement opportunities. They may provide help, or steer people to others who can provide help, with grant writing (applications for government funds or for foundation or corporate funding). They may organize conferences that promote networking, share information, and highlight good models of collaboration with a ministry or other service agency in a community. It is important to contact the particular federal, state or local agency that administers the service you want to provide in your community. Included on this page are liaisons within state social service agencies, a separate link to a list of liaisons appointed within regional Housing and Urban Development agencies, and links to federal level Cabinet Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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Office of Faith-Based and
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| White House: http://www.fbci.gov |
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Cabinet Centers
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| Dept. of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/fbci/ |
| Dept. of Education: http://www.ed.gov/faithandcommunity/ |
| Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS): http://www.hhs.gov/faith |
| Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD): http://www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/index.cfm liaisons: http://www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/faithbasedliaisons.cfm |
| Dept. of Justice: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fbci |
| Dept. of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/ |
| Dept. of State, Agency for International Development (U.S. AID): http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/fbci/ |
| Corporation for National and Community Service: http://www.cns.gov |
| Other Cabinet Center Contacts: http://www.hhs.gov/faith/contacts.html |
The following list is not comprehensive -- not all states have appointed staff to serve as liaisons. If you see omissions or errors, please bring these to our attention at Inquiries@cpjustice.org. ALABAMA Terri Hasdorff Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives RSA Union Building, Suite 134 100 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36104 334-242-7110 334-242-2885 fax thasdorff@governor.state.al.us
ALASKA Stephanie Wheeler, Executive Director Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services fbci@gov.state.ak.us 3601 C Street., Room 902 Anchorage, AK 99524 (907) 269-8019 (907) 269-5236 fax http://ltgov.state.ak.us/fbci/
ARKANSAS Sherry Anderson Director, Division of Volunteerism State of Arkansas 501-682-6735
ARIZONA Jannah Scott, Policy Advisor Faith and Community Initiatives Office of the Governor 1700 W. Washington, Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-7558 jscott@az.gov
COLORADO Cameron Lynch Office of the Governor 136 State Capitol Denver, CO 80203 303-866-6380 303-866-6368 fax cameron.lynch@state.co.us
Kevin R. Richards Director, Colorado Works Program Office of Self-Sufficiency Colorado Department of Human Services (303) 866-2054 kevin.richards@state.co.us
CONNECTICUT Brian Mattiello Office of the Governor State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 860-524-7325 brian.matiello@po.state.ct.us
Michael J. McCarthy Manager, The Center for Capacity Development The WorkPlace, Inc. (203) 576-7030 Ext 313 (203) 335-9703 fax mmccarthy@workplace.org http://www.centerforcapacity.org
James Brennan, Director CT Department of Labor Center for Faith-based/Community-based Initiatives 200 Folly Brook Blvd. Wethersfield, CT 06109 (860) 263-6513 james.brennan@po.state.ct.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Dr. Susan Newman- Washington, D.C. Senior Advisor of Religious Affairs Executive Office of the Mayor The John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 211 Washington, DC 20004 202-727-1750 202-727-5931fax susan.newman@dc.gov
Pat Henry Manager, Faith-Based Relations District of Columbia Mayors Office of Partnerships and Grants Development 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 200S Washington, D.C. 20001 202-727-0946 202-727-1652 fax pat.henry@dc.gov
Deborah Murphy Department of Employment Services Office of Faith and Community-Based Partnerships (202) 671-1552
FLORIDA Volunteer Florida Foundation 401 South Monroe Street Elliot Building Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (800) 825-3786 Tollfree Main Office (850) 410-0696 Main Office (850) 414-0096 Fax http://www.volunteerfloridafoundation.org/about_faithbased.php Del Palmer Director OFBCI for Florida Department of Children and Families 1314 Dixon Boulevard Cocoa, FL 32922 Phone: 321-637-7250 x 271 Del_Palmer@dcf.state.fl.us
See a list of other state contacts at: http://www.volunteerfloridafoundation.org/contacts_state_gov.php
Other resources are available from Faith And Community Together (FACT) at http://www.factfl.org, a site of the Family and Children Faith Coalition (http://www.fcfcfl.org) in South Florida (these sites are independent and not formally part of the Governor's office).
GEORGIA Edna S. Foster, Program Director DHR/DFCS Faith & Community Based Initiatives 8160 Veterans Parkway Columbus, Georgia 31909 (706)507-1021 fax: (706)507-1001 esfoster@dhr.state.ga.us
HAWAII Sam Aiona Office of Community Services 830 Punchbowl Street Room 420 Honolulu, HI 96813 808-586-8675 sam.aiona@hawaii.gov
IDAHO Tammy M. Payne Division of Welfare 450 West State Street, 6th Floor P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720--0036 (208) 465-8431 paynet2@idhw.state.id.us
ILLINOIS Rev. Derrius Colvin Regional Community Liaison Illinois Department of Human Services (312) 793-4343 (312) 793-3789 or 5019 fax http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/pforh.htm
Fred Nettles Regional Community Liaison Illinois Department of Human Services (217) 782-1268 http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/pforh.htm
INDIANA Paula Parker-Sawyers, Director Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives State of Indiana (317) 233-4273 (888) 335-9490 ofbcinformation@state.in.us http://www.state.in.us/fssa/faithworks
Marquisha Bridgeman Faith-Based Coordinator Office of the Mayor 2501 City-County Building 200 East Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-327-3711 317-327-5271 (fax) mlbridge@indygov.org
KANSAS Jeremy Anderson Office of the Governor Capitol 300 SW 10th Avenue Suite 263 East Topeka, KS 66612 785-368-8500 Jeremy.Anderson@gov.state.ks.us http://www.hr.state.ks.us/home/html/faith.htm
Linda J. Weaver State Liaison Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Kansas Department of Human Resources 401 SW Topeka Boulevard Topeka, KS 66603 (785) 296-2159 (785) 291-3512 fax http://www.hr.state.ks.us/home/html/faith.htm
LOUISIANA Johnny Anderson Office of the Governor P.O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 225-342-1263 andersonj@gov.state.la.us
MARYLAND Betsy Nessen Merrill, Executive Director Office of Community Initiatives Office of the Governor 6 St. Paul St. Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: (410) 767-4800 Fax: (410) 333-0417 bmerrill@gov.state.md.us
MICHIGAN Greg Roberts Director, OFBCI Office of the Governor Cadillac Place 3022 West Grand Blvd., Suite 14-150 Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 456-0020 robertsg@michigan.gov
Wanda Bostic Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Mayor's Office, Detroit (313) 224-6855
Daniel R. Guild Office of Faith-Based Initiatives City of Lansing, Office of the Mayor 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing, Michigan 48933 (517) 483-4000
MINNESOTA Lee Buckley Special Advisor on Faith and Community Service Office of the Governor 50 Sherburne Avenue, Room 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Lee.Buckley@state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal PO Box 20546 Jackson, MS 39289 (601) 346-7503 http://www.msfaithcoalition.org
MONTANA David M. Young, Co-conferer Rural Health Resource Specialist Montana State University (406) 994-5552 (406) 994-1756fax dyoung@montana.edu
NEBRASKA NEBHANDS Initiative Caroline Walles University of Nebraska Public Policy Center 121 South 13th St., Suite 303 Lincoln, NE 68588-0228 (402) 472-5678 (402) 472-5679 fax nebhands@nebraska.edu http://www.nebhands.nebraska.edu
NEW JERSEY Edward LaPorte, Executive Director State of New Jersey Department of State Office of Faith Based Initiatives 225 West State St. P.O. Box 456 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0456 609-984-6952 (phone) 609-633-7141 (fax) edward.laporte@sos.state.nj.us http://www.state.nj.us/state/faith/index.html
NEW YORK
Janice Bibb-Jones
Office of Children and Family Services
518-474-9461
Janice.Bibb-Jones@ocfs.state.ny.us
Office of Children and Family Services: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/Faith/
Larry Ritter
New York State Department of Temporary Disability Assistance
(518) 474-9510
(518) 473-8590 fax
Larry.Ritter@otda.state.ny.us
NORTH CAROLINA Sonia Barns Special Assistant for Community Affairs 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Phone: 919-715-3522 sonia.barnes@ncmail.net
Diana Jones Wilson Faith Partnerships, Inc. Post Office Box 1150 Raleigh, NC 27602 919-834-8335 919-834-8457 fax http://www.faithpartnerships.org
OHIO Krista Rush Sisterhen Director, Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6117 (614) 466-3398 or (614) 644-5320 (614) 644-6763 fax ksisterhen@gov.state.oh.us
Joel Potts Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 30 East Broad Street, 32nd Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone; 614-466-6283 Fax: 614-466-2815 potts@odjfs.stats.oh.us
OKLAHOMA Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 522-0606 http://www.faithlinksok.org
PENNSYLVANIA Gilbert Gomez Liaison to the Faith Community Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare 717-787-0262 ggomez@state.pa.us
J. Robert Harrison Associate Director City of Philadelphia, Mayor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives (215) 686-3958 / (215) 686-3905 (215) 686-1458 fax robert.j.harrison@phila.gov
SOUTH CAROLINA Wilbert Lewis Faith-Based Initiative Coordinator South Carolina Department of Social Services 803-898-7855 wlewis@dss.state.sc.us
Gene Beckman SC Employment Security Commission (803) 737-2673 gbeckman@sces.org
Harry Prim SC Dept. on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (803) 896-1199 hprim@daodas.state.sc.us
TEXAS Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives OneStar Foundation 816 Congress, Suite 900 Austin, TX 78701 512-473-2140 beau@onestarfoundation.org http://www.onestarfoundation.org
UTAH Gordon Walker Director, Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Division of Housing and Community Development Department of Community and Culture (801) 538-8661 (801) 538-8888 fax gdwalker@utah.gov
VIRGINIA Jane Brown Director, OFBCI Virginia Department of Social Services 7 North 8th St. Richmond, VA 23219 (800) 777-8293 (804) 726-7912 (804) 726-7947 fax janebrown@dss.virginia.gov http://www.dss.state.va.us/community/faith.html
Contact Jane Brown for information on the state's regional faith-based liaisons.
WASHINGTON / IDAHO / OREGON / ALASKA -- (Region X for U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families) Caron Dwyer Program Specialist Youth, Diversity & Faith-Based Outreach Administration for Children and Families 2201 Sixth Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98121-2500 (206) 615-3656 cdwyer@acf.hhs.gov http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/ Region X Faith-Based pages at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/priorities/faith/outreach.html
WYOMING Andy Aldrich Director, Wyoming OFBCI 130 Hobbs Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0490 Phone: 307-777-6031 aaldri1@state.wy.us
