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LA County’s Strategic Hub for Faith Engagement – Better Together
Partnering for stronger, more resilient neighborhoods.
Mission & Vision
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities. LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities.
LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
To cultivate a strategically aligned, coordinated and streamlined partnership between LA County departments and the faith community, ensuring support for initiatives that drive successful outcomes for the County’s core priorities.
County Priorities
As an office within the CEO collaborating with the Center for Strategic Partnership (CSP), the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnership (OFBNP) will align its work to facilitate the faith community’s contribution and involvement in advancing LA County Board Directed priorities (provide link to page)
Faith Community Spotlight
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities. LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
News & Events
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities.
LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
About Us
Mission
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities.
Vision
LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
Goal
To cultivate a strategically aligned, coordinated and streamlined partnership between LA County departments and the faith community, ensuring support for initiatives that drive successful outcomes for the County’s core priorities.
Background & Mandate
The establishment of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership (OFBNP) is a direct response to directives from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) motions and is grounded in comprehensive community analysis.
- BOS Motion (May 17, 2022): “Coordinating Faith-Based Outreach by County Departments” directed the CEO to analyze and coordinate faith-based efforts across departments, focusing on a less siloed approach to service delivery.
- BOS Motion (Oct 3, 2023): “October as Faith Leader Appreciation Month” Declared October as Faith Leader Appreciation Month and encouraged all County Departments to establish ways to recognize partnerships with Faith Leaders, celebrate their contributions and strengthen their networks.
- Motion Document: Motion
- BOS Motion (January 23, 2024): “Coordinating Faith-based Outreach in Los Angeles County” directed the CEO to explore and report back on establishing a dedicated Community Engagement Office (now OFBNP) to serve as a hub for both internal coordination and external interfacing with FBOs.
- IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE FOR COORDINATED FAITH OUTREACH Establishing a Community Engagement Office in the CEO (September 24, 2024)
- Motion Document: 195526.pdf
- Report Back: Implementing a Community Engagement Office for Coordinated Faith Outreach (January 6, 2025)
The OFBNP structure is informed by 12 community listening sessions (KH Report) and a landscape analysis of successful governmental/faith-based models.
Our Team
Latrice Jones, MPA & MSL
Director, Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnership
Tamara Sanders
Staff Assistant
Email: FaithOffice@ceo.lacounty.gov
County Faith Initiatives & Departments
Goal: Provide information on County Faith Initiatives & Departments
To serve as the strategic hub for LA County’s faith engagement, cultivating resilient partnerships by supporting departmental outreach efforts, maximizing access to County resources for Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), and building the capacity of our faith communities.
LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
LA County’s most vulnerable residents are supported by a coordinated, resource-mobilized, and resilient partnership where the County government and diverse faith communities work as one to achieve well-being across all neighborhoods.
Partnership Opportunities
Initiate a Partnership
Goal: Centralized Intake for FBOs.
Direct Liaison: Online form for FBOs/HoWs to submit proposals, share their capacity, or request a meeting to discuss partnership opportunities.
Feedback
Goal: Gather community input.
Direct Feedback Form: The standing, accessible mechanism for FBOs/HoWs not represented in formal alliances to provide direct input to the OFBNP (as per Strategic Priorities).