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Watch the CBS News/Ted Koppel story on IAF Nehemiah Housing work:
In the New York Times:Black Families Are Leaving New York. Can a Pastor’s Plan End the Exodus? |
On one of the coldest mornings of the year, David K. Brawley stood on the roof of a new home for seniors he had helped create, his coat fluttering in the wind. He surveyed his domain. He pointed to the left, toward the hazy outline of the Manhattan skyline, to the rows of rental apartments below that he had helped develop. He pointed to the right, toward Jamaica Bay, to the mall and the rowhouses, built on top of landfill and overgrown fields, whose construction he had championed. Squint, and you could almost see it: his vision of 10,000 more apartments, in new buildings stretching into every undeveloped corner of a neighborhood once known as the murder capital of New York City. Continue reading here... |
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Key Victories from 2024In 2024, IAF/Metro IAF organizations demonstrated the power of local organizing to win major victories at the local, metropolitan, and state levels on multiple issues. Here is a summary of those victories. |
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Stable Homes Unanimously ApprovedNew plan, money, to help mobile home residents displaced by development in Cary, NC. Learn more. |
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Public Land for Public GoodIn New York, Queens Power and EBC turned out to pressure the governor to keep her comment to affordable housing. Learn more. |
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More Funding for Community Mental Health WorkersMore than $400k dedicated to support and expand the Mentes Fuertes (Strong Minds) program in Orange County, NC. Learn more. |
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Ending Parole FeesStarting in October, Marylanders reentering society after a period in prison will no longer face a state fee for parole supervision. Learn more. |
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