Tomorrow I will link to another faith based initiatives story from last week here.

By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | June 29, 2005

Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday he has created a special office to help faith-based groups in Massachusetts land more federal money, and he appointed his wife, Ann, to lead it.

Romney, flanked by his wife and Jim Towey, head of the White House office of faith-based initiatives, endorsed faith-based programs yesterday as a means to provide social services and said he wanted to step up the state’s efforts to help religious groups and charities attract federal help.

Some 44 groups in Massachusetts received $21 million in federal funding last year, ranking Massachusetts 16th in the nation among states receiving federal faith-based initiative grants. The state has received $60 million over the last two years. Massachusetts becomes the 27th state to create a special office for the program.…Read More