Recognizing the Stranger is a multi-year leadership development strategy of the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation established with the support of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
It is designed to assist parishes with large immigrant populations in developing stronger relationships both inside and between community institutions.
Launched in 2017, it is creating a new, regional effort to impact the broader civic and political culture of the immigration issue.
It begins by supporting immigrant leaders to more deeply engage their own parishes, schools and communities, and then to move towards building bridges with sister parishes... continue reading →
Posted by Cchd
October 30, 2024
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They come from the ranks of the poor, migrants, and dispossessed, and they have learned to help those like themselves....
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
October 23, 2024
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
October 11, 2024
After Texas legislators passed the anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) leaders didn’t lose hope. Instead, they...
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
October 05, 2024
On Saturday, October 5th, 35 Catholic clergy and lay leaders from 14 Tucson parishes gathered at St. Cyril’s of Alexandria Catholic...
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
September 20, 2024
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
August 21, 2024
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You have to wonder what would become of the residents of Kendall Villas without advocates like Dallas Area...