Labor Department launches new Center for Faith website

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Labor Department launches new Center for Faith website

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of a website for its Center for Faith, following President Trump's executive order creating a White House Faith Office and federal agency Centers for Faith.

The department's Center for Faith webpage contains resources for Americans who may have faced religious discrimination in the workplace, as well as information for faith organizations on potential grant opportunities and retirement plans.

"Americans should not face discrimination in the workplace because of their religion. Our new Center for Faith website offers helpful guidance for American workers and faith organizations interested in competing for grants at the Department of Labor," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer. "Thanks to President Trump, Americans' right to religious freedom is more protected than ever before."

These new resources follow a recent decision from the department to add language in funding opportunity announcements that encourages faith organizations to apply for discretionary grants open to the public.

This webpage offers materials related to efforts combatting all forms of religious discrimination, including Christian bias and anti-Semitism; additional faith-related policy; contact information; and three original resources:

• An interactive mapof the United States, which details religious discrimination protections in each state and includes a listing of the state office overseeing religious discrimination.
• A guidefor faith organizations to more easily navigate the federal grant process.
• A guide for faith organizationsto navigate retirement benefits for their employees.

View the department's Center for Faith webpage.