Director resigns from faith-based office: Jay Hein steps down to care for ill father
The director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Jay Hein, has resigned to care for his ill father, who is battling cancer. Hein, the White House office’s third director, will leave August 29 and return to Indianapolis, said spokesperson Rebecca Neale.
Hein alerted his staff and state liaisons to religious and secular nonprofits during the week of August 11 and met with President Bush earlier to tell him of his plans.