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In Wake of Wage Theft, Valley Interfaith Calls for Incentives Reform and Investigations
January 22, 2020
In small group conversations organized through their congregations, Valley Interfaith leaders Elisa Alfaro of Holy Spirit parish and Dayra Campos of San Juan Diego kept hearing the same stories: workers in cold storage facilities earning less than the minimum wage and experiencing rampant labor...
Read MoreValley Interfaith Launches Parish ID Strategy with Catholic Diocese of Brownsville and 3 Police Departments
September 26, 2019
In collaboration with Catholic Bishop Daniel Flores, 500 Valley Interfaith leaders packed a hall in Las Milpas to publicly launch a parish ID strategy for the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Developed in partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande...
Read MoreSr. Christine Stephens, CDP: 1940 - 2019
July 22, 2019
[From the Rio Grande Guardian] Sister Christine Stephens, a key player in the Industrial Areas Foundation, has passed away. She was 78 years old. Stephens served on the National Executive Committee of IAF from 1999 to 2008 when she became one of four National...
Read MoreRevs. Collins & Guevara: Investing Millions of Dollars in Economically Distressed Areas
June 25, 2019
[Excerpt] Valley Interfaith leaders recognize Democratic Senators Eddie Lucio, Jr and Juan Hinojosa, and Republican Senator Charles Perry from Lubbock, for their efforts to generate investment in South Texas’ poorest families. They authored Senate Bill 2452 and Senate Joint Resolution 79, which would...
Read MoreValley Interfaith & Texas IAF Call on State Legislators to Invest in People
April 05, 2019
Hundreds of Texas IAF leaders bused in to the Capitol from El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and West Texas, joining Central Texas Interfaith counterparts to call on state legislators to increase spending on adult and K-12 education. After a short...
Read MoreValley Interfaith: State's Share of School Funding Dropped from 50% to Barely 36%
April 04, 2019
[Excerpt below] BROWNSVILLE, RGV – Over 300 Texas Industrial Area Foundation leaders from across the state will hold a press conference on the south steps of the State Capitol on Thursday. There, they will call on the House and Senate to invest in families through...
Read MoreValley Interfaith Credited with Helping Pass the Drainage Bond
November 07, 2018
The Rio Grande Guardian named Valley Interfaith as a key group that helped pass a drainage bond in Hidalgo County that will invest millions to improve the county's storm drainage system. County Commissioners pledge that the monies will be invested as promised. Said Andy...
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