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title: "From Promise To Policy"
description: "A Discussion of The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life will present a press briefing on President Bush’s newly established Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 from 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m. at The National Press Club. CONTACT Mary SchultzCommunications Manager202.419.4556mschultz@pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion A […]"
date: "2001-01-29"
authors:
  - name: "Benjamin Wormald"
    job_title: "Senior Engineer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/benjamin-wormald/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2001/01/29/from-promise-to-policy/"
---

# From Promise To Policy

### A Discussion of The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life will present a press briefing on President Bush's newly established Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 from 2:30p.m. to 4:00p.m. at The National Press Club.

### CONTACT

**Mary Schultz**
Communications Manager
202.419.4556
[mschultz@pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion](mailto:mschultz@pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion)

A discussion among political and religious leaders with differing views on the role of faith-based organizations in the delivery of social services will be moderated by Forum co-chair E.J. Dionne, Jr. Participants will include Richard Foltin of the American Jewish Committee, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) (invited), Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Jim Wallis of Call to Renewal. John DiIulio, head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, has been invited and may attend if his schedule permits.

This press briefing will be the first in a series of Forum events that examine the practical and political impact of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and the legal principles implicated by its work.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of how religion shapes the ideas and institutions of American society. The Forum bridges the worlds of scholarship, public policy and journalism by creating a platform for research and discussion of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum is co-chaired by [E.J. Dionne, Jr.](/about/chairs/) of the Brookings Institution, and [Jean Bethke Elshtain](/about/chairs/) of the University of Chicago, and Melissa Rogers serves as the Executive Director. The Forum is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts through a grant to Georgetown University.