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Toppling Jefferson's Wall or Tiptoeing Around it?

Evaluating the Implementation of Faith-Friendly Welfare Policy

University of Missouri–St. Louis

Through interviews with coordinators of faith-based mentoring programs, a statewide study examined publicly funded efforts to widen the involvement of religious groups in welfare service provision. Analysis focused on front-line implementers' ability to function as boundary spanners in a complex, unsettled environment. The study identified three salient factors affecting implementation in this new faith-friendly arena: the employment background of the programcoordinators, the rural or urban setting of the program, and the limitations of a constrained state welfare apparatus. The experiences of these so-called early adopters of charitable choice indicate the scope, strength, and surmountability of institutional barriers confronting implementers.

Key Words: public administration • policy implementation • church and state • charitable choice • boundary spanning

Administration & Society, Vol. 38, No. 1, 3-30 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0095399705278592


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