Volunteering in emergencies, crises, and disasters nearly always occurs, despite being
ignored by some professional emergency managers and government officials …

The world's poorest people are struggling to access quality, affordable health care. Change
is urgently required. Faith-based organizations deliver more than 40 percent of health …

Critical interest in the characteristics, make-up and management of nonprofit organizations
has seldom been higher. As this impetus grows, this important book draws on advances in …

Background: Not much is known about funding for and implementation of Person-centered,
long-term services–referred to as “recovery services.” Methods: SAMSHA funding archives …

How do public servants compare to the general public in their religious affiliation, beliefs,
and behaviors? Using data from the 2004 General Social Survey, we compare public …

More than 70 percent of the world's HIV-infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa, where
Zambia is geographically located. This is particularly alarming considering that only 10 …

A careful study demonstrates that President Bush has implemented the faith-based initiative
as a method of governmentality, one which appears to be biased toward Christianity. This …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Religious organisations have been involved in delivering
alcohol and other drug (AOD) services since Australian colonial times and are a familiar …

Since the 1990s, federal policies have allowed public funds to support social services
provided through pervasively faith-based organizations (FBOs). Public and academic …

Introduction major goal of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) is to provide universal
access to the information, services, training, and other tools Americans need to enter and …