March

14
2001

2:00 pm EST - 4:00 pm EST

Past Event

The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Child Care

  • Wednesday, March 14, 2001

    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution

1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

This is the fifth and final in a series of roundtable discussions exploring the role of religious congregations and the government in alleviating social problems. This conference will focus on the role of faith-based efforts in child care.

In recent years, a new dialogue has queried the proper roles of faith-based organizations in addressing social concerns and the relationship of government with these efforts. The new dialogue is less ideologically polarized than past discussions, which creates an opening for new departures and an opportunity to heal old breaches. Sacred Places, Civic Purposes, a Brookings Institution Project supported by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, hopes to provide shape and direction for that dialogue by convening social scientists, policy makers, advocates and practitioners in the worlds of faith and public life.

Agenda

  • March 14
    • Moderator

    • Presenters

      FD
      Fred Davie Program Officer, Community and Resource Development, Ford Foundation
      ARM
      Ambassador Richard Murphy
      SLM
      Suzanne Le Menestrel Senior Program Officer, Center for Youth Development and Policy Research, Academy for Educational Development
    • Respondents

      CB
      Carol Burnett Director, Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative
      DH
      Deborah Hampton Executive Director, Ecumenical Child Care Network
      Headshot
      Joan Lombardi Director - Early Opportunities, Former Chair - Playful Learning Landscapes Steering Committee
      JA
      Judith Appelbaum Vice-President, National Women's Law Center
      LBS
      Lisbeth B. Schorr