On July 13, grassroots leaders and clergy in Modesto became the first in a Central Valley jurisdiction to bring forward a motion to their city council to create a People’s Housing Commission, which, if implemented, would center the voices of…
Our leaders and community partners successfully advocated for the city of Stockton to invest $4.75 million of American Rescue Plan funds over three years toward community well-being and violence intervention. The resources will establish hotlines and warmlines for crisis disruption,…
After much advocacy for eviction protections, Fresno students, resident leaders and partners celebrated the passage of an Eviction Protection Program, which allocates $750,000 to provide legal counsel to Fresno tenants facing unlawful evictions, mediation services between tenants and landlords, and…
This summer, our volunteer grassroots leaders joined partners across the state in successfully urging decision makers to expand and extend California’s eviction moratorium and rent relief program. In a meeting in June with California’s Deputy Secretary of Housing, Faith in…
In June, a Faith in the Valley research team and our partners at Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability were invited to participate in the White House Eviction Prevention Summit. We were part of a delegation of community advocates representing…
Our partners joined us to hold a press conference in Fresno highlighting the arrival of the Biden Administration's temporary Child Tax Credit and calling on elected representatives to make the benefit permanent.
In our latest Faith in the Valley Justice interview, we talk to Dr. Daniel O'Connell about how pursuing an education and going deeper in your faith can help you be a better activist. We also talk about his new book, "In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California."
In the latest installment of our Justice Interview Series, Pastor Brian K. Woodson of Faith In Action East Bay (Oakland) talks with us about his approach to prophetic preaching and the role of the church in helping people find justice their everyday lives.
In this Faith in the Valley Justice Interview, we have a conversation on Palestine with Hajj Reza Nekumanesh of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno. In sharing his story, Reza offers a fresh perspective on one of the most important freedom struggles in the world.
In this conversation, Pastor Simon Biasell goes into his own journey of transformation regarding racial, gender and sexual justice, and he talks about how this journey both emerges from and informs his pastoral call.