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About DART
The Direct Action and Research Training Center, or DART, is a national network of 20 affiliated grassroots, nonprofit, congregation-based community organizations.
Where We Work
The DART Network is currently comprised of twenty affiliated congregation-based community organizations spread throughout Florida, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina and Virginia.
Organizing Careers
DART is currently accepting applications for full-time community organizing positions. Application deadline: October 2, 2016.
Latest News
Justice Matters event to feature nationally known religious scholar
June 14, 2016. Lawrence Journal-World. Justice Matters, a consortium of local religious organizations working to address justice issues, will host an “evening to dance, sing, reflect and support justice” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.
Louisville mayor Greg Fischer budget proposes $2.5M for housing fund
May 26, 2016. The Courier-Journal. Mayor Greg Fischer unveiled his budget plan Thursday, devoting $2.5 million toward the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which has been woefully underfunded since its inception eight years ago. “It is the largest investment in the…
BREAD leaders demand action from Ginther, who misses meeting
May 10, 2016. The Columbus Dispatch. In the years since BREAD has been mobilizing congregations of a variety of faiths to pressure politicians for social justice and fairness in government, elected officials have taken notice, even if they’ve questioned the…
CLOUT to dump 1,000 trust fund letters at Fischer’s office
May 9, 2016. The Courier-Journal. Mayor Greg Fischer will be given at least a thousand reasons to adequately support the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund in his upcoming budget as community organizers plan a demonstration outside his office Tuesday morning.
Interfaith group launches actions to help Linden, Hilltop neighborhoods
May 8, 2016. The Columbus Dispatch. As a Jewish woman, Cathy Levine takes to heart the concept of tikkun olam — repair of the world. One of her efforts to put that concept into action is her work with the…
Topeka JUMP urges creation of fund for affordable housing
May 5, 2016. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka JUMP, a consortium of 20 local churches, presented a proposal Thursday evening to create a fund dedicated to increasing access to safe and affordable housing. “We are here to take action,” said Pam…
Testimonials
BREAD is the most important organization in Columbus, Ohio, with a permanent and strong program for Hispanic civil rights in this city.
Wilson Hernandez / Owner, El Sol de Ohio
DART has done something that I’d never have thought possible – especially in Charleston, South Carolina! Over two dozen congregations now celebrate the “diversity of our unity and the unity of our diversity” by doing justice in ways that tear down walls, build bridges and change our community for the better.
Rev. Joseph Darby / Presiding Elder, Beaufort District, AME
“DART’s work is an authentic and highly effective answer to God’s call to do justice.”
Dr. Robert Linthicum / Pastor and Author of Transforming Power
“Five years ago, I could not imagine the cross-section of clergy and congregations that have come together to fight for justice under the banner of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry with the help of DART. This organization has been a real blessing to my ministry.”
Rev. Nelson Rivers III / Head Pastor, Charity Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, SC
DART groups are on the ground doing the hard work of justice ministry. They are putting prophetic imagination into action. The leadership that DART provides is urgent, given the deep crisis we face in our society.
Walter Brueggemann / Old Testament Scholar and Theologian
“I have had the privilege of working with several DART organizations as they wage campaigns to provide affordable homes for low income people, and their victories have served as models for other communities across the country.”
Mary Brooks / Housing Trust Fund Project, Center for Community Change
