Faith-Based Programs and Social Services (Direct-Service Delivery)

Designing and operating faith-based direct-service programs — food pantry, addiction recovery, refugee resettlement, homeless shelter, prison and re-entry ministry, immigration legal services, disaster response — while preserving religious character and staying inside the voluntary/separate/not-a-condition rules for federally funded services. Use when a faith-based ED, program director, or clergyperson says 'start a food pantry,' 'can our recovery program be faith-based with SAMHSA money,' 'joining a sponsor circle,' 'must we offer a secular alternative,' or 'FEMA activated our team.' Does not cover the RFRA/RLUIPA/Charitable Choice statutory framework (nonprofit-faith-re…