About Us

At Dallas Area Interfaith, we believe in the power of working together for the common good. We bring together diverse congregations, schools, nonprofits and unions so that ordinary people have a powerful voice in the decisions that affect their lives and communities.  We foster public relationships and teach people how to become leaders, developing the courage and skills to fight effectively in the public arena.

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Institutions

Institutions

We welcome congregations, non-profits, schools, unions and other community institutions as the building blocks of our democracy.

Relationships

Relationships

We build relationships that cross lines of race, ethnicity, religion and socioeconomic status.

Leadership

Leadership

We identify and develop non-traditional leaders within and across our institutions and prepare them for effective participation in public life.

Ownership

Ownership

Membership dues give institutional members ownership of the organizing process and the ability to act on their values and interests.

Action

Action

After identifying potential issues, we build capacity so leaders can research, develop solutions and build the political will for change.

Institutions

Institutions

We welcome congregations, non-profits, schools, unions and other community institutions as the building blocks of our democracy.

Relationships

Relationships

We build relationships that cross lines of race, ethnicity, religion and socioeconomic status.

Leadership

Leadership

We identify and develop non-traditional leaders within and across our institutions and prepare them for effective participation in public life.

Ownership

Ownership

Membership dues give institutional members ownership of the organizing process and the ability to act on their values and interests.

Action

Action

After identifying potential issues, we build capacity so leaders can research, develop solutions and build the political will for change.

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Graduate Credits Skill Quest for Wage Growth

For almost ten years, Mauricio Aguilar vacillated between dead-end tech jobs paying $10-25 per hour, putting in long hours to support his wife and four children. This went on until he "took Skill...

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DAI Turns Out 400 Votes in District 6 Runoff Election

Former Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo, who waited until the day before the election to support Dallas Area Interfaith's agenda in support of affordable housing and early childhood education, lost...

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DAI Boosts District 6 Voter Turnout by 66%, Forces Runoff Election

Hundreds of DAI leaders forced a runoff election by increasing the number of voters by almost 800 in a region of Dallas home to housing code changes and mass evictions....

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DAI Grills D6 Candidates on Issues Days Before Election

In District 6, where only 800 votes were cast in the previous election, DAI leaders organized a nonpartisan accountability assembly in which 300 local residents grilled city council candidates on...

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University Study Credits DAI with Blocking Arlington Payday Lending

[Excerpt below from page 81 of study linked below]“Catholic congregations and leaders…were central in the push for payday lending reform in nearby Arlington. Father Daniel Kelley of St. Joseph Catholic...

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DAI Welcomes New Catholic Bishop Edward J. Burns

When Pope Francis announced the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Edward Burns, DAI welcomed him and expressed eagerness to collaborate. According to lead organizer Josephine Lopez-Paul:...

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400 Leaders Leverage Commitments from Dallas Police Chief

Dallas Area Interfaith leaders assembled by the hundreds at Temple of Faith CME to address neighborhood safety issues identified through conversations with fellow parishioners and neighbors: police protocol on traffic stops, wage...

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DAI Helps Stall Mass Evictions in W. Dallas

Within days of Dallas Area Interfaith’s (DAI) stunning housing code victory, the owner of hundreds of single family rental homes in West Dallas, HMK,  sent eviction notices to 305 tenants ordering them to...

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DAI Wins Strongest Tenant Protections in TX

With three asthmatic children in the family, Patricia Vega (in photo above holding toddler in pink) was constantly on the lookout for mold.  "Every time we move, we think it...

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DAI Winning on Dallas Housing Code Rewrite

With City Council signalling support for significant reforms in the Dallas rental housing code, Dallas Morning News gave kudos to Dallas Area Interfaith for keeping “these issues on the council’s radar and set[ting] the...

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Graduate Credits Skill Quest for Wage Growth

For almost ten years, Mauricio Aguilar vacillated between dead-end tech jobs paying $10-25 per hour, putting in long hours to support his wife and four children. This went on until he "took Skill...

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DAI Turns Out 400 Votes in District 6 Runoff Election

Former Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo, who waited until the day before the election to support Dallas Area Interfaith's agenda in support of affordable housing and early childhood education, lost...

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