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…
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…
