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VIP Sounds the Alarm: "Every Delay is a Night Without a Home"
December 15, 2025
“Every delay means there’s folks that don’t have a place to sleep more permanently,” Valley Interfaith Project (VIP)'s Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan told Arizona’s Family. After an old hotel was set to become transitional housing for seniors, families, and domestic violence victims, Mesa City Council...
Read MoreInterfaith Clergy: Caring for the Sick Is a Moral Mandate — That’s Why We Support Prop 409
October 22, 2025
[Excerpts from an Op-Ed by Rev. Deacon Martha Seaman, VIP Leader, originally published in Chandler News & the Daily Independent] Valley Interfaith Project is a broad-based, non-partisan organization of churches, unions and non-profit associations committed to building power for sustainable social and economic development....
Read MoreVIP: Prop 409 is a Small Price to Pay to Save Lives
October 08, 2025
[Excerpts] As Maricopa County ballots are mailed out on Wednesday, voters will soon decide on the future of a large behavioral and emergency health system upgrade that could increase property taxes. The bond measure is called Proposition 409 and would benefit Valleywise’s inpatient, outpatient,...
Read MoreValley Interfaith Project Endorses Proposition 409
October 07, 2025
Valley Interfaith Project, a broad-based, non-partisan organization of churches, unions and non-profit associations committed to building power for sustainable, social, and economic development change has endorsed and supports passage of Proposition 409. If approved, Proposition 409 authorizes the Maricopa County Special Health Care District...
Read MoreABC Interview with VIP: A New Pope and New Hope for Immigrant Communities
May 19, 2025
[excerpts below] As the first-ever American pope takes to the throne of St. Peter on Sunday, immigration advocates in the Valley hope his past can bring change to the future. “As we’re beginning to learn more about Pope Leo, we have someone who understands...
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