Faith-based Organizations
Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service has successfully partnered with faith-based organizations to promote literacy. Visit their website for relevant resources.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutherans believe that governing officials serve an instrumental role in God's purpose for the world when they work for peace and the common good. See advocacy resources including basic principles at their Justice Resources page linked above.
50 Ways Your Church Can Further Education and Promote Literacy in Your Community
50 Ways is a one-page tip sheet from Literacy ConneXus that offers ideas for churches to further education and literacy. The tip sheet focuses on literacy across the lifespan and includes tips for supporting adult education and family literacy.
National Council of Churches: Justice and Advocacy Commission
What is the role of the faith community in justice-seeking and advocacy?
Read about how the National Council of Churches USA approaches advocacy at the link in red above.
SocialAction.com
Social Action.com, An Online Jewish Resource for Repairing the World
Find advocacy tips, how to's on writing legislators and editors, issue links and information about community service and organizing.
Sojourners faith, politics, culture
The Sojourners web site offers a database of churches working for justice and other resources for faith-based communities interested in activism around poverty and immigration reform.
US Conference of Catholic Bishops: Faithful Citizenship
The Faithful Citizenship web site is a call to political responsibility and offers political activity guidelines, do's and don'ts, tips for conducting candidate forums and more.
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