For Supportive Services
General Resources


The first section of this page provides faith community resources specific to supportive services. The second section contains general faith community tools applicable to all levels of service, grouped into categories for convenience. Each category contains "Tools" - documents available for download in PDF form, as well as "Links" to related material on the internet. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the pdf files, which can be downloaded for free here. All links will open in a new window.

For organizational development resources specific to the other levels of service, visit informational faith community tools and clinical faith community tools, or click on the appropriate service navigation tabs at the top of the page.


Supportive Service Specific Resources:

Faith-Based Community Development
Congregations and Child Care
Social Security
Work as a Priority - Employing People who have a Serious Mental Illness and who are Homeless
Faith-Based Suicide Prevention Information
Power Point Version
References
Suicide Prevention - Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and How to Help
Teen Depression

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General Faith Community Resources:


General Faith Community tools are organized into the categories listed above. Each category contains "Tools" - documents available for download in PDF form, as well as "Links" to related material on the internet. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the pdf files, which can be downloaded for free here. All links will open in a new window.


Collaborative Relations
Tools  
Building Good Interfaith Relations © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Engaging Faith Groups in Collaboration © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Links  
The Foundation Center
Rural Assistance Center
Home Study Course for Early Childhood Professionals

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Faith-based Organizations
Tools  
Fundamentals of Fund Raising Letters © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Running a Congregation Based Non-Profit © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Recruiting Volunteers in Faith Based Organizations © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Volunteer Partnerships in Low Income Communities © 2004 Points of Light Foundation
Links  
White House Office of Faith-Based in Community Initiatives
Hudson Institute: Faith and Communities Initiative
The Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN)
Faith Net NAMI
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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Behavioral Health Issues
Tools  
Characteristics of Addiction
Helping Service Personnel Return Home
Links  
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Nebraska Alliance for the Mentally Ill
The Role of Faith- and Community-Based Systems in Addiction Treatment and Recovery
Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addiction
Pathways to Promise: Ministry & Mental Illness
Christian Recovery Connection
Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others (JACS)
OASSIS: Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services
United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
HIPAA Regulations: Pastoral Visitations and Privacy
ADS Center: A Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma

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