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Contact: White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 202-456-6708, fbci@dtihq.com
NEW ORLEANS, April 23 /Standard Newswire/ -- On May 29 and 30, 2008, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives will host a conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, designed to highlight and strengthen the role of faith-based and community organizations in disaster relief and preparedness with a special focus on the Gulf Coast region. The White House Conference on Disaster Relief and Preparedness will discuss ways President Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative vision is engaged across the Gulf Coast region and will offer tools and training for social service organizations as they work to rebuild and sustain their communities.
Thursday, May 29 and Friday, May 30
Day 1: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Day 2: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Sheraton New Orleans
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 525-2500
www.sheratonneworleans.com
The White House Conference on Disaster Relief and Preparedness is part of a series of regional conferences hosted by the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives across the country and around the world. These events are designed to connect effective nonprofit organizations with resources to help strengthen and expand the services they offer.
Hosted by the White House and the Departments of Justice, Agriculture, Labor, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development, Education, Homeland Security, Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, the Small Business Administration, and the Agency for International Development, the conference will feature information on Federal and State grant opportunities; basic legal responsibilities for public-sector grantees; practical guidance on the grant-writing process; and successful practices of other local organizations. In addition, each day will provide networking opportunities with government representatives and other faith-based and community organizations.
The conference is free, but pre-registration is required. Registration is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register online at www.fbci.gov by Thursday, May 15. While online registration is strongly encouraged, those who are unable to register online may print and complete the attached form and fax it to 703-299-4589. If you are not able to view this file, please call 202-456-6708 to have a form faxed to you. Please register by Thursday, May 15. To cancel a registration, please send an email to fbci@dtihq.com or a fax to the number listed above so we may accommodate as many people as possible.
Visit the conference section of www.fbci.gov to learn more about the conference workshops.
For more information, please send an email to fbci@dtihq.com, visit www.fbci.gov, or call 202-456-6708.
We very much hope you will be able to join us in New Orleans!
