Executive Orders EO 13279 financial assistance, and that provides services directed at reducing pov- erty, improving opportunities for low-income children, revitalizing low-in- come communities, empowering low-income families and low-income indi- viduals to become self-sufficient, or otherwise helping people in need. Such programs include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) child care services, protective services for children and adults, serv- ices for children and adults in foster care, adoption services, services re- lated to the management and maintenance of the home, day care services for adults, and services to meet the special needs of children, older indi- viduals, and individuals with disabilities (including physical, mental, or emotional disabilities); (ii) transportation services; (iii) job training and related services, and employment services; (iv) information, referral, and counseling services; (v) the preparation and delivery of meals and services related to soup kitchens or food banks; (vi) health support services; (vii) literacy and mentoting programs; (viii) services for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and substance abuse, services for the prevention of crime and the provi- sion of assistance to the victims and the families of criminal offenders, and services related to intervention in, and prevention of, domestic vio- lence; and (ix) services related to the provision of assistance for housing under Federal law. (c) "Policies that have implications for faith-based and community orga- nizations" refers to all policies, programs, and regulations, including offi- cial guidance and internal agency procedures, that have significant effects on faith-based organizations participating in or seeking to participate in so- cial service programs supported with Federal financial assistance. (d) "Agency" means a department or agency in the executive branch. (e) "Specified agency heads" mean the Attorney General, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor, and the Administrator of the Agency for Inter- national Development. Sec. 2. Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria. In formulating and implementing policies that have implications for faith- based and community organizations, agencies that administer social service programs supported with Federal financial assistance shall, to the extent permitted by law, be guided by the following fundamental principles: (a) Federal financial assistance for social service programs should be dis- tributed in the most effective and efficient manner possible; (b) The Nation's social service capacity will benefit if all eligible organi- zations, including faith-based and other community organizations, are able to compete on an equal footing for Federal financial assistance used to sup- port social service programs; 259
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