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The Hudson Institute

The Hudson Institute's Faith in Communities Project
and the Center for Public Justice

Invite you to a SPECIAL PRESS BRIEFING

on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 9:30am
in the First Amendment Room at the National Press Club
529 14th St. NW , Washington D.C.

Fruitful Collaborations: A Survey of Government-Funded Faith-Based Programs in 15 States

The study co-authored by Dr. Amy Sherman and Dr. John Green reports the results of the first-ever survey of nearly 400 faith-based organizations that are receiving funding through Charitable Choice. The findings provide the first available hard evidence of whether Charitable Choice is working in practice or not.

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Amy L. Sherman, Study Co-Author, Hudson Institute
Dr. John Green, Study Co-Author, Bliss Institute, Univ. of Akron Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) Dr. Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families, Dept. of Health and Human Services Rev. Dr. Cheryl Anthony, Founder, Judah International Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies, Fellow, Center for Public Justice, Former Associate Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Wednesday September 4, 2002
8:30-9:30am Continental Breakfast
9:30-10:30 Panel Presentations
10:30-11:00 Question and Answer (with priority given to press)

Please RSVP by phone or e-mail by September 2 to:

Stephen Lazarus, Center for Public Justice
410-571-6300 stephen@cpjustice.org
(Please specify whether you intend to come for breakfast)

For more information on the Hudson Institute's Faith in Communities Initiative or the Center for Public Justice, see www.hudsonfaithincommunities.org or www.cpjustice.org.

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