Metro IAF
@MetroIAF
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Metro IAF's broad-based, multi-faith orgs in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest & Europe are developing leaders, strengthening communities & seeking justice.
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Joined December 2013
Great community walk in Edgewood on Halloween! Thanks to CM @ParisgrayD8 for organizing & to city agencies & Del. @MalcolmPRuff who joined. Led by Edgewood Neighborhood Community Association, St. Bernardine's & residents with BUILD - looking forward to next steps & follow ups.
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JCT Education Team leaders sent a non-partisan questionnaire to all candidates for the Jersey City Board of Education. Please take a look to see where they stand on important issues: https://t.co/do608eXbld
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Thrilled to hear the progress at @rebuild_metro’s annual investor meeting this morning, hosted by @BrownAdvisory. Powerful stories of progress and community-led vision. 📸 Looking forward to the work ahead.
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As Election Day nears, all three candidates were out in the community to address key issues.
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FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — On Sunday, Metro IAF NY, an interfaith coalition, hosted a mayoral forum giving community members a chance to ask New York City mayoral candidates directly about their pl…
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It was an honor to join @MetroIAF's Accountability Assembly in Queens yesterday, and to stand in solidarity and partnership with so many leaders as we push the city we love forward with our dignity and affordability agenda.
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Inspiring day in Queens at Metro IAF’s Housing Forum. They brought a spirit and accountability and a force that lifted us up. Here’s a concrete plan to pay for the promises. @MetroIAF @metroiafny @mt_iaf @SBC_MetroIAF #QueensPower @EBCBKNY
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Enough is enough! Living without mold, rats, and leaky sewage in a market-rate apartment isn't a luxury—it's common sense! ✊ Dallas Area Interfaith leaders secured a new anonymous inspection request system to hold landlords accountable.🏠🛡️ https://t.co/Cic0EpJ1kW
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ReBuild Metro, the nonprofit that has transformed Johnston Square, Greenmount West, Oliver and other neighborhoods, is revitalizing Mura Street near Green Mount Cemetery. The plan involves turning 16 abandoned rowhouses into new homes. Read more: https://t.co/6DBjUIS9ol 📸:
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Check out this piece from BUILD organizer Marquis Howard & @MorganStateU’s @Antoine_Lovell about the importance of a Fair Chance in Housing bill in Maryland. — “Maryland must give everyone a fair chance at housing”
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Applicants for housing shouldn’t be pre-judged based on their criminal history, writes Antoine Lovell and Marquis Howard.
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The Metro Industrial Areas Foundation seeks Organizers for covering New York. Details can be found at: https://t.co/JJjFoHBe0Y
#1u #UnionStrong @MetroIAF
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North & Northeast Baltimore have long been divided. Saturday, 95 leaders from 20+ religious congregations, schools & associations crossed those lines — building relationships, listening deeply & preparing for action. Stay tuned to join us in this work. 💪 #BUILDOneBaltimore
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Imagine having to choose between feeding your kids and paying off old fines. This is a choice too many people face after leaving prison. VOICE teamed up with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma to change that. Read the story -
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Trash out, community in! 🌱💪 Together with @BonSecours @CBCBaltoMD @TheTOTLC @GHBC1617 FSCA @SWP_Baltimore & more, we cleared lots & key spaces in SW Baltimore —and showed what’s possible when we show up together. Building #CommunityPower to transform neighborhoods.
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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Bloomberg News recognizes TLA's Community Lighthouses as a national model for strengthening the capacity of local communities to respond to emergencies. https://t.co/tw7q6e3RzR
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Do we have to settle for singles rather than aiming to produce thousands of units at a time? Rev. David Brawley and Rob English of @MetroIAF say we should swing for the fences:
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New York City has ample locations to produce thousands of units at a time. We need an aggressive strategy to turn parking lots and underutilized spaces into housing.
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🏆From Zero to $100 Million for Housing Over a year after Hurricane Beryl and a derecho windstorm made thousands of homes uninhabitable, TMO & allies persuaded the City of Houston to leverage the creation of a $100 Million home repair fund. https://t.co/IkXsmmIZPY
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NYC needs better #MentalHealthCare! Join us 9/10 @ 7PM at @TandVSynagogue to hear about: -Manhattan Together + @MetroIAF’s agenda for change -Steve Miccio (@peopleusanow) on crisis stabilization in Poughkeepsie Don’t miss it! Register here: https://t.co/K29Cb2W5pL
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Great to be at Unity in the Community today in Coppin Heights — led by CCI, New Mt Carmel Baptist Church, First Mt Carmel Church, Gospel Tabernacle Baptist, United Brethren in Christ, @CoppinHeight, BUILD, & more — with neighbors talking about what they want for their community.
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Yesterday, faith & community leaders from institutions across northeast & north Baltimore came together to share stories & talk about concrete ways we could listen and act together in our neighborhoods in the coming months. Stay tuned!
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