Metro IAF

Exciting news! 🎉 The Washington Post Book World Editors have selected "Going Public" by IAF's very own Mike Gecan as one of seven great political books! 📚✨

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Developer readies teacher housing, apartments in $100M project - Baltimore Business Journal "Every time we reach out to a new school, the principal says 'Sign me up,'" said an official working on the project.

Jersey City community calls for more mental health services More than 100 people gathered at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church on Saturday. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.

There was a terrific spirit at the Metro IAF Clergy Convening on the theme "The Hopes for and the Challenges of the Post-Pandemic Congregation," held at Princeton Theological Seminary this week.

*3 DC clergy had to leave before this photo was taken

A blueprint for Newark’s housing future – and for other cities | Opinion A new era in affordable housing

New mental health services for Orange County Latino residents A new community mental health program, Mentes Fuertes or Strong Minds, supports Latino residents in Orange County.

Ten Years After NYCHA Mold Repair Pact, Progress Is Tarnished by Delays The federal consent decree known as the Baez agreement has helped push the city housing authority to make much needed repairs faster, tenants say.

20 members of ONE Wake institutions showing up at today's Raleigh City Council meeting to support the Raleigh HEART coalition and the creation of an alternate response unit pilot program to better serve residents experiencing mental health crises. With Emancipate NC

Down to the wire, but across the finish line! HB 531 has passed both the house & senate! It now goes to the governor’s desk! Big thank you to Senator Bill Ferguson, Senator William C. Smith, Jr., Speaker Adrienne Jones, Delegate Luke Clippinger! A huge thanks to bill sponsors in both chambers Delegate Elizabeth Embry & Senator Jill P. Carter and to all the BUILD & Turnaround Tuesday leaders as well as our allies who pushed for this in Annapolis this year!

Congratulations on this huge step forward!

Big thank you to Chair for moving HB 531 forward today! It received a unanimous vote in Judicial Proceedings & now moves to the full senate. The bill would end parole fees in Maryland once and for all. And thank you Senator for sponsoring the crossfile!

Truly inspiring to see!

-with ONE WAKE and North Carolina Congress of Latino Organizations

Congratulations to our colleagues at BUILD for this incredible step forward!

Great news tonight! HB 531 — which ends parole fees in Maryland — passed on 3rd reading in the House. Congrats & thanks to Delegate Elizabeth Embry & co-sponsors! More ahead but big step forward! Fines and Fees Justice Center

‘They don’t eat’: Community group, parents push Durham Public Schools for universal free lunch The latest statistics show half of the district’s schools already qualify for free lunch.

It is truly inspiring to see affiliates collaborating to drive positive change.

-with ONE WAKE, North Carolina Congress of Latino Organizations, Orange County Justice United In Community Effort, Durham Congregations Associations Neighborhoods

Part of the talented team of organizers in North Carolina at a recent meeting with funders with Metro IAF Orange County Justice United In Community Effort Durham Congregations Associations Neighborhoods North Carolina Congress of Latino Organizations

Our leaders met this week with DOC Commissioner Victoria Kuhn at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark for a spirited conversation about how to guarantee those leaving prison are better equipped to reenter social, economic, and public life. We were encouraged by the Commissioner's positive response to our ideas.