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Organized through Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish congregations, the Industrial Areas Foundation's Saturday gathering was not unlike a secular church service.

"...and politicians. But such is the pull of the Industrial Areas Foundation -- the regional umbrella organization for local..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Changing Places

The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood

"...of concrete and glass cannot alone provide a solid foundation for St. Johns' children -- that takes hearts and..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Pols Listen to Voters -- What a Concept

Texas politicians court the Industrial Areas Foundation at its Austin conference.

"...the 10,000 mostly working class delegates of the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Network (IAF), moved toward a rousing crescendo..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

Point Austin: Welcome to Hard Times

Ausitn Interfaith's summit addresses economic plans, current crisis

"...Ernesto Cortes Jr., founder and director of the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, parent organization of Austin Interfaith. Cortes was..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Michael King

AI by Any Other Name

Austin Interfaith is moving toward a broader, Central Texas future

"...– a local affiliate of the state and nationwide Industrial Areas Foundation – isn't going away; it's reinventing itself...."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Bucks for Bullets: Federal minimum-wage raise approved

When Congress passed Iraq war spending bill last Thursday, it approved a raise in federal minimum wage for first time in a decade

"...Christine Stephens, lead organizer in Texas for the Industrial Areas Foundation – a national umbrella organization founded in..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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Protesters rally to restore children's insurance funding

"...on Monday: she was part of a rally of Industrial Areas Foundation chapters from around Texas who gathered to..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

'If Not Edison -- What?'

Austin Interfaith's Alliance programs represent one alternative to failing AISD schools.

"...within the district by the national community organizing powerhouse Industrial Areas Foundation -- say they have the most solid..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

What Is the Alliance?

A Sketch of the Alliance, Austin Interfaith, and the Industrial Areas Foundation

"...years ago by radical community organizer Saul Alinsky, the Industrial Areas Foundation is founded upon the organizing principle that..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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The Industrial Areas Foundation demonstrates its substantial clout at the Southwest IAF Conference, held in Austin earlier this week.

"...bulges out the doors. The far-flung chapters of the Industrial Areas Foundation -- an unsexy name for one of..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Culture War: How to Fight the Right

Texas academics and politicians discuss the how to revive progressivism

"...Center was Ernesto Cortes Jr., regional director of the Industrial Areas Foundation, a group dedicated to inner-city social issues...."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• The Texas affiliates of the Industrial Areas Foundation held a conference at the Airport Hilton..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

Ernie Cortés

Profile of a Leader

"...his book Who Will Tell the People to the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in general, and to Cortés in..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Election News

"...Austin Interfaith, the local branch of the Industrial Areas Foundation, will again hold an "accountability session" wherein..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

IAF: The Promised Land Visits the Hilton

Preachers quiz the gubernatorial candidates – and ban them from preaching

"...Hilton. (The official initials stand for the now anachronistic "Industrial Areas Foundation" created in the Sixties by Chicago organizer..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

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Saving the Alliance Schools

"...at the Capitol. The program, run by the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation, has been getting state money for its..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

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Headlines

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Decent People Pay Taxes

"...discussing their agenda at a conference held by the Industrial Areas Foundation, a network of community groups...."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

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Austin Stories

"...of the 12 regional organizations associated with the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation, including Austin Interfaith, attended an Erwin Center..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature

Beyond City Limits

"...The Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Network, a coalition of community organizations from..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature

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"...June 29 for the statewide meeting of the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation, a community organizing network. Attendees split into..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature

Ten Down ... 90% to Go

AISD votes to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston to LBJ, a move that magnet parents support but many others question.

"...part of a larger national effort by the community-activist Industrial Areas Foundation (represented here by Austin Interfaith) to organize..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

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A short-lived run on Alliance School funding at the Lege

"...a dozen congregation-based public interest groups organized by the Industrial Areas Foundation in Texas. Interfaith's co-chair, Regina Rogoff, said..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Austin Interfaith

Organizing Austin One Congregation at a Time

"...now operating in Texas under the auspices of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF). Created in 1940 by the late..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...Interfaith is part of a larger national network, the Industrial Areas Foun­dation. It's composed of 43 congregations, public schools,..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Naked City

"...water, after vetting the public's concerns – adding some areas to the floodplain and pulling others out – the..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...presence – an effective spokesperson for The Other Ones Foundation, the improvisational, DIY nonprofit that has been working alongside..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Naked City

"...through the planned Seaholm redevelopment Downtown. "Studies show that areas with new bicycle facilities experience an increase in bicycle..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...face of booming development. In turn, the Austin Parks Foundation, a local nonprofit group that has been raising money..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

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Off the Desk:

"...In low-income areas such as East Austin, where the center concentrates its..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

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