Friendly Visitor Project Reaches Home-Bound Elderly in Nebraska Farming Community
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.
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Faith in Action Projects that Struggled or Closed
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Of the 1,715 Faith in Action projects that RWJF funded, some 1,048 projects either closed or did not meet updated criteria for inclusion in the program.
Regional Collaborative Networks Work to Sustain Faith in Action Sites
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Regional collaborative networks of Faith in Action projects took on a variety of activities together to try and strengthen their work.
Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.
Project in Alaska City Struggles with Faith in Action Name
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.
Washington, D.C. Project Organizes Elders in Community Activism
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
On a sunny day in April with cherry blossoms in full bloom, Mark Andersen walks the streets of one of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Washington.
Participation in Voluntary Youth-Serving Associations and Early Adult Voting Behavior
September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Membership in voluntary associations has declined but there is disagreement over the extent of the decline and whether it suggests a corresponding decrease in civic activity. This study investigates whether adolescents' participation in volunteer ac ...
Houston Coalition Launches Volunteer Caregivers Initiative as Part of RWJF's Faith in Action Program
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Faith in Action Project of Houston recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to provide caregiver services to elderly people living in Houston's Independence Heights neighborhood.
Interfaith Program in Arkansas Trains Volunteers, Streamlines Provision of Services
December 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Washington Regional Medical Foundation established an interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Project to organize and train volunteers to provide services for people in a four-county area in northwest Arkansas.
Restructured "Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement" Shifts Mission to Promote Civic Engagement
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
From April 1998 through May 2004, the Grantmaker Forum on Community & National Service (now Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement), Berkeley, Calif., formalized its structure and revised its mission.