White House Faith based Neighborhood Partnership
|
|
2024 Election
John R. Fugazzie and Neighbors-helping-Neighbors were a part of this group under the Obama Administration, 2012-2017 working with Secretary Perez and US Labor Department.
I have rejoined since it has been reestablished under Biden's Administration in 2021
Health Care, Education, Labor, Post COVID Economic growth, and Equality and Equity
Programs of interest:
Investing in America invest.gov
Biden-Harris Administration Roadmap to Support Good Jobs | The White House
The Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda is sparking a manufacturing, construction, and clean energy renaissance across the country. To help ensure America’s workers can access the good jobs created by historic new investments, the Administration is aligning on a whole-of-government effort, the Roadmap to Support Good Jobs. The purpose of this collaborative vision is to build our workforce by ensuring every American—whether they go to college or not—will have equitable access to high-quality training, education, and services that provide a path to a good career without leaving their community.
www.whitehouse.gov
The Administration continues to recognize the two-year anniversary and impact of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), leading to the strongest jobs recovery on record, creating 12 million jobs since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration and launching a small business boom over the last two years, and so much more.
On Friday March 17, the White House Offices of Public Engagement, Political Strategy and Outreach, and Intergovernmental Affairs invite you to join Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to the President and American Rescue Plan Coordinator, to learn more about the historic and equitable progress that has been made over the past two years to support Americans throughout the country and the opportunities that are still possible through the American Rescue Plan.
Please register using the below link and share this information widely with anyone you think would be interested.
American Rescue Plan 2-Year Anniversary Briefing with Senior Advisor to the President Gene Sperling
When: Friday March 17 at 1 pm EDT
RSVP here
Learn more with these fact sheets:
Please note: these calls are closed press and not for attribution.
On Friday March 17, the White House Offices of Public Engagement, Political Strategy and Outreach, and Intergovernmental Affairs invite you to join Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to the President and American Rescue Plan Coordinator, to learn more about the historic and equitable progress that has been made over the past two years to support Americans throughout the country and the opportunities that are still possible through the American Rescue Plan.
Please register using the below link and share this information widely with anyone you think would be interested.
American Rescue Plan 2-Year Anniversary Briefing with Senior Advisor to the President Gene Sperling
When: Friday March 17 at 1 pm EDT
RSVP here
Learn more with these fact sheets:
- FACT SHEET: The American Rescue Plan’s 2-year Difference
- The American Rescue Plan (ARP): Top 15 Highlights from 2 Years of Recovery
- The American Rescue Plan (ARP)’s Impact on Women: 15 Highlights by the Numbers | GPC | The White House
Please note: these calls are closed press and not for attribution.
|
|
Executive Office of the President Every day, the President of the United States is faced with scores of decisions, each with important consequences for working families. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.
|
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet 15 executive departments :
Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs Attorney General White House Chief of Staff US Ambassador to the United Nations Director of National Intelligence US Trade Representative Environmental Protection Agency Office of Management and Budge Council of Economic Advisers Office of Science and Technology Small Business Administration |
Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality Domestic Policy Council Gender Policy Council National Economic Council National Security Council National Space Council Office of Domestic Climate Policy Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Management and Budget Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Public Engagement Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the United States Trade Representative |
|
|
|
President Biden Reestablishes the
White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
FEBRUARY 14, 2021•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
|
|
March 29, 2022
Friends - Thank you for all you continue to do to serve your communities. We hope you can join us for this week’s White House Faith and Community Engagement Call, taking place at 12pm ET on Thursday, 3/31. You can RSVP here (here is the recording of last week’s call), and all are welcome. Additionally, below are two briefing invites and an update on the President’s FY23 Budget.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Event on Improving Indoor Air Quality (3/29)
On Tuesday (3/29), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a virtual event spotlighting the science behind improving indoor air quality to reduce COVID-19 transmission and produce better overall health outcomes – and how to engage Americans on the topic. This event continues OSTP’s work to advance science and technology that benefits all people. The Biden-Harris Administration identified improved indoor air quality as an important tool to fight the spread of airborne diseases in the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan last September. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, launched the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge and released a practical guide for building managers, contractors, homeowners, and business owners to create an action plan for cleaner indoor air. This event will encourage all people to increase their air awareness and take simple, but powerful, actions to improve indoor air quality.
WHAT: “Let’s Clean the Air on COVID: An OSTP Discussion on Clean Indoor Air” Virtual Event
WHEN: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 12:30 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
White House and HUD Event on the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Action Plan
You’re invited to join officials from the White House Office of Public Engagement, White House Domestic Policy Council, and the US Housing & Urban Development Department for a joint briefing on the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan to President Biden and next steps for the PAVE Task Force.
Released last week, the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan is aimed squarely at dismantling racial bias in home lending and the appraisal process and promoting generational wealth creation through homeownership. This Action Plan represents the most wide-ranging set of reforms to advance a more equitable home appraisal process. The PAVE Task Force, co-chaired by HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, is the first-of-its-kind interagency initiative to address racial bias in home appraisals and includes senior leaders from thirteen Cabinet and independent agencies and components of the Executive Office of the President.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 29th at 4 PM ET
WHERE: RSVP here
President Biden’s FY23 Budget
Yesterday, the President released a Budget that details his vision to expand on our economic and fiscal progress—investing in our economy and our people while cutting deficits, improving our country’s long-term fiscal outlook, and keeping the economic burden of debt low.
As he made clear in his State of the Union address, the President is committed to working with Congress to enact legislation that lowers costs for American families, expands the productive capacity of the American economy, and further reduces the deficit: by reducing prescription drug costs and fixing the tax code to ensure corporations and wealthy people pay the taxes they already owe and close loopholes they exploit.
You can view the President’s FY23 Budget in full here.
All the best,
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Office Team
Friends - Thank you for all you continue to do to serve your communities. We hope you can join us for this week’s White House Faith and Community Engagement Call, taking place at 12pm ET on Thursday, 3/31. You can RSVP here (here is the recording of last week’s call), and all are welcome. Additionally, below are two briefing invites and an update on the President’s FY23 Budget.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Event on Improving Indoor Air Quality (3/29)
On Tuesday (3/29), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a virtual event spotlighting the science behind improving indoor air quality to reduce COVID-19 transmission and produce better overall health outcomes – and how to engage Americans on the topic. This event continues OSTP’s work to advance science and technology that benefits all people. The Biden-Harris Administration identified improved indoor air quality as an important tool to fight the spread of airborne diseases in the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan last September. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, launched the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge and released a practical guide for building managers, contractors, homeowners, and business owners to create an action plan for cleaner indoor air. This event will encourage all people to increase their air awareness and take simple, but powerful, actions to improve indoor air quality.
WHAT: “Let’s Clean the Air on COVID: An OSTP Discussion on Clean Indoor Air” Virtual Event
WHEN: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 12:30 PM ET – 2:00 PM ET
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
- Dr. Alondra Nelson, Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Dr. Zeynep Tufekci, Associate Professor at University of North Carolina and New York Times columnist
- Dr. Linsey Marr, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Dr. Joseph Allen, Associate Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Mr. Kenneth Martinez, Chief Science Officer, Integrated Bioscience and Built Environment Consortium
- Ms. Tracy Enger, IAQ Tools for Schools Team Leader/Program Analyst, Indoor Environments Division, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Dr. Georgia Lagoudas, OSTP Senior Advisor for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
- Dr. Stephanie Guerra, OSTP Senior Policy Advisor for Biosecurity
- Dr. Erica Kimmerling, OSTP Senior Policy Advisor for Public Engagement in Science
White House and HUD Event on the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Action Plan
You’re invited to join officials from the White House Office of Public Engagement, White House Domestic Policy Council, and the US Housing & Urban Development Department for a joint briefing on the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan to President Biden and next steps for the PAVE Task Force.
Released last week, the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Action Plan is aimed squarely at dismantling racial bias in home lending and the appraisal process and promoting generational wealth creation through homeownership. This Action Plan represents the most wide-ranging set of reforms to advance a more equitable home appraisal process. The PAVE Task Force, co-chaired by HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, is the first-of-its-kind interagency initiative to address racial bias in home appraisals and includes senior leaders from thirteen Cabinet and independent agencies and components of the Executive Office of the President.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 29th at 4 PM ET
WHERE: RSVP here
President Biden’s FY23 Budget
Yesterday, the President released a Budget that details his vision to expand on our economic and fiscal progress—investing in our economy and our people while cutting deficits, improving our country’s long-term fiscal outlook, and keeping the economic burden of debt low.
As he made clear in his State of the Union address, the President is committed to working with Congress to enact legislation that lowers costs for American families, expands the productive capacity of the American economy, and further reduces the deficit: by reducing prescription drug costs and fixing the tax code to ensure corporations and wealthy people pay the taxes they already owe and close loopholes they exploit.
You can view the President’s FY23 Budget in full here.
All the best,
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Office Team
Friends,
Thanks to everyone who was able to join us on Thursday for the Faith-Based and Community Engagement call (recording available here).
Please find links and resources below mentioned on the call. Thank you for all you do!
Action items
Thanks to everyone who was able to join us on Thursday for the Faith-Based and Community Engagement call (recording available here).
Please find links and resources below mentioned on the call. Thank you for all you do!
Action items
- COVID-19 Response
- The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department authorized the use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) for the prevention of COVID-19 for individuals 18 years of age and older, and the Biden Administration announced a historic manufacturing collaboration between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to expand production of COVID-19 vaccines.
- The HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships also released their COVID-19 response toolkit for faith-based and community organizations, which highlights recommended ways to get involved in supporting the COVID-19 vaccination effort. You can access the toolkit here.
- If you live in Florida and are looking to connect with the team supporting vaccines through faith-based and community partners, check out COVID-19 | Florida Disaster.
Executive Order on the Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
FEBRUARY 14, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to better serve people in need through partnerships with civil society, while preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Policy. Faith-based and other community-serving organizations are vital to our Nation’s ability to address the needs of, and lift up, low-income and other underserved persons and communities, notably including persons of color. The American people are key drivers of fundamental change in our country, and few institutions are closer to the people than our faith-based and other community organizations. It is important that the Federal Government strengthen the ability of such organizations and other nonprofit providers in our communities to deliver services effectively in partnership with Federal, State, and local governments and with other private organizations, while preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments guaranteeing the equal protection of the laws and the free exercise of religion and forbidding the establishment of religion. The Federal Government can preserve these fundamental commitments while empowering faith-based and secular organizations to assist in the delivery of vital services in our neighborhoods. These partnerships are also vital for the success and effectiveness of the United States’ diplomatic, international development, and humanitarian work around the world.
Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (White House Partnerships Office) within the Executive Office of the President, supported by the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Public Engagement, that will have lead responsibility in the executive branch for establishing policies, priorities, and objectives for the Federal Government’s comprehensive effort to enlist, equip, enable, empower, and expand the work of community-serving organizations, both faith-based and secular, to the extent permitted by law.
Sec. 3. Functions. The principal functions of the White House Partnerships Office are, to the extent permitted by law:
(a) to assist in organizing more effective efforts to serve people in need across the country and around the world, in partnership with civil society, including faith-based and secular organizations;
(b) to develop, lead, and coordinate the Administration’s policy agenda affecting faith-based and other community programs and initiatives and to optimize the role of such efforts in communities;
(c) to ensure that policy decisions and programs throughout the Federal Government are consistent with the policy set forth in section 1 of this order with respect to faith-based and other community initiatives;
(d) to bring concerns, ideas, and policy options to Administration leadership for assisting, strengthening, and replicating partnerships, whether financial or nonfinancial, with faith-based and other community organizations; and
(e) to promote awareness among diverse civil society leaders of opportunities to partner — both financially and otherwise — with the Federal Government to serve people in need and to build institutional capacity.
Sec. 4. Administration.
(a) The White House Partnerships Office may make use of established or ad hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups.
(b) The White House Partnerships Office shall be led by an Executive Director and a Deputy Director. The operations of the White House Partnerships Office shall begin within 30 days of the date of this order.
(c) The White House Partnerships Office shall coordinate with the liaison and point of contact designated by each executive department and agency (agency) with respect to this initiative.
(d) All agencies shall cooperate with the White House Partnerships Office and provide such information, support, and assistance to the White House Partnerships Office as it may request, to the extent permitted by law.
(e) In order to ensure that Federal programs and practices involving grants or contracts to faith-based organizations are consistent with applicable law, the Executive Director of the White House Partnerships Office, acting through the Counsel to the President, may seek the opinion of the Attorney General on any constitutional and statutory questions involving existing or prospective programs and practices.
Sec. 5. Amendments to Executive Orders. (a) Executive Order 13198 of January 29, 2001 (Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), as amended by Executive Order 13559 of November 17, 2010 (Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations); Executive Order 13280 of December 12, 2002 (Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); Executive Order 13342 of June 1, 2004 (Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); and Executive Order 13397 of March 7, 2006 (Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives), are amended by:
(i) substituting “White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative” each time they appear in those orders;
(ii) substituting “White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “White House OFBCI” each time it appears in those orders;
(iii) substituting “Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives” each time they appear in those orders; and
(iv) substituting “Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives” each time they appear in those orders.
(b) Executive Order 13397, as amended, is further amended by substituting, in section 1(b), “the Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Executive Director)” for “the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director)” and by substituting “Executive Director” for “WHOFBCI Director” each time it appears in the order.
Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order 13831 of May 3, 2018 (Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative), is revoked.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 14, 2021.
FEBRUARY 14, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to better serve people in need through partnerships with civil society, while preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Policy. Faith-based and other community-serving organizations are vital to our Nation’s ability to address the needs of, and lift up, low-income and other underserved persons and communities, notably including persons of color. The American people are key drivers of fundamental change in our country, and few institutions are closer to the people than our faith-based and other community organizations. It is important that the Federal Government strengthen the ability of such organizations and other nonprofit providers in our communities to deliver services effectively in partnership with Federal, State, and local governments and with other private organizations, while preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments guaranteeing the equal protection of the laws and the free exercise of religion and forbidding the establishment of religion. The Federal Government can preserve these fundamental commitments while empowering faith-based and secular organizations to assist in the delivery of vital services in our neighborhoods. These partnerships are also vital for the success and effectiveness of the United States’ diplomatic, international development, and humanitarian work around the world.
Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (White House Partnerships Office) within the Executive Office of the President, supported by the Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Public Engagement, that will have lead responsibility in the executive branch for establishing policies, priorities, and objectives for the Federal Government’s comprehensive effort to enlist, equip, enable, empower, and expand the work of community-serving organizations, both faith-based and secular, to the extent permitted by law.
Sec. 3. Functions. The principal functions of the White House Partnerships Office are, to the extent permitted by law:
(a) to assist in organizing more effective efforts to serve people in need across the country and around the world, in partnership with civil society, including faith-based and secular organizations;
(b) to develop, lead, and coordinate the Administration’s policy agenda affecting faith-based and other community programs and initiatives and to optimize the role of such efforts in communities;
(c) to ensure that policy decisions and programs throughout the Federal Government are consistent with the policy set forth in section 1 of this order with respect to faith-based and other community initiatives;
(d) to bring concerns, ideas, and policy options to Administration leadership for assisting, strengthening, and replicating partnerships, whether financial or nonfinancial, with faith-based and other community organizations; and
(e) to promote awareness among diverse civil society leaders of opportunities to partner — both financially and otherwise — with the Federal Government to serve people in need and to build institutional capacity.
Sec. 4. Administration.
(a) The White House Partnerships Office may make use of established or ad hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups.
(b) The White House Partnerships Office shall be led by an Executive Director and a Deputy Director. The operations of the White House Partnerships Office shall begin within 30 days of the date of this order.
(c) The White House Partnerships Office shall coordinate with the liaison and point of contact designated by each executive department and agency (agency) with respect to this initiative.
(d) All agencies shall cooperate with the White House Partnerships Office and provide such information, support, and assistance to the White House Partnerships Office as it may request, to the extent permitted by law.
(e) In order to ensure that Federal programs and practices involving grants or contracts to faith-based organizations are consistent with applicable law, the Executive Director of the White House Partnerships Office, acting through the Counsel to the President, may seek the opinion of the Attorney General on any constitutional and statutory questions involving existing or prospective programs and practices.
Sec. 5. Amendments to Executive Orders. (a) Executive Order 13198 of January 29, 2001 (Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), as amended by Executive Order 13559 of November 17, 2010 (Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations); Executive Order 13280 of December 12, 2002 (Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); Executive Order 13342 of June 1, 2004 (Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); and Executive Order 13397 of March 7, 2006 (Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives), are amended by:
(i) substituting “White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative” each time they appear in those orders;
(ii) substituting “White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “White House OFBCI” each time it appears in those orders;
(iii) substituting “Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives” each time they appear in those orders; and
(iv) substituting “Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” for “Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” and “Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives” each time they appear in those orders.
(b) Executive Order 13397, as amended, is further amended by substituting, in section 1(b), “the Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Executive Director)” for “the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director)” and by substituting “Executive Director” for “WHOFBCI Director” each time it appears in the order.
Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order 13831 of May 3, 2018 (Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative), is revoked.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 14, 2021.
For additional information about workforce and human service programs, visit Federal partner sites.
- Department of Labor / Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- Department of Education / Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
- Department of Education / Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children and Families
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department Agriculture / Food and Nutrition Service
|
The White House
Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, The U.S. Department of Labor The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships works to build bridges between the federal government and nonprofit organizations, both secular and faith-based, to better serve Americans in need. The Office advances this work through Centers in various Federal agencies. John R. Fugazzie is proud to be one of the leaders this national group of job club groups, workforce organizations and community organizations working to help get Americans back to work. |
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Plans
|
|
Since the recession of 2008, American workers and businesses have suffered through the slowest economic recovery since World War II. The U.S. lost nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs during this period, while the share of Americans in the work force plummeted to lows not seen since the 1970s, the national debt doubled, and middle class got smaller. To get the economy back on track, President Trump has outlined a bold plan to create 25 million new American jobs in the next decade and return to 4 percent annual economic growth.
The plan starts with pro-growth tax reform to help American workers and businesses keep more of their hard-earned dollars. The President’s plan will lower rates for Americans in every tax bracket, simplify the tax code, and reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate, which is one of the highest in the world. Fixing a tax code that is outdated, overly complex, and too onerous will unleash America’s economy, creating millions of new jobs and boosting economic growth.
As a lifelong job-creator and businessman, the President also knows how important it is to get Washington out of the way of America’s small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers. In 2015 alone, federal regulations cost the American economy more than $2 trillion. That is why the President has proposed a moratorium on new federal regulations and is ordering the heads of federal agencies and departments to identify job-killing regulations that should be repealed.
With decades of deal-making experience, the President also understands how critical it is to negotiate the best possible trade deals for the United States. By renegotiating existing trade deals, and taking a tough stance on future ones, we will ensure that trade agreements bring good-paying jobs to our shores and support American manufacturing, the backbone of our economy. The President plans to show America’s trading partners that we mean business by ensuring consequences for countries that engage in illegal or unfair trade practices that hurt American workers.
By standing side-by-side with America’s workers and businesses, the President’s policies will unleash economic growth, create 25 million new jobs, and help Make America Great Again.
The plan starts with pro-growth tax reform to help American workers and businesses keep more of their hard-earned dollars. The President’s plan will lower rates for Americans in every tax bracket, simplify the tax code, and reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate, which is one of the highest in the world. Fixing a tax code that is outdated, overly complex, and too onerous will unleash America’s economy, creating millions of new jobs and boosting economic growth.
As a lifelong job-creator and businessman, the President also knows how important it is to get Washington out of the way of America’s small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers. In 2015 alone, federal regulations cost the American economy more than $2 trillion. That is why the President has proposed a moratorium on new federal regulations and is ordering the heads of federal agencies and departments to identify job-killing regulations that should be repealed.
With decades of deal-making experience, the President also understands how critical it is to negotiate the best possible trade deals for the United States. By renegotiating existing trade deals, and taking a tough stance on future ones, we will ensure that trade agreements bring good-paying jobs to our shores and support American manufacturing, the backbone of our economy. The President plans to show America’s trading partners that we mean business by ensuring consequences for countries that engage in illegal or unfair trade practices that hurt American workers.
By standing side-by-side with America’s workers and businesses, the President’s policies will unleash economic growth, create 25 million new jobs, and help Make America Great Again.
Meeting at White House East Wing January 31, 2014 - Attended by John R. Fugazzie
From: Seigel, Benjamin - ETA <Seigel.Benjamin@dol.gov>
To: John R. Fugazzie <johnrfugazzie@aol.com>
Subject: 401k penalty relief for LTU
Date: Sat, Feb 14, 2015 10:37 am Hey John,
I wanted to share this with you b/c it came directly from the LTU roundtable we did with Secretary Perez last January. In the President's fiscal year 2016 budget that he just sent to Congress last week there is a provision to remove the tax penalties for long-term unemployed individuals who make early withdrawals from 401k plans. See page 120 of the budget document, second item from the top:
"Expand penalty-free withdrawals for long-term unemployed"
Of course, this only becomes law if Congress passes it, but this is a big win for job clubs, NhN, and "ordinary" citizens being part of the federal policy making process.
Ben
To: John R. Fugazzie <johnrfugazzie@aol.com>
Subject: 401k penalty relief for LTU
Date: Sat, Feb 14, 2015 10:37 am Hey John,
I wanted to share this with you b/c it came directly from the LTU roundtable we did with Secretary Perez last January. In the President's fiscal year 2016 budget that he just sent to Congress last week there is a provision to remove the tax penalties for long-term unemployed individuals who make early withdrawals from 401k plans. See page 120 of the budget document, second item from the top:
"Expand penalty-free withdrawals for long-term unemployed"
Of course, this only becomes law if Congress passes it, but this is a big win for job clubs, NhN, and "ordinary" citizens being part of the federal policy making process.
Ben
January 8, 2014 Meeting with Secretary Perez
Dear Job Club Friends:
I wanted to share with you that Labor Secretary Tom Perez met for 90 minutes last week with about a dozen long-term unemployed workers from job clubs and career ministries in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. He learned a tremendous amount about the challenges facing many highly skilled and experienced, long-term unemployed professionals, including some who have recently lost federal emergency unemployment benefits. Secretary Perez and staff and colleagues from the Department of Labor and White House also heard some very valuable recommendations for addressing long-term unemployment from this group of workers that he already has us working on.
Please check out our blog post about the meeting and share with your networks. We want to elevate this issue as much as we possibly can, while also shining an important spotlight on the work of job clubs nationwide. So, if you get a chance and are so inclined, please do the following: (1) “like” the post on your Facebook page and/or Tweet it; and/or (2) share with your members and encourage long-term unemployed workers to share their insights in the comments section of the blog so we can collect stories. These stories help to create action!
Thanks so much and I especially want to thank Paula Brand, John Fugazzie, Ken Hitchner, and Mallard Owen for organizing this important meeting and the members of their groups for sharing their stories with Secretary Perez and our colleagues.
To many Success Stories in 2014,
Ben
_______________________
Ben Seigel, Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
seigel.benjamin@dol.gov
202-693-6032 (office)
202-688-9816 (cell)
I wanted to share with you that Labor Secretary Tom Perez met for 90 minutes last week with about a dozen long-term unemployed workers from job clubs and career ministries in New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. He learned a tremendous amount about the challenges facing many highly skilled and experienced, long-term unemployed professionals, including some who have recently lost federal emergency unemployment benefits. Secretary Perez and staff and colleagues from the Department of Labor and White House also heard some very valuable recommendations for addressing long-term unemployment from this group of workers that he already has us working on.
Please check out our blog post about the meeting and share with your networks. We want to elevate this issue as much as we possibly can, while also shining an important spotlight on the work of job clubs nationwide. So, if you get a chance and are so inclined, please do the following: (1) “like” the post on your Facebook page and/or Tweet it; and/or (2) share with your members and encourage long-term unemployed workers to share their insights in the comments section of the blog so we can collect stories. These stories help to create action!
Thanks so much and I especially want to thank Paula Brand, John Fugazzie, Ken Hitchner, and Mallard Owen for organizing this important meeting and the members of their groups for sharing their stories with Secretary Perez and our colleagues.
To many Success Stories in 2014,
Ben
_______________________
Ben Seigel, Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
seigel.benjamin@dol.gov
202-693-6032 (office)
202-688-9816 (cell)
|
|
|
Sept 20, 2012 - Attended a forum of 100 leaders
Invited in May 2013 invited to join a small group of administration advisors and leaders to the White House to contribute to a brainstorming session concerning the state of and remedies to the long-term unemployment epidemic. Sept 4, 2013 - Attended the Official swearing in of New Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on Sept 4, 2013at the Department of Labor Building in Washington DC. Attending a meeting with the Secretary and small group of long term unemployed. |
Labor Secretary
|
|
The Department of Labor Newsletter article blog about Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA that was written by Benjamin Seigel after attending our January 2013 annual meeting was the second most popular blog on DOL web site for 2013 !
(Work in Progress) The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
Top 10 Countdown: Our Most Popular Blog Posts in 2013
(Work in Progress) The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor
Top 10 Countdown: Our Most Popular Blog Posts in 2013
Resources for Unemployed
Find It! By Audience — Job Seekers/Unemployed On This Page
This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers job seekers. We will continue to expand the links here based on your comments and feedback. So, bookmark this page and come back often.
Find It! By Audience — Job Seekers/Unemployed On This Page
- Disability Resources
- Job & Training Information
- Layoff Resources
- Retirement & Health Benefits
- Statistical Information
- Wages & Work Hours
- Workplace Safety & Health
This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers job seekers. We will continue to expand the links here based on your comments and feedback. So, bookmark this page and come back often.
|
The Sept 20, 2012 meeting was held in the Indian Treaty room of the Eisenhower Building which is part of the White House complex
About the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships"The particular faith that motivates each of us can promote a greater good for all of us. Instead of driving us apart, our varied beliefs can bring us together to feed the hungry and comfort the afflicted; to make peace where there is strife and rebuild what has broken; to lift up those who have fallen on hard times.
-- President Barack Obama The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships forms partnerships between government and non-profit organizations, both secular and faith-based, to more effectively serve Americans in need. The Office does so in ways that are consistent with the guarantees of the U.S. Constitution and other laws. The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships coordinates Centers for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in various federal agencies. Each Center forms partnerships between its agency and faith-based and neighborhood organizations to advance specific goals. For example, the Department of Labor (DOL) Center forms partnerships between DOL and community-based groups to better integrate those groups in job training and workforce development programs. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center helps to link DHS with community-based groups to address disaster response. Similar efforts are being implemented through Centers at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Veterans Affairs as well as the Small Business Administration, Corporation for National and Community Service, US. Agency for International Development and the Environmental Protection Agency. Connect with Federal Centers. The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships also coordinates the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. This Advisory Council is a group of leaders from both faith-based and secular organizations. The Advisory Council makes recommendations on how the Federal Government can more effectively partner with faith-based and neighborhood organizations. Learn more about the Advisory Council. About the Director Melissa Rogers serves as Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Rogers formerly served as Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at Wake Forest University Divinity School and as a nonresident Senior Fellow in the Governance Studies program of The Brookings Institution. Prior to her time with Wake Forest University and Brookings, Rogers was the Executive Director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and General Counsel of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. In 2008 Baylor University Press published a casebook co-authored by Rogers, Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court. In 2009 President Barack Obama appointed Rogers to serve as Chair of his inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In 2011 she was named to a subgroup of the State Department’s Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group. Rogers has testified before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees. She earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Baylor University. |
Ben Seigel Presents at NhN Two Years and Counting.... annual seminar meeting
DOL Newsletter January 31, 2013
|
|
October 2012
Secretary Solis addressing the group of attendees from 23 states
Great Blog from Terrance Seamon who really did a great job capturing this very successful meeting in Washington DC on September 20th 2012.
http://netthrowers.blogspot.com/2012/09/faith-in-future.html
Terrence Seamon, co-founder and co-moderator of the St. Matthias Employment Ministry in Somerset, NJ - http://00eb9ba.netsolhost.com/stories/2009/2.19.09/unemployment.html
Author of "To Your Success!" the motivational guide for job search and career transition https://www.createspace.com/3785800
http://netthrowers.blogspot.com/2012/09/faith-in-future.html
Terrence Seamon, co-founder and co-moderator of the St. Matthias Employment Ministry in Somerset, NJ - http://00eb9ba.netsolhost.com/stories/2009/2.19.09/unemployment.html
Author of "To Your Success!" the motivational guide for job search and career transition https://www.createspace.com/3785800
|
From Department of Labor
Just a short follow-up to share the link to the DOL blog post from our event:
http://social.dol.gov/blog/all-hands-on-deck-job-club-leaders-gather-at-white-house-forum/ Please check it out and feel free to share through your networks. Also, the event got a nice mention in last night’s DOL newsletter: http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/ Scroll down the left side to see the story and link to the slideshow. |
