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November 13, 2018 1:22 PM

DAI Targets Districts, Boosts Voter Turnout, and Makes Change

[Excerpt below] Rinaldi's district in northwest Dallas County was one of five targeted by Dallas-Area Interfaith, a group that organized canvassing and phone banks to pump up voter turnout. At...

October 30, 2018 10:34 AM

2,000 DAI Leaders Descend on Hottest State, Congressional Races in Texas

On a Sunday October evening, two thousand leaders and parishioners from Dallas Area Interfaith institutions assembled at the Christian Chapel Temple of Faith to challenge candidates from the Texas Tribune’s...

September 28, 2018 7:23 AM

DAI & Business Community Work Together to Boost Voter Turnout

[Excerpt below] On Wednesday, several groups are planning a news conference in downtown Dallas to continue pushing for higher turnout. They also plan to encourage candidates to speak at public...

August 21, 2018 4:18 PM

DAI Parish ID Effort Featured in HBO Special

In response to undocumented families expressing fear about reporting crimes -- even when they themselves are victims -- because of an inability demonstrate who they are, Dallas Area Interfaith and...

June 05, 2018 7:01 AM

Immigration Reform Failure 400 Years in the Making

[Excerpt] We've been here before. America has had a love-hate relationship with its Mexican population for centuries. Whether it is not being able to find a permanent solution to Deferred...

May 15, 2018 6:56 PM

Catholic Press Explores Parish ID Strategy in Dallas

[Excerpt below] It has been a year since Texas passed SB4, a measure that requires police and county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The measure also grants local...

May 08, 2018 12:39 PM

North Texas Police Verify Acceptance of Parish Identification Cards

Nearly 300 parishioners of San Juan Diego Catholic Church [photo above] lined up by 8am on a Saturday morning to apply for a church-issued identification cards offered through the Catholic...

April 13, 2018 6:41 AM

DAI & Catholic Diocese of Dallas Stand with Family and Stop Deportation

When Fr. Daza of Nuestra Señora del Pilar Catholic Church heard that his parishioner, Adolfo Mejia, was in deportation proceedings, he immediately picked up the phone and called Dallas Area...

April 10, 2018 2:48 PM

DAI, Catholic Parish ID Effort Launches in North Texas, Protecting Families and Rebuilding Churches

Building on a groundbreaking accord between Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) and the Police Departments of Dallas, Carrollton and Farmers Branch -- in which the police agreed to accept parish identification...

April 06, 2018 5:04 PM

Success Stories Like This One Show How Dallas Can Help End Poverty

[Excerpt] Adriana, a single mother of two, is a Skill Quest participant. Before the program, she earned $600 a month cleaning homes, and the thought of going to school was...

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