In a remarkable showcase of community power, Ford City Park is experiencing a transformation, championed by local residents in Taft—many of them immigrants—determined to enhance their neighborhood. Nestled in the heart of a small Kern County community, this park has…
Congratulations to Abby Rodela, one of our youth leaders in Kern County, who recently received the 2024 Wendy Wayne Ethics Youth Award. In a world craving positive change and ethical leadership, this award is a testament to Abby's unwavering commitment…
Leaders in the Central Valley were already working to help vulnerable communities overcome economic disparities before COVID-19. Now, with our organization's assistance, a powerful multi-sector coalition is working together to create a surge of support for those most impacted by…
Daniel Rodela is Faith in the Valley’s newest organizer, leading efforts to build political power in rural communities of color in Kern County. Daniel has over 20 years of experience as an ordained elder in the Seventh-day Adventist Church tradition…
McFarland residents — many of whom work in the region's agricultural fields — "were not provided with a fair and transparent process in the vote for this detention center, and were shut out by those who are supposed to represent them," Pastor Trena Turner, executive director of Faith in the Valley, said in a statement. "We are hopeful that this temporary hold is a step towards progress, and that the resiliency of the community and legal partners will result in a permanent example of justice for the Central Valley, the state and the rest of the country."
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno represents about one million Catholics and, hopefully, inspires others, including folks who reside in the town of McFarland. Often it is those very same folks who inspire us and I am immensely proud of the parishioners at St Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in McFarland who, along with many others, put their faith into practice and stood up for themselves, their neighbors, their community and this country by...
Tuesday night’s commission meeting saw a stream of residents come to the podium, urging city leaders to remember who lived in their town. "You can find other options, but don’t bring ICE. In the long term, the McFarland community will suffer.”
Check out our Youth for Justice leaders from Foothill High School as they appear on the show "In the 661" to call on adults for support to end gun violence in schools.
Faith in the Valley Youth surveyed nearly 100 students from over 11 high schools in the Kern High School District and over 90 percent of these students agreed that they would not want to see armed teachers and staff. We are fighting for our right to peacefully go to schools without having to worry about being slain by a gun.
Hundreds of people around Kern County gathered in support of the fourth annual Walk For Justice. Faith leaders and families came together in support of those who have lost family members during encounters with police.