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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“What intrigued me about DAI was their practice of relational meetings. These meetings create a space for individuals to come together, share their concerns, and identify common issues that need to be addressed. Through this process, DAI empowers people to take action and create positive change…
Since becoming involved with DAI, I have been equipped with the necessary tools and resources to effectively advance the causes I care about. DAI has not only helped me to make a difference in my community, but it has also provided me with a sense of fulfillment and purpose.”
“Unido a DAI trabajamos por la justicia social y cumplimos con la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, generando estructuras más justas y más humanas para todos.”
“Together with DAI, we work for social justice and fulfill the Social Doctrine of the Church, generating fairer and more humane structures for everyone.”
“In these times of uncertainty, I’ve grappled with questions of self, survival, power and purpose. Who do I often turn to in exploring such questions? The mentors, co-creators, and partners who bring community organizing into the fabric of our congregations. When I forget to ask the big questions or doubt what might be possible, it is in the depth of relationships, the whip-smart theological lessons, the breaking out of routine and the proximity to the pain of my neighbor that I not only become a better clergyperson — I become a better mom and daughter, partner and friend.
Through our work with DAI, we, Temple Emanu-El, become what our name calls us to be “Emanu-El”—a place where “God is among us”—a community of sacred encounter.”
“Antes de pertenecer a DAI pensé que debía vivir en la clandestinidad. Cuando lo conocí me di cuenta que tengo derechos y deberes ante mi comunidad, familia y a la Iglesia.”
“Before joining DAI, I thought I had to live in the shadows [as an immigrant]. When I got to know DAI, I realized that I, too, have rights and duties before my community, family and the Church.”
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[Excerpt] On a balmy day at the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church in East Dallas, parishioners working with the nonprofit Dallas Area Interfaith talked among themselves about problems they...
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[Excerpts] ...workers who labor shoulder to shoulder at the plant and others fear the contagion has spread to more people in the Dallas area. Sick workers who do not get...
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[Excerpt] At St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Irving, Rev. Ernesto Esqueda said the church will support the workers with food and other needs during the pandemic. “We are all walking...
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[Translated excerpt below] "It's a good start", said Josephine López Paul, organizer with Dallas Area Interfaith, a nonprofit organization that helped create the County housing assistance program. "It's a down...
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After DAI organized judicatory leaders and clergy from every major religion in Dallas, and the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, to testify in support of short-term supports for low-income renters...
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[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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[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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[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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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 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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[Excerpt] On a balmy day at the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church in East Dallas, parishioners working with the nonprofit Dallas Area Interfaith talked among themselves about problems they...
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[Excerpts] ...workers who labor shoulder to shoulder at the plant and others fear the contagion has spread to more people in the Dallas area. Sick workers who do not get...
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