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 to be taken to protect prison communities, and hundreds of VIP and AIN leaders have signed on in support of those requests.

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 benefits ran out (July 31).  

Leaders and clergy of Valley Interfaith Project, along with our statewide Arizona Interfaith Network, are calling for our Senators to act promptly and across party lines for solutions. 

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.

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 Executive Order, with gradual loosening of the current restrictions over the next weeks. Clergy representatives of AIN have responded with a statement of cautious approval.

UPDATE: On April 29, Governor Ducey extended the Stay-at-Home order with revisions. Read the Arizona Interfaith Network response here.

Arizona’s Stay-at-Home order is set to expire on April 30.  Join Clergy and Leaders from across Arizona and sign the Arizona Interfaith Network petition urging Governor Ducey to extend the Stay-at-Home order.