* 23 organizations in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Louisiana, California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico
* 16 organizations in the northeastern cities and counties between Boston and Washington and in the Midwest in Illinois and Wisconsin.
* 8 organizations in the south and near south and in the northwest, in Oregon and Washington
* 3 international affiliates in Canada, England, and Australia.
The current generation of IAF organizations began in the mid-1970's and was the product of the insight and effort of the person who succeeded Saul Alinsky as executive director of the IAF, Edward T. Chambers. The first three modern IAF groups were the Citizens Organized for Public Service (COPS), in San Antonio, Texas; Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD), in Maryland; and the Queens Citizens Organization (QCO), in New York.
The social center of gravity is located among the poor, working poor, and working class congregations, communities, and associations in these areas. The racial make up of IAF groups varies dramatically from city to city and region to region, reflecting the mix of people in each locale. Middle and upper-middle class institutions participate as full and equal partners in many IAF groups, bringing their own talents, energies, and concerns.
Southwest and West Coast
Interfaith Education Fund
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 120W
Austin, TX 78723
Director: Ernesto Cortes, Jr.
Associate DIrector: Christine Stephens
512-459-6551 office
512-459-6558 fax
Albuquerque Interfaith
6001 Marble Avenue NE
Suite 11
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Lead Organizer: Kip Bobroff
505-268-3991
505-262-1403 fax
ACT- Allied Communities of Tarrant
P.O. Box 3565
Fort Worth, TX 76113
817-921-2228
817-921-2236 fax
Arizona Institute for Public Life
1802 E. Thomas Road, Suite #15
Phoenix, AZ 85016-9134
Lead Organizer: Frank Pierson
602-361-5174
602-248-0610 fax
Austin Interfaith
1301 S. IH35 #313
Austin, TX 78741
Lead Organizer: Doug Greco
512-916-0100
512-916-0251 fax
Bay Area Organizing Committee
1031 Franklin St. Suite 1107
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-563-0262
415-563-0269 fax
BAOC123@sbcglobal.net
The Border Organiztion
P.O. Box 2312
Del Rio, TX 78841
Lead Organizer: Ramon Duran
830-734-8883
830-774-1822 fax
COPS/ Metro Alliance
123 Octavia Place
San Antonio, TX 78214
Lead Organizer: Ramon Duran
210-222-2367
210-222-8562
210-224-6060 fax
95 Alta Vista Avenue
Watsonville, CA 95076
Lead Organizer: Joaquin Sanchez
831-728-3210
831-728-3210 fax
Dallas Areas Interfaith
1104 Lupo Drive
Dallas, TX 75207
Lead Organizer: Willie Bennett
214-689-5988
214-689-6865 fax
Des Moines AMOS
c/o 3314 48th Place
Des Moines, IA 50310
Lead Organizer: Paul Turner
515-554-3433
515-255-6500 fax
The Border Interfaith Sponsoring Committee
P.O. Box 23150
El Paso, TX 79923
Lead Organizer: Kevin Courtney
EPISO (El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Committee)
1415 N. Dakota Street
El Paso, TX 79930
Lead Organizer: Kevin Courtney
915-778-3200
915-778-9730 fax
The Metropolitan Organization/TMO
4141 Southwest Freeway
Suite 650
Houston, TX 77027
Lead Organizer: Renee Wizig-Barrios
713-807-1429
713-807-7988 fax
The Jeremiah Group
2028 Paxton Street
Suite A
Harvey, LA 70058
Lead Organizer: Jacqueline Jones
504-328-1784
504-328-6579 fax
Southern California Education Fund
ONE LA – IAF
1545 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 329
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Lead Organizer: Maribeth Larkin
Director: Ernesto Cortes, Jr.
213-273-8420
213-273-4727 fax
Northern Louisiana Interfaith Sponsoring Committee
P.O. Box 7553
Monroe, LA 71211
Lead Organizer: Perry Perkins
Omaha Together One Community (OTOC)
3647 Lafayette Avenue
Omaha, NE 68131
Lead Organizer: Paul Tuner
402-344-4401
402-344-4272 fax
PIMA County Interfaith Council (PCIC)
639 East Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85705-7433
Lead Organizer: Genevieve Jarmillo- Padilla
520-903-2333
520-903-2444 fax
Sacramento Valley Organizing Community (SVOC)
6750 Folsom Blvd.
Suite #237
Sacramento, CA 95819
Lead Organizer: Alison Rodrigues
916-494-1603
Valley Interfaith
1508 E. Highway 83
Suite C
Weslaco, TX 78596
Lead Organizer: Elizabeth Valdez
956-968-3900
956-968-3955 fax
Greater Valley Interfaith Project
1802 E. Thomas Road
Suite 15
Phoenix, AZ 85016-8134
Lead Organizer: Joe Rubio
602-248-0607
602-248-0610 fax
West Texas Organizing Strategy Committee
P.O. Box 5237
Lubbock, TX 79408-5237
Lead Organizer: Beatris Vega
806-762-4788
806-747-4277 fax
Other IAF Regions
East Coast and Midwest
Southeast and Northwest
International