Mission
FAITH IN ACTION(FIA) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS FACING URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. SINCE 1972 FIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER, BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REDEVELOP COMMUNITIES AND REVITALIZE DEMOCRACY. FIA NETWORK HELPS ENGAGE ORDINARY PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE, BUILDING A STRONG LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN THOUSANDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA. NONPARTISAN AND MULTICULTURAL, FIA NETWORK PROVIDES AN OPPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND CONGREGATIONS TO TRANSLATE THEIR FAITH IN ACTION. MORE THAN 40 DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS AND FAITH TRADITIONS ARE PART OF THE FIA NETWORK. WITH MORE 3,000 MEMBERS INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING ONE MILLION FAMILIES IN 250 CITIES AND 24 STATES, AS WELL AS A GROWING INTERNATIONAL NETWORK IN LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, AND EASTERN EUROPE.