AHS 7615 week 3 discussion
Im trying to learn for my Health & Medical class and Im stuck. Can you help?
How does the Caring Community Model differ from the Service-Organization Model? Please provide an example of a ‘service’ community organization, and an example of a ‘caring’ community organization. Please describe their characteristics.
Resources:
Read Chapters 2, 3, & 11-13 in this course text: Serving Those in Need: A Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Service
Articles:
Holistic Faith-Based Development: Toward a Conceptual Framework
By: John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D. – University of Pittsburgh, Valerie L. Myers, Ph.D. – University of Michigan, & Jim Holley, Ph.D. – The Historic Little Rock, Missionary Baptist Church
Faith-Based Community Economic Development – Principles and Practices
This article discusses the principles and best practices of faith-based community economic development.
By: T. David Reese & Christina A. Clamp, Ph.D.
Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development
This article discusses the role of faith-based organizations in community development.
By: The Urban Institute & Avis C. Vidal, 2001.
Connections Between Faith Communities and Their Non-profits
By: Jo Anne Schneider, Katie Day, & Gwynneth Anderson, 2005.
Organizing Faith-Based Services
This article explores the ways that different religious groups organize social support systems for themselves and others.
By: Jo Anne Schneider, George Washington Institute of Pubic Policy
Faith & Organizations Project (Links to an external site.)
This website includes links to reports that outline how different faith communities can maintain connections with their nonprofits.
Empirical Evidence on Faith-Based Organizations in an Era of Welfare Reform
This article analyzes the characteristics of clients who seek and receive help from faith-based organizations, particularly focusing on how exposure to the effects of welfare reform affects help seeking behaviors and the receipt of help.
By: David A. Reingold – Indiana UniversityBloomington, Maureen Pirog – Indiana UniversityBloomington, & David Brady – Duke University, 2007.
