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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 West/Southwest IAF
March 11, 2025
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This may look like an ordinary stop sign.
However, for residents of Southeast Fresno, it represents a hard-fought victory in making...
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
February 28, 2025
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St. Francis Xavier hosted the first of several “Know Your Rights” sessions in January....
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
January 30, 2025
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The Trump administration has expanded immigration enforcement to include schools and places of worship, reversing long-standing guidance.
...Posted by West/Southwest IAF
January 23, 2025
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Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) leaders conducted more than 100 meetings over the past three years with...
Posted by West/Southwest IAF
November 08, 2024
On the weekend after the election, Dallas Area Interfaith's bilingual parish leadership development training...
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....