Engaging, Mobilizing, and Impacting Faith-based Communities

from August 2008

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Faith-based organizations are increasingly popular gateways for attracting partners and participants for educational programming. Among the many programs offered in partnership with faith-based organizations are programs to improve nutrition, increase cardiovascular health, reduce the incidence of diabetes, create community gardens, combat poverty and provide a means for prisoners to re-enter society. Knowing the challenges and rewards of working with faith-based audiences and organizations ahead of time helps Extension professionals partner with the faith-based community in implementing educational programs. At the end of this session, participants will have:

Increased their knowledge of the importance of uniting faith-based audiences/organizations
Learned strategies for approaching potential faith-based communitypartners
Increased their knowledge of effective practices for working with faith-based audiences/organizations.
Heard lessons learned, challenges faced, and exciting results from working with faith-based audiences/organizations.

Presenters

Susan S. Jakes, Ph.D., Extension Assistant Professor, Family and Community Development Specialist
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, CALS, NC State University

Delphine Sellars, M.S., Durham County Extension Director
North Carolina Cooperative Extension

David Hall, MPH, MDiv, Extension Associate, Faithful Families Coordinator
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences, EFNEP
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, CALS, North Carolina State University

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