The Metro Industrial Areas Foundation (Metro IAF) is a network of 17 broad-based citizens organizations throughout the East Coast, Midwest, and Europe. We are a regional affiliate of the national Industrial Areas Foundation (www.industrialareasfoundation.org), created by Saul Alinsky in 1940. Some of the landmark accomplishments of Metro IAF affiliates include:
- Creation of the first living wage law in the country in Baltimore in 1994.
- Construction of over 5,000 Nehemiah Homes in East Brooklyn, South Bronx, Baltimore, and DC.
- Passage of universal health care in Massachusetts.
For more information on Metro IAF and its accomplishments, read our brochure.
Metro IAF Organizations
| Name | Acronym | State |
Country |
Phone | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Interfaith Network | WIN | DC | US | (202) 518 0815 | Link |
| DuPage United | IL | US | (630) 743 9649 | Link | |
| Lake County United | IL | US | (847) 266 9803 | Link | |
| United Power for Action and Justice | IL | US | (773) 944-5437 | Link | |
| Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development | BUILD | MD | US | (410) 528 0305 | Link |
| People Acting Together in Howard | PATH | MD | US | (410) 312 9113 | Link |
| Action In Montgomery | AIM | MD | US | (301) 588 0330 | Link |
| Greater Boston Interfaith Organization | GBIO | MA | US | 617) 825 5600 | Link |
| New Jersey Together | NJ | US | (201) 705-7988 | ||
| East Brooklyn Congregations | EBC | NY | US | (718) 498 4099 | Link |
| Long Island CAN (Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods) | NY | US | (516) 285 5810 | ||
| Manhattan Together | NY | US | 212-369-4106 | Link | |
| Empowered Queens United in Action and Leadership (sponsored by Queens Citizens Organization) | EQUAL | NY | US | (347) 495-4960 | |
| South Bronx Churches | SBC | NY | US | (718) 665 5564 | |
| Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment | CHANGE | NC | US | (336) 661 6353 | Link |
| Durham CAN (Congregations, Associations, and Neighborhoods) | NC | US | (919) 530 8515 | Link | |
| Helping Empower Local People | HELP | NC | US | (704) 333-0059 | |
| Faith Vote Columbus | OH | US | (614) 557-5650 | Link | |
| Reclaim Lorain | OH | US | (440) 821-7135 | Link | |
| Vote Dayton/Dayton IAF | OH | US | (937) 239-0688 | Link | |
| Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement | VOICE | VA | US | (202) 518 0815 | Link |
| Dane County United | WI | US | Link | ||
| Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground | WI | US | (414) 517 3379 | Link | |
| North Carolina Latino Coalition | NCLC | NC | US | (919) 423-6332 | |
| Orange County Organizing Committee | OCOC | NC | US | (919) 530-8515 | |
| Citizens For Change | NC | US | (336) 239-6069 | ||
| Citizens Organising Foundation | LND | UK | Link | ||
| London Citizens | LND | UK | Link | ||
| The German Institute for Community Organizing | BE | DE | Link |
