Faith-Based and Community Organizations (FBCOs) have recently become the source of greater attention from policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels. These FBCOs are recognized as valuable partners, based primarily on their local networks and relationships, especially among cultural and linguistic minorities and other hard-to-reach populations. Macro has been involved in helping government programs, such as local workforce developmenet agencies and other anti-poverty programs, to develop effective linkages with local FBCOs. These linkages are both within FBCO intermediaries (for connecting with smaller FBCOs) as well as directly with smaller FBCOs as sub-grantees on special, federally-funded demonstration grants. Macro has also developed a network of relationships with national FBCO intermediaries such as: the Baylor University Institute for the Studies of Religion, Korean Churches for Community Development, and the National Association of Street Schools.