President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Aug. 18, 2009, Updated Sept. 9, 2009



President Barack Obama signs the executive order establishing

the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood

Partnerships on Feb. 5, 2009.



On Feb. 5, 2009, two weeks after taking office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The new office retains the basic administrative structure of President George W. Bush's White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The central White House office and satellite offices in 12 government agencies work together to encourage partnerships between the government and religious and community groups for the delivery of social services.