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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DAI works with leaders to tackle pressing issues in areas as diverse as:

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DAI, With Clergy, Mobilize Food Relief and More in Face of COVID-19 Crisis

[Excerpt] On a recent Saturday, the priest passed out bags of eggs, beans, rice, tomatoes and chicken and sprinted like a grocery store clerk to families waiting in a long...

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DAI Congregations Keep Parishioners Connected

[Excerpts] “It’s a special time with everything that’s happening because of the pandemic, but we have to think of our homes as having converted into our church where the word...

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DAI Zeroes In On Economic Impact of COVID-19 in North Texas

[Excerpt] While health and government officials work to manage the outbreak, families are struggling to pay bills and buy groceries. Josephine Lopez Paul, the lead organizer for the Dallas Area...

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DAI, IAF Sharpen Focus on Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Immigrants

After the Covid-19 pandemic precipitated an economic crisis of historic proportions, the Industrial Areas Foundation launched a campaign calling on Congress to provide direct monthly aid for the duration of the...

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Parish IDs Now Accepted at Dallas County Mobile Testing Units

Parish identification cards, an IAF immigration strategy developed in collaboration with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, are now accepted at Dallas County Covid-19 mobile testing units.   [Photo Credit: Smiley N....

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DAI & Texas IAF Successfully Push for Utility Relief

“With so much anxiety in the air over the coronavirus, these measures will free many of our brothers and sisters from additional anxieties over the basic necessities of life.” --...

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DAI Cancels Public Health Fairs in Wake of COVID-19

[Excerpt below:] Dallas Area Interfaith, a broad coalition of church-based groups, canceled a March 28 public health fair after providers began pulling out. The interfaith group held a series of...

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Dallas Morning News Celebrates Work of DAI Founder Gerald Britt

[Excerpt] Britt and a handful of other church leaders founded Dallas Area Interfaith, with a focus on grass-roots issues such as community policing, educational equity and fair housing policies. The...

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In Face of Public Charge Ruling, DAI Organizes Free Health Fairs

[Excerpt] Across North Texas, nonprofits and community groups had already begun preparing last year for the possible roll-out of the public charge rule. They said they had no choice: Families...

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'Train the Trainer' Session in Dallas Prepares Clergy, Lay Leaders to Teach

Almost three dozen clergy, religious and lay leaders from Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and Mississippi convened at Holy Trinity Catholic to learn how to teach key pieces of the Recognizing the Stranger...

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DAI, With Clergy, Mobilize Food Relief and More in Face of COVID-19 Crisis

[Excerpt] On a recent Saturday, the priest passed out bags of eggs, beans, rice, tomatoes and chicken and sprinted like a grocery store clerk to families waiting in a long...

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DAI Congregations Keep Parishioners Connected

[Excerpts] “It’s a special time with everything that’s happening because of the pandemic, but we have to think of our homes as having converted into our church where the word...

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