Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) unites congregations, schools, labor unions, nonprofits, and civic groups to build relational power for community change. We are an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s largest and longest-standing community organizing network and the West / Southwest IAF.
September 11, 2026
Valley Interfaith Project (VIP) held a press conference with Congresswoman Yasmin Ansari following a surprise oversight visit to the ICE Holding Facility in Phoenix, demanding accountability for immoral conditions facing detainees, overridden holding times and capacity limits, and how immigration enforcement is harming people...
Read MoreApril 14, 2026
[Excerpt] Deacon Judy Eighmy stood in front of the podium at the Phoenix City Council chambers on March 25, looked directly at council members, and cited the shortest verse in the Bible: John 11:35,“Jesus wept.” Eighmy, a leader with the Valley Interfaith Project (VIP),...
Read MoreApril 01, 2026
[Excerpt by Joe Rubio, National Co-Director, Industrial Areas Foundation] Lament demands a response. In John’s gospel for this Sunday, we find the passage where collectively expressed grief makes such a claim. “Jesus wept” is often cited as the shortest biblical verse, but it may...
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