# President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
**AGENCY:**
President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Department of Health and Human Services.
**ACTION:**
Announcement of Meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships announces a meeting. The meeting is titled *President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Council Meetings.*
**DATES:**
The meeting dates are:
1. February 25, 2010, Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
2. February 26, 2010, Friday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
**ADDRESSES:**
Meetings will be held via conference call. The dial-in number for both call meeting dates is: 800-857-8628, Passcode 9789555.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Please contact Mara Vanderslice to RSVP for the conference calls, and any additional information about the Advisory Council conference calls at *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Purpose:* The Council brings together leaders and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based and neighborhood organizations in order to: Identify best practices and successful modes of delivering social services; evaluate the need for improvements in the implementation and coordination of public policies relating to faith-based and other neighborhood organizations; and make recommendations for changes in policies, programs, and practices.
*Status:* Open to the public, limited only by lines available.
*Agenda:* Topics to be discussed include deliberations on reports from the Council's six Taskforces: Economic Recovery and Domestic Poverty, Reform of the Office, Environment and Climate Change, Inter-Religious Cooperation, Fatherhood and Healthy Families and Global Poverty and Development. For copies of these reports, please contact Mara Vanderslice at *[email protected].*
*Public Comment:* There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of the conference calls.
*Exceptional Circumstances Justifying Late Notice:* This notice may be published in the *Federal Register* less than 15 calendar days prior, due to exceptional circumstances. The Federal Government was closed due to inclement weather and therefore publication of this notice could be delayed.
Dated: February 8, 2010.
Mara L. Vanderslice,
Special Assistant.