Joshua DuBois

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Joshua DuBois

Former Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Joshua DuBois is Former Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In this capacity, Joshua helped direct the Obama Administration's engagement of faith-based and other nonprofit organizations around the country. One of President Obama's longest serving aides, Joshua previously served in then-Senator Obama's legislative office, and he led the Religious Affairs Department for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. Joshua is a noted expert on the intersection of religion and public life, and his work has been profiled in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN and elsewhere. He came to the Obama world after having worked on Capitol Hill, and was an Associate Pastor at a small church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received a Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and a Bachelor's degree from Boston University. Joshua was raised in Nashville, Tennessee.

Joshua DuBois's Posts

Inside the White House

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Sikh Community in Wisconsin

August 24, 2012 at 2:32 PM EDT

Mrs. Obama met with the Sikh American families affected by the tragedy in Oak Creek, Wisconsin

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Service

Partnering for Good

July 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM EDT

The President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge was launched over a year ago. Here's a look at some of the amazing work that campuses have done over the past year.

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Family

Honoring Fathers

June 14, 2012 at 8:31 AM EDT

President Obama celebrated Father’s Day a little early with four dads at Kenny’s Barbeque Smokehouse in Northeast Washington, DC on Wednesday

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Civil Rights

Honoring Unsung Heroes During Black History Month

February 28, 2012 at 11:28 AM EDT

President Obama recently invited six special senior citizens to visit the White House to celebrate their extraordinary everyday acts of service done with reliability and commitment

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Service

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Honoring "Drum Majors for Service"

January 16, 2012 at 3:29 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, shares information about the "Drum Majors for Service" program.

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Immigration

The DREAM Sabbath: Faith and Neighborhood-Based Partnerships and Immigration Reform

January 3, 2012 at 4:02 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, describes the work of a faith coalition in support of the DREAM Act.

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Connecting Communities in Detroit for the Common Good

October 19, 2011 at 9:29 AM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, reflects on Connecting Communities for the Common Good conference in Detroit, MI.

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Taxes

White House Hosts Call on the Benefits of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

September 29, 2011 at 9:58 AM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships describes the important benefits of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance on local communities.

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The White House Attends the COGIC AIM Convention in Houston, TX

September 6, 2011 at 6:58 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, discusses Administration participation in the Church of God in Christ's International Auxilaries in Ministry conference.

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Service

A Great - and Historic - Day

August 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM EDT

The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships celebrated the launch of the President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge by hosting hundreds of representatives from colleges, universities and community colleges for an inspiring, day-long convening in Washington, DC.

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