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Although welfare reform has placed a renewed spotlight on addressing social issues through local institutions, the mechanisms for achieving new public-private partnerships, particularly with faith-based organizations, are still being developed. This report presents the findings of a study conducted by the Urban Institute on the community-based services provided by faith-based organizations in New Jersey. It outlines the types of services offered by religious congregations and provides an analysis of the geographic location of services relative to community need.

Welfare reform has prompted policymakers to turn to nonprofit organizations—religious congregations, in particular—to increase their assistance to the needy. Congress has encouraged faith-based groups to enhance their role in serving the poor at a time when little is known about the services they now provide or about their capacity to meet increased demand. To begin filling this information gap, the Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy surveyed the religious community in the greater Washington, D.C., area in summer and fall 1997 to examine the services it provides and its capacity to expand them.

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