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IAF Annual Reports Show Community Organizing Wins

The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) publishes yearly reports that show how community organizing helps people win important fights. IAF is a national group that teaches people how to work together to solve problems in their neighborhoods. Their annual reports from 2017-2020 share stories of victories across the country. These reports show how regular people can organize to get better schools, safer neighborhoods, higher wages, and more affordable healthcare. The reports are broken down by different issues like education and healthcare, and also by different states. During 2020, IAF helped communities respond to the pandemic crisis. These reports are useful for people who want to learn how community organizing works and see real examples of how it creates change. Anyone interested in making their community better can read these reports to understand how organizing brings people together to solve shared problems and hold leaders accountable.