Forum helps faith-based groups

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Federal, state and city agencies are supporting the first Faith-Based and Community Initiatives conference to be held in Hawaii.

The conference will be Oct. 17 at the Neal Blaisdell Center and will feature opening remarks by Gov. Linda Lingle and a video address by President Bush.

Justin Menolascino, with the state Labor Department's Office of Community Services, is organizing the conference.

"We will have five workshops in three tracks covering a range of issues that affect Hawaii and that all community organizations deal with, such as at-risk youth, homeless and hungry, substance abuse, job training and elder care," Menolascino said


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