Joshua DuBois

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Joshua DuBois

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

Joshua DuBois is Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In this capacity, Joshua helps 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

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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Family

Champions of Change: Honoring Fatherhood

June 20, 2011 at 6:18 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Co-Coordinator of the President's Fatherhood Initiative, honors the sacred role of being a dad and the impact fathers have in their own lives and in their communities.

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As We Approach the One-Year Anniversary of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships -- An Update

February 3, 2010 at 7:14 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois, Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, takes a look back at the first year in his department.

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Additional Issues

Celebrating National Adoption Day

November 23, 2009 at 4:20 PM EDT

The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Department of Health and Human Services mark National Adoption Day.

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Family

The Work of the Office: White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

November 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM EDT

Joshua DuBois describes the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and gives a few examples of its daily work.

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Additional Issues

Welcome to the White House Partnerships Blog

November 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM EDT

Joshua Dubois, Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, launches the new White House Partnerships blog.

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