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VIP/AIN Leaders to AZ Corrections: Protect Inmates from COVID
September 01, 2020
Valley Interfaith Project and Arizona Interfaith Network leaders have been in conversations with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) and Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) since the Spring, urging them to protect prison staff, inmates, and their families during the COVID-19 crisis. Excerpts...
Read MoreStatus: Petition to Halt COVID Spread in Prisons
August 21, 2020
August 19, 2020: VIP and Arizona Interfaith Network clergy have held ongoing meetings, since May, with Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) and Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) officials regarding COVID-19 in the Arizona prison system. We have requested specific measures...
Read MoreRapid Response: COVID Stimulus
August 06, 2020
Ask our Arizona Senators to enact a Coronavirus package that will protect families, the economy and public health. The U.S. Congress has debated the next round of federal Coronavirus relief for months, yet they could not produce a relief package before federal unemployment...
Read More150 VIP Leaders Assemble Online with Supervisor Bill Gates to Discuss COVID-19 Strategies
July 27, 2020
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates joined VIP’s Leaders Assembly on July 22, working with VIP Leaders to join forces for a public strategy to accelerate COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing.
Read MoreVIP and AIN Clergy Respond with Hopeful Caution to the Continuation of State Order
April 30, 2020
Hundreds of VIP clergy and leaders, through a petition with our statewide network, the Arizona Interfaith Network, called on Governor Ducey to extend the Stay-at-Home order, due to expire on April 30. The Governor announced on April 29 that Arizona will continue under the...
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