Faith-Based Providers Partnering with Government: Opportunity and Temptation

Kuzma, Abigail Lawlis, Journal of Church and State

Faith-based social service providers are increasingly finding that they are eligible to apply for and receive grants or contracts from government sources but are uncertain about what strings may be attached to the funding or even if such funding is constitutionally permissible. In recent years, Congress and state governments have enacted legislation specifically inviting religious or faith-based entities to participate in public service programs that benefit the poor or disadvantaged. Local governments are also providing grants that allow faith-based groups to run mentoring and other programs that serve neighbors and thereby improve neighborhoods.l Even United States presidential …

Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information: Article title: Faith-Based Providers Partnering with Government: Opportunity and Temptation. Contributors: Kuzma, Abigail Lawlis - Author. Journal title: Journal of Church and State. Volume: 42. Issue: 1 Publication date: Winter 2000. Page number: 37+. © 1999 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.