The need for volunteers has not changed in this pandemic; in fact, it has escalated. As we adjust our work to serve our community safely, we invite you to join us — in new ways — to build economic opportunity for all in Saint Paul.
Deadline: August 26, 2020 Position Purpose The purpose of this position is to assist our program participants in gaining access to and connections with programs, goods, services, and educational opportunities that will help them meet their basic needs and then help them make progress towards their economic mobility goals. This work will include Bridge to […]
Due to the pandemic, this year’s Annual Assembly went virtual with a panel discussion on “Dignity, Education and Economic Mobility for Minnesotans Behind Bars: An Opportunity for Faith Community Engagement.”
Position Purpose The purpose of this position is to deliver food items from Department of Indian Work food shelf to families/clients’ home at various locations throughout St. Paul. The driver should be well-versed and comfortable driving an oversized van. The driver is responsible for delivering food items in a timely manner and make sure the […]
Project: Power Up Legal Rights Video Series Project timeline: September 2020 – August 2021 Program Background For many years, in partnership with Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, the Black Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, and several supporting faith communities, Interfaith Action has hosted in the Selby-Dale community: Monthly “Community Power-Up” sessions – evening sessions filled with training […]
Interfaith Action welcomes three new members to its board of directions and one to the Foundation board of directors.
Our community has stepped up in extraordinary ways to help us respond to our tremendous needs due to COVID-19 and the systemic racial disparities laid bare by the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd.
Rev. Darrin Goss, president of the Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) of South Carolina, met via Zoom with clergy engaged with Interfaith Action on June 18 to discuss healing in the wake of a community tragedy.
We at Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul are heartbroken and outraged by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. We stand in solidarity with our neighbors, guests, and clients who are living in a community where a pandemic and the murder of Mr. Floyd have laid bare stark educational, economic and health disparities.
Randi Ilyse Roth, Bishop Jon Anderson, Rabbi Aaron S. Weininger, Rabbi Jill E. Crimmings, and Imam Asad Zaman write in the Pioneer Press about the inclusive interfaith conversations with the Department of Public Safety to help our communities stay safe as places of worship consider re-opening in this pandemic.