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The mission of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education is to promote student achievement by connecting schools and community-based organizations, both secular and faith‐based. The Center is part of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which works to form partnerships between government at all levels and nonprofit organizations, both secular and faith-based, to more effectively serve Americans in need. The office advances this work through Centers and staff at 13 federal agencies across.
The Center's primary goals are to:
- Engage community-based organizations, both secular and faith‐based, in building a culture of high expectations and support for education.
- Develop and support initiatives within the federal government to help maximize the education contributions of community-based organizations, including faith and interfaith organizations.
- Strengthen partnerships between community‐based organizations and schools to help improve the nation’s lowest‐achieving schools.
The Center, working with colleagues at the U.S. Department of Education, the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Corporation for National and Community Service has launched Together for Tomorrow. Through this effort, we are committed to changing the relationship between schools and community partners, both faith-based and secular, and helping these partners and stakeholders move from education outsiders to education insiders. The initiative will also promote a community culture where education improvement is viewed as everyone's responsibility.
A summary of Together for Tomorrow (TFT) is here 
PDF (249K) and an
overview of the TFT demonstration sites is here PDF (400K). The Together
for Tomorrow School Improvement Challenge is now open. For details and
to participate visit TFT.challenge.gov.
Together for Tomorrow press release.
The Center is also working with the White House to launch the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, an initiative inviting institutions of higher education to commit to a year of interfaith and community service programming on campuses.
Contact information
Center for Faith‐based and Neighborhood Partnerships
U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Secretary
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 401-1876
(202) 401-3620
Web: www.ed.gov/edpartners
Facebook: facebook.com/edpartners
Twitter: @edpartners
Email: edpartners@ed.gov
Staff for the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Reverend Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Director
- Kenneth Bedell, Senior Advisor
- Tenicka T. Boyd, Confidential Assistant
- Menahem Herman, Management and Program Analyst
- Michael Robbins, Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Partnerships