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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Bishop Olson of Ft. Worth Congratulates North Texas IAF

In a letter addressed to ACT, AMOS, WeCAN and DAI, Catholic Bishop Michael Olson offered his congratulations to the organizations for their impact over the decades.  Specifically, he mentioned:  passage...

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Clergy: "We have to Humanize Each Other"

In the midst of pushing for expanded community policing and pay increases for officers, Dallas Area Interfaith wants to get all sides listening to each other. “We have to humanize each...

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DAI: "Build Trust for Better Policing"

At a community meeting organized by Dallas Area Interfaith, there were no easy platitudes in reference to the Thursday night shooting of police officers and protesters that left five officers dead....

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100+ Leaders Fight for Stricter Housing Rules at City Hall

In a tightly packed special meeting of City Council, over 100 Dallas Area Interfaith leaders spilled into overflow areas in support of new regulations that would give greater protections to Dallas renters....

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DAI Compels Housing Committee to Adopt Tougher Regulations

  Bachman Lake residents lined up at the podium with photos depicting bedbugs, mold, leaky windows and malfunctioning air conditioning — all of which came from a neighborhood inspection of...

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DAI Takes on Landlords in Battle Over Mold and Crime

“It all started with a group of women,” said Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) organizer Walker Moore, that “wanted to know what their rights were.”  With the guidance of DAI, the ladies went...

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