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For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we invited Legal Aid At Work to join us for a conversation about the workplace rights of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. This important conversation featured our partners, community leaders and domestic violence survivors from throughout the Central Valley. The goal was to create a safe space where survivors could share their stories while local experts weigh in with resources people can access

By Alexandra Alvarado, Rain Chamberlin and Hannah Ellsworth—Aug. 3, 2021 Earlier this year, Fresnoland revealed the case of Manchester Arms, a Fresno apartment complex where residents were living in horribly unsafe conditions. Inez Hernandez, a mother living in the complex,…

A Central Valley delegation from Faith in the Valley recently traveled to Washington, D.C., joining faith and community leaders from across the nation for the #WeAreEssential Week of Action, to continue calling on Congress and the White House to provide…

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…