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January 30, 2025

[Excerpt] The Trump administration has expanded immigration enforcement to include schools and places of worship, reversing long-standing guidance. This policy change has prompted...Valley Interfaith Project in Phoenix to take action, educating religious congregations about their rights and protections under the law. "They've definitely ratcheted...

December 10, 2024

Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) led the charge in advocating for the Sonoran Landings project, which would provide 272 affordable housing units to low-income seniors and veterans.  Leaders held a press conference on December 9th to build support for the project, highlighting the severe need...

February 19, 2024

[Excerpt] ...faith leaders and lawmakers from both sides... support two bills. The first: HB 2815, known as “Yes in Gods Back Yard”. About HB2815, Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan, Minister at Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation said, “Many of our congregations are sitting on unused land that...

January 15, 2024

[Excerpt] What we kept hearing was housing, affordable housing in particular, and rental housing," said Barb Quijada of the Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Chandler. ....VIP had been hosting open house meetings for about two years, where representatives ask people about the real-life problems...

January 08, 2024

[Excerpt] “Despite our differences in theology, we have so many things in common across the different denominations,” said Quijada, who is a member of Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation. One of those things in common is affordable housing in the Valley. These congregations, which include...