A Las Vegas Community Interfaith Council Presentation

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A Las VegasCommunity Interfaith
CouncilPresentation
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What is theCommunity Interfaith Council?

• Faith Based Organizations
• Churches
• Synagogues
• Temples
• Mosques
• Para Church Social Services

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Mission Statement

• The CICs mission is to
• provide resources, create stronger
• community relationships, and
• serve the communitys relevant needs.

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Honoring Common Bonds

• The CIC understands that we
• as faith based organizations
• share among us common bonds.
• Prayer, Fasting, and Good Works.

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OUR GOALIS NOT TO COMETOGETHER TO
DEBATEOUR RELIGION, RATHER TO LIVE UPTO OUR
RELIGION.
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What is CICs Core Values

• RESPONSIBILITY
• All faiths have a mandate to accept social
• responsibilities. WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for the
  city in which we live.
• We do not believe it is the sole responsibility
  of
• government to meet all social needs.

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CICS Core Values

• ACCOUNTABILITY
• Accountability is Key to our strategy to identify
  and interact with existing organizations who
  conduct social services. The CIC will assist the
  a Mayor in promoting approved City of Las Vegas
  social efforts.
• A menu of effective social agencies that the
  public can be made aware of participate in and
  partner with shall be created.

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CICS Core Values

• VALUED RELATIONSHIPS
• The CIC will foster relationships with the
• government, faith organizations and the
• community as a whole. The CIC is spiritual
• in composition yet does not exclude
• non-spiritual individuals from participating
• in activities and good works.

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The Nuts and Bolts

• Prayer Events
• Website of Social Services
• Federal, State, Local Gov, Private
• Faith-Based
• Celebration Events
• Leadership Training
• Creating Grant Opportunities
• Faith-in-action Days
• Neighborhood Projects

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Why Should You Participate?
We are asking Faith Based organizations to
participate to help bring together the very best
People, Services, and Leaders that we have in
the valley to change the outlook of those in
need. We want to show the world that we can take
care of our own community and the people within
that community.
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How can we participate?

• We are asking that all organizations fill out a
  survey that tells us who you are and
• what you do.
• From that information, we can support
• your work through our website
• by providing the very most updated
• information to those who need it.

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CONTACT USPlease visit us on the
webwww.communityinterfaithcouncil.orgor
contact usEarl White592-2882Maria Castillo
Couch (City of Las Vegas)229-6681