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Religious (Faith Based) Care for the Aging
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The following Internet sites guide users to national, and local denominational and inter-denominational organizations that offer services to the elderly, and to information sources that describe faith - based programs, the relationship between spirituality and successful aging, and the results of government sponsored research.

Federal Government
Interfaith Organizations

Denominational Organizations (National)

Denominational Organizations (Local)

Journals, Books, and Bibliographies


Federal Government

Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives – Executive Order – Press Release, January 29, 2001 (U.S. White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20010129-2.html 

Agency Responsibilities with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives – Executive Order – Press Release, January 29, 2001 (U.S. White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20010129-3.html 

Rallying the Armies of Compassion
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/faithbased.html 

Title 42, Chapter 7, Sub Chapter IV, Part A, Section 604a – Services Provided by Charitable, Religious, or Private Organizations (Cornell University Law School)
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/htm_hl?DB=uscode42&STEMMER=en&WORDS=charit+&COLOUR=Red&STYLE=s&URL
=/uscode/42/604a.html#muscat_highlighter_first_match
 

HHS Fact Sheet:"HHS and the President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative."
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/01fsfaith-based.html 

Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/faith/default.htm 

HUD’s Center for Community and Interfaith Partnerships: Resources for Empowerment and Opportunity
http://www.hud.gov/empower.pdf 

Interfaith Organizations

Faith in Action - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.fiavolunteers.org/ 

Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging (FoRSA) – American Society on Aging
http://www.asaging.org/forsa.html 

The National Interfaith Coalition on Aging – National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/nica/nica.htm 

The Finishers Project
http://www.gospelcom.net/finishers/about.html 

The Center for Gerontology, Spirituality and Faith
http://www.spirituality4aging.org/ 

The Center for Aging, Religion and Spirituality (CARS)
http://www.luthersem.edu/cars/index.htm 

Shepherd's Centers of America (SCA)
http://www.shepherdcenters.org/ 

The National Federation of Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
http://www.nfivc.org/become.htm 

The Carter Center - Interfaith Health Program
http://www.ihpnet.org/ 

Interfaith Health Program Practice Model-"aging"
http://www.ihpnet.org/4model-l.htm
 

Congregations in Ministry with the Elderly
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8087/ 

Salvation Army – Services for Seniors
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/servfol/serv8.htm 

National Benevolent Association - Programs for Older Adults -
http://www.nbacares.org/seniors.html 

Rest Ministries
http://www.restministries.org/ 

Charitable-Choice, Faith-Based and Community-Based Services (see also, "Research Groups, Reports, …" below)
http://texasworkforce.org/svcs/charchoice/chchoice.html 

Denominational Organizations (National)

Reflections on Death, Buddhist Hospices, and HIV/AIDS
http://www.buddhanet.net/reflect.htm 

Jewish Council for the Aging
http://www.jcagw.org 

Jewish Family and Children’s Services – Seniors at Home
http://www.jfcs.org/seniors/ 

Lutheran Church - The Board for Human Care Ministry - The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod – Planning Manual
(chapter 10 and interspersed)
http://humancare.lcms.org/DC/manual/m1.htm 

Association of Brethren Caregivers - Values-Based Programs for Aging and Chronically Ill Persons
http://www.brethren.org/abc/oam/index.htm 

General Board of Discipleship (Methodist Church)
Older Adult Ministry – Articles, resources, events, and links
http://www.gbod.org/adult/older.html 

Catholic Health Association -USA. Long-term Care. A Time to Serve: Resources for Catholic-Sponsored Long-Term Care and Aging Services Providers
http://www.chausa.org/longterm/longterm.aspn 

The Episcopal Senior Ministries Website
http://www.esm.org/links.htm 

The Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging
http://www.esmanet.com/index.htm 

Catholic Charities
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/ 

Denominational Organizations (Local)

Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
http://www.hebrewrehab.com/about2.htm 

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia - The Department of Outreach Ministry Commission on Aging, Speakers Bureau
http://www.southernvirginia.anglican.org/depts/outreach/aging.htm 

Resource Guide to Jewish Life in the Bay Area. Chpt. 10- Senior Services
http://www.jewishsf.com/resource/chap10.html 

Journals, Books, and Bibliographies

The Haworth Pastoral Press
http://www.haworthpressinc.com/imprints/abtthpp.htm 

Journal of Religious Gerontology
http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/soc/jrelger/v10n0498.htm 

Innovations in End -of -Life Care, November journal
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care (Last Acts)
http://www.edc.org/lastacts/crntisue.html 

Research on Religion and Aging - An Annotated Bibliography - Koenig
http://info.greenwood.com/books/0313294/0313294275.html 

A Resource List for Older Adult Ministry - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
http://horeb.pcusa.org/olderadults/reslist.htm 

Discipleship Resources Worldwide – Product List (Aging Titles) (search "aging", "older adult", and baby boomer")
http://www.discipleshipresources.org/ 

National Chaplain Center
http://www.va.gov/chaplain/ 

Amazon.com – (search "church work with the aged")
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=s_b_rs/107-5319751-8846933 

Victims of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Rape, Robbery, Assault, and Violent Death - A Manual For Clergy And Congregations - Special Edition for Military Chaplains
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/infores/clergy/welcome.html 

Religion and Aging
http://aging.ufl.edu/apadiv20/religion.htm 

Spirituality and Aging
http://iml.umkc.edu/casww/sa/Spirituality.htm 

Spirituality and Aging – Bibliography
http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/science/gerontology/MLA/mlabib-god.html 

Spirituality & Aging –Bibliography - NYS Resource Center for Geriatric Education
http://www.universityhospital.org/geriatric_education/bibspirituality.html 


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