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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)
Battlemind to Home II Symposium
Empowering Veterans ~ Faith-based and Community Organizations
Working Collaboratively with Veterans Affairs (VA)
The Role and Work of the VA CFBNP and the White House Office of
Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (WH OFBNP)
November 16 & 17, 2011
Indianapolis Marriott East
7202 East 21st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Presenter ~ Rev. E. Terri LaVelle, Director
VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
Mission
Centers for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Initiatives
Policy Goals
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
"The particular faith that motivates
each of us can promote a greater
good for all of us. Instead of
driving us apart, our varied beliefs
can bring us together to feed the
hungry and comfort the afflicted;
to make peace where there is
strife and rebuild what has broken;
to lift up those who have fallen on
hard times.
-- President Barack Obama
MISSION
We build partnerships between
government, faith-based and
neighborhood organizations to
better serve individuals, families,
and communities.
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
Agency Centers
Veterans Affairs
Health and Human Services
Housing and Urban Development
Homeland Security
U. S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture
Commerce
Education
Corporation for National and Community Service
Justice
Labor
Small Business Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
President’s Advisory Council
The President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and
Neighborhood Partnerships is a group of 25 leaders from
both faith-based and non-sectarian organizations, each
serving 1-year terms. The Advisory Council are leaders
and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based
and neighborhood organizations in order to make
recommendations to government on how to improve
partnerships.
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WH Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
Partnerships for the Common Good
A Partnership Guide for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
The Partnership Guide is designed to give local faith and community leaders a menu of opportunities to partner with
President Obama’s Office for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to address a variety of challengers and
issues critical to local Communities. The Guide is by no means exhaustive. Use the Guide to review the kinds of
partnerships that can be formed in the areas that are most important to your local congregation or organization.
The staff at the Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Centers are ready to support your local group in
forming the Partnerships described in the Guide and to answer any questions you have about how to move forward.
Email – [email protected]
Website – www.whitehouse.gov/partnerships
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
Grants and Resources
One of the goals of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to make sure that community
Organizations are aware of grant opportunities that may be relevant to them throughout the Federal
Government. Neither the Office nor the Agency Centers administer or manage Federal grant programs.
However, the links to grants below can help you identify those grant opportunities where faith-based and
neighborhood organizations are being engaged as partners throughout the Federal Government.
Grants Websites
Grants.gov – This electronic system allows you to search for grant opportunities across multiple factors such
as Agency, Services, Populations, and most Recently Announced.
USASpending.gov This electronic system allows you to identify grants that have been awarded to entities in
Community.
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
Faith and community-based organizations have been at the forefront supporting military families and Veterans. Joining
Forces is a comprehensive national initiative to mobilize all sectors of society to give our service members and
their families the opportunities and support they have earned. http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces
Joining Forces is especially focused on education, employment and wellness.
Number one, you can make a special effort to ensure that your existing ministries and services integrate and are
accessible to military families and Veterans.
Second, you could expand a military families’ ministry or program that you have already launched.
Third, if you don’t already have one, you could consider starting a new ministry or service for military families or
Veterans, or partner with an existing program in your community.
For smaller congregations, you could coordinate a once a year fair, event or service that is focused on military
families.
Finally, you can help raise awareness about the issues and challenges that military families and veterans face as
well as their service and strength that some of their neighbors may not be fully aware of.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Interagency Collaboration
WH Regional Interagency Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Conferences:
Connecting Communities for the Common Good
The WH OFBNP is convening conferences across the country in partnership with local officials. At
each conference, workshops will be facilitated by Center Directors and workshop presenters will be
local and regional agency staff. In order to support local organizations as they tackle community
challenges, the regional events have three key goals:
To build and strengthen relationships between community and faith-based groups, and with local,
regional and Federal government partners;
To highlight relevant Federal and public/private partnership opportunities, and to connect groups to
these opportunities; and
To open the door and tell the story of the Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Completed
May 27, 2011 Philadelphia, PA
June 5, New Orleans, LA
July 27, 2011 Denver, CO
September 27, 2011 Detroit, MI
Planned
December 6, 2011 Chicago, IL
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White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Supporting America’s Veterans
President Obama
identified 4 policy
goals for the
Agency Faithbased and
Neighborhood
Partnerships
Centers to have as
a focus for our
work.
Promoting Interfaith
Dialogue and
Cooperation
Strengthening the
Role of Community
Organizations in the
Economic Recovery
Promoting
Responsible
Fatherhood and
Strong
Communities
Reducing Unintended
Pregnancies,
Supporting Maternal
and Child Health and
Reducing the Need
for Abortion
Agency Specific ~ VA
Center will partner with the
VA Homeless Program and
external stakeholders to end
homelessness among
Veterans in five years
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Eliminating Homelessness Among Veterans
“We will provide new help for homeless
Veterans because those heroes have a home –
it’s the country they served, the United
States of America.”
President Obama (March 26, 2009)
“President Obama and I are personally
committed to ending homelessness among
Veterans. Those who have served this nation
as a Veteran should never find themselves on
the street, living without care and without
hope.”
- Secretary Shinseki
http://www1.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCenter.asp
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The 21st century VA is be built around 3 guiding principals
We Are
People-Centric
Results-Driven
Forward-Looking
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
THEN AND NOW
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Faith-based and
Community Initiatives was established on June 1, 2004, by Executive Order
13342. The objective was to coordinate agency efforts for the elimination of
regulatory, contracting, and other programmatic obstacles. The removal of
these obstacles would enable faith-based and community organizations to
access resources they need to provide social and community services.
In February 2009, President Obama renamed the White House Office to the
Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The name change
reflects the emphasis and importance of developing and cultivating
partnerships with those in the community that already provide services and
meet the needs of so many of our citizens.
The VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP) is one
of thirteen Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Centers in the Federal
government.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Mission Statement
To develop partnerships with and provide relevant information to faith-based
and secular organizations and expand their participation in VA programs in
order to better serve the needs of Veterans, their families and survivors.
Vision Statement
VA’s Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP) will
cultivate and develop relationships with faith-based and secular organizations
working with them as collaborative partners to serve our Veterans, their families
and survivors.
CFBNP through its outreach efforts will provide opportunities for external
partners to expand their understanding of and participation in VA programs.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Eliminating Homelessness Among Veterans
VA Secretary Shinseki (August 18, 2009)
“We are going to take (the) 131,000 homeless Veterans off the streets over the
next five years … To do this well, we will have to attack the entire downward
spiral that ends in homelessness – we must offer education, jobs, treat
depression, fight substance abuse, and offer safe housing. We have to do it
all – no missed opportunities in going from 131,000 to zero and keeping it
there…”
http://www1.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCenter.asp
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
NATIONAL CALL CENTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
HOMELESS VETERANS IN NEED OF HELP?
CALL 1-877-4AID VET (1-877-424-3838) ~ http://www1.va.gov/homeless/
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU CALL?
 You will be connected to a trained VA staff member.
 Hotline staff will conduct a brief screen to assess your needs.
 Homeless Veterans will be connected with the Homeless Point of Contact at
the nearest VA facility.
 Family members and non-VA providers calling on behalf of a homeless
Veteran will be provided with information regarding the homeless programs
and services available.
 Contact information will be requested so staff may follow-up.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
VA Acquired Property Sales for Homeless Providers Program
 Nonprofit homeless provider organizations may be eligible to purchase Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) acquired properties at a discount. VA markets these properties at fair
market value through a property management contractor, Bank of America Corporation
(BAC). Eligible nonprofits may purchase these properties at discounts only after the
properties have been listed for sale. The percentage of discount will vary based on how
long the property has been listed.
 Faith-based non-profits may be eligible to purchase Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
acquired properties at a discount. The non-profit must agree to use the property as a shelter
for homeless Veterans and their families for not less than 3 years.
 Points of Contact
VA: Valerie McDougle. Phone 571-272-0039. Email [email protected]
BAC: Marco Ordonez. Phone 972-918-8024. Email: [email protected]
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Collaboration ~ Regional Veterans Roundtables
Chicago, IL
July 28, 2011
Previous Regional Veterans
Roundtables
February 24, 2011
Las Vegas, NV
March 10, 2011
Louisville, KY
Cleveland, OH
October 20, 2011
VA Regional
Roundtables are a
collaborative effort
between: VA CFBNP,
VACO VBA VR&E
Service
and the VR&E Regional
Office in the host city.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Collaborative Relationships
 VA Mental Health and Chaplaincy Services ~ Bridging Chaplaincy and Mental Health
Care
 Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs (DOD/VA) Integrated Mental Health
Strategies
 WH Domestic Policy Council Interagency Work Group on Responsible Fatherhood
 Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP)
“Engaging Faith Communities” – National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS)
 Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) based at Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
 U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Center Programs
VA CFBNP
Steering Committee
• Representatives from VHA, VBA, and NCA
• Representatives from the Program and Staff
Offices
• Center hosts Quarterly Steering Committee
Meetings
VA CFBNP
Quarterly Conference
Calls
• Opportunity to provide ListServ members with
relevant information on VA programs and
services to enhance their work with Veterans,
their families and survivors
• ListServ sends information from other
agencies on collaborative opportunities
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Collaborative Opportunities ?
What are your
ministries?
What programs do you
currently have in place?
What services do you
offer to your
community?
Do you have a
transportation program?
Do you have members
that are retired and
looking for ways to keep
busy?
Do you have a food
program?
What are the interests
of your youth group?
Single adults?
Do you host community
events?
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
(888) 823-7458
Weekdays 8:00 am – 5:30 pm EST
www.mirecc.va.gov/FamiliesAtEase
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Families AT Ease
 Provides concerned family and friends with a place to call and get information about how to
help loved ones.
 The focus of the Families At Ease program is reaching Veterans who are not currently
receiving VA services.
 The program seeks to reach Veterans who have never received VA care or who have
dropped out of VA care in particular, our returning OEF/OIF Veterans.
Engagement of Family Members
Improved care of the veteran is the goal
Veteran’s engagement in treatment is often facilitated by family members
Optimize family involvement in getting Veteran into care
Sets the scene for support for veteran in treatment
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SECVA
COSVA
DIRECTOR, VA CFBNP
REV. E. TERRI LAVELLE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PROGRAM SPECIALIST
PROGRAM SPECIALIST
The VA CFBNP Director also has a reporting relationship to Joshua Dubois,
Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the
WH OFBNP.
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VA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Contact Information
Rev. E. Terri LaVelle, Director
[email protected] ~ 202-461-7611
Stephen B. Dillard, Deputy Director
[email protected] ~ 202-461-7604
Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W. (00FB)
Washington, D.C. 20420
Phone: (202) 461-7689
Email: [email protected]
Website: www1.va.gov/cfbnpartnerships
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