Tim McManus has been an organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) since 2009, working with projects in Texas, Arizona and California.
Tim is currently working with DAI leaders and organizers to expand the organization’s reach across North Texas. In addition, Tim supervises IAF organizing in Phoenix, Arizona, and a newly developing IAF project in the Central Valley of California. Tim’s work with the IAF has led to Medicaid expansion in Arizona, increased funding for after-school programs, parks and libraries in several cities, protections from immigration raids by law enforcement, local strategies dealing with mass incarceration, and the creation of county health care programs for undocumented immigrants.
Tim was recently part of a small delegation of
organizers, priests and lay leaders who met with Pope Francis in the Vatican to discuss this work. Prior to organizing, Tim taught high school theology for 8 years in Dallas, Dublin (Ireland), and Boston where he's from. He has a BA in Theology from Boston College, and a Master of Education from Notre Dame. He lives in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas with his wife, Marie (a bilingual speech therapist), and their three young children, and they are members of St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
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Yesterday, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) and allies united parents, educators, faith leaders, and business leaders to launch Dallas Childcare Works, a new countywide coalition focused on expanding access to quality,...
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After hearing from parents struggling to afford child care and congregations closing infant and toddler programs due to soaring costs, Dallas Areas Interfaith (DAI) leaders began organizing for a solution.
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[Excerpts] On a Tuesday evening in mid-November, dozens of cars slow-rolled, bumper-to-bumper, along Northwest Highway, queuing to turn onto Hillcrest Road. Temple Emanu-El was this year’s host for Dallas Area...
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“This is our moment to reimagine Dallas—not as it is, but as its residents want it to be.” - Pastor Vincent Parker, Lead Pastor of Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church...
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For years, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) tenant leaders have shone a public light on the hazardous, unbearable apartment conditions they face, and urged city officials to develop solutions to hold...
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In response to changes in immigration law enforcement and the upsurge in ICE detentions and deportations, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) is developing a legal representation strategy for people in detention. This...
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Drawing more than 700 institutionally based leaders from across North Texas, Dallas Area Interfaith's 'Cry for Justice and Call to Action' tapped into fresh energy and galvanized new participation from all...
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On the weekend after the election, Dallas Area Interfaith's bilingual parish leadership development training drew 60 ministry leaders from seven parishes and three guest institutions. Bishop Greg Kelly reflected on...
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After Texas legislators passed the anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) leaders didn’t lose hope. Instead, they reached out directly to the Dallas Police Department, engaging them in...
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[Excerpts] You have to wonder what would become of the residents of Kendall Villas without advocates like Dallas Area Interfaith pressing the city on their behalf. ....city staffers were aware...
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Yesterday, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) and allies united parents, educators, faith leaders, and business leaders to launch Dallas Childcare Works, a new countywide coalition focused on expanding access to quality,...
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After hearing from parents struggling to afford child care and congregations closing infant and toddler programs due to soaring costs, Dallas Areas Interfaith (DAI) leaders began organizing for a solution.
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