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VIP Presses Mesa to Complete Transitional Housing Plan

March 09, 2026

Mesa faith and community leaders with Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) are pressing the City Council to complete the final step needed to open the Sunaire Hotel as transitional housing for families experiencing homelessness. Gathering outside City Hall, clergy and residents called on the council...

America Magazine: The ICE surge in Minnesota is Winding Down. Is Arizona Next?

February 24, 2026

[Excerpt] A child comes home after school in tears, asking his parents what it means to be undocumented. “Do I have documents?” he asks. They reassure him that he does. He was born in the United States. During recess, he was playing soccer with...

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...

Interfaith 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....

VIP: 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,...