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What we do
We believe communities ought to determine their own futures
We bring this belief to life by training community leaders and professional organizers to build power and take direct action on problems facing their communities. We:
Listen Deeply
to their community for what they are struggling with and what their vision is for the future.
Research Effectively
to better understand problems that members of the community face, and to determine what might be done to solve those problems.
Organize & Take Direct Action
so that those who hold the power of decision making are held accountable to putting people first and solving the problems that their community faces.
Our impact
Our collective impact
Since 1982, DART has trained over 10,000 community leaders and 270 professional community organizers, who together have greatly impacted their communities.
Where we work
30 locally-led organizations
The DART Network is comprised of 30 affiliated congregation-based community organizations throughout ten states:
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Nebraska
• Ohio
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia
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Our Latest News
City Council, residents push for changes to Richmond’s 2026 budget
By George Copeland Jr, Richmond Free Press Richmond’s proposed $3 billion budget for 2026 drew scrutiny this week, as City Council members and residents attended a series of meetings to…
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ICARE Tackle City’s Affordable Housing Crisis
By Jacksonville Free Press At this year’s Nehemiah Action Assembly, clergy and faith leaders asked Mayor Donna Deegan to work with Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment (ICARE) to…
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Daytona Beach city government is establishing a new funding source for affordable housing
By Eileen Zaffiro-Kean, Daytona Beach News-Journal After years of debating whether to set up a locally controlled funding source to create affordable housing, Daytona Beach city commissioners decided Wednesday night…
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