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Hope.

Here in Richland County, 22% of our brothers and sisters live below the poverty level and over 16,000 families are in need of affordable housing, and we can’t seem to get our proposal for an affordable housing trust fund out of committee. With a picture that looks this bleak, why do I continue to work for Justice? Because fear feeds anxiety; hope breeds optimism. Fear divides; hope unifies. I believe in hope.

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Interfaith Group Prepares to Ask Officials to Act on Housing, Gun Violence Issues

South Carolina Public Radio - In 2018, eight police officers with the City of Columbia were trained in crisis intervention. The interfaith organization MORE Justice credits their work in getting that number close to 200. This April, the group will ask local leaders to act on solving the area's affordable housing and gun violence issues.

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