February 4, 2009
Posted: February 4th, 2009 12:37 PM ET
(CNN) – President Obama will unveil a revamped office of Faith-Based Initiatives Thursday, and a new approach to the controversial program established by former President George Bush. The office, tasked with steering federal funds to charitable organizations tied to churches and faith-based organizations, will be headed by Josh DuBois – a 26 year-old Pentecostal minister who was in charge of religious outreach for the Obama campaign. According to a White House official, the basic structure of the office will remain the same as it was under Bush, but Obama is introducing a new component: an advisory council of 25 leaders - secular and religious - who will help inform the Office and provide advice on other policy issues.
According to a person familiar with the makeup of the council, some of the 25 members include: –Rabbi David Saperstein, head of the DC Religious Action Center of Reform Judiasm The official announcement of the revamped office is set to take place Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast. – CNN's Jessica Yellin contributed to this report Filed under: Barack Obama
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