Upcoming Advisory Council Meetings

Friends,

The following notice was submitted to the Federal Register.  The posting may be delayed because the Federal Government is closed due to weather. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships announces the following
meetings:

Name: President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Council Meetings
   
Times and Dates: Thursday, February 25th, 4-6pm EST and Friday, February 26th from 2-4pm EST

Place: Meetings will be held via conference call. The dial-in number for both calls is: 800-857-8628, Passcode 9789555.  Please contact Mara Vanderslice to RSVP for the call: mvanderslice@who.eop.gov.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by lines available. 

Purpose: The Council brings together leaders and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based and neighborhood organizations in order to: Identify best practices and successful modes of delivering social services; evaluate the need for improvements in the implementation and coordination of public policies relating to faith- based and other neighborhood organizations; and make recommendations for changes in policies, programs, and practices.

Contact Person for Additional Information: Please contact Mara Vanderslice for any additional information about the Advisory Council conference call at mvanderslice@who.eop.gov.

Agenda: Topics to be discussed include deliberations on reports from the Council’s six Taskforces: Economic Recovery and Domestic Poverty, Reform of the Office, Environment and Climate Change, Inter-Religious Cooperation, Fatherhood and Healthy Families and Global Poverty and Development.  For copies of these reports, please contact Mara Vanderslice at mvanderslice@who.eop.gov.

Public Comment:  There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the conference call.

Exceptional Circumstances Justifying Late Notice: This notice may be published in the Federal Register less than 15 calendar days prior, due to exceptional circumstances.  The Federal Government was closed due to inclement weather and therefore publication of this notice could be delayed. 

Dated: Feb. 8th, 2010

Mara L. Vanderslice,
Special Assistant

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