Camden City Initiatives Committee

FBO Foundation Collaborative Outreach

The
FBO Task Force met to plan an outreach strategy for promoting the
collaborative to the faith-based community.

The WIB will reach out to specific associations and
conferences (see below) with a letter requesting a meeting to discuss the
FBO Foundation Collaborative.

Specific members of the Task Force agreed to
follow-up with these organizations and meet with them at the time and
place best for the organizations.

At those meetings, the Task Force members will walk
the FBOs through the FBO Collaborative, including incentives for
participating.

o
Help each association understand what services
can be provided through the Collaborative and what the requirements are for
providing each services.  (The
matrices that have been developed will support this process.)

o
Determine what process is needed to reach out to
their conferences’ constituencies.

o
Secure MOUs with the appropriate representatives
from clergy association.

After the meetings with the associations/conferences
have concluded, the key parties have been identified and the faith-based
community is familiar with the FBO Collaborative, it may be appropriate to
reconvene all of the FBOs in a larger meeting at one time.

Task Force members volunteered for the above
responsibilities for the following organizations. Note: this list is not inclusive of all organizations and will be
expanded with additional recommendations.

·
Bethany
Baptist—Rev. Jones

·
Ministers Conference of Woodbury and Vicinity—Rev.
Jones

·
Concerned Black Clergy—Rev. Jones

·
CCOP—Linda Winfield, Father Messina

·
Association of Hispanic Pentecostals—Denise
Velasquez

·
Pennsauken/Merchantville—Rev. Dobson

·
AME—Tony Lingo

·
AME Zion—Rev.
Evans

·
Winslow
Township (forming, Pastor
Kevin Scott contact)—Rev. Dobson

·
Bethany Baptist, Lindenwold/Abundant Harvest—Rev. Evans

·
The WIB has already met with Bishop Gallante of
the Catholic Diocese, who endorsed the project.