Bricks and Mortals has a new resource breaking down the important questions to ask any consultant and best practices for finding a vendor.
Faith-Based Affordable Housing Summit
Did you miss our Faith-Based Affordable Housing Summit? Read our recap and watch the full event here!
Urban Context Lab: Sacred Sites
Check out the Urban Context Lab: Sacred Sites report. It includes an analysis of each institution, looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, historical context, current use of the space, key challenges, intervention goals and proposals for new ways to use the space.
Determining the Price When Sharing your Space
SHARING YOUR SPACE? HOW TO DETERMINE PRICING.
Introduction to Local Law 97
Following our event series in March on Local Law 97, Bricks and Mortals has generated a resource that distills the main takeaways from the events for houses of worship. Local Law 97 places requirements on buildings 25,000 square feet and over to reduce carbon emissions, including houses of worship. You can learn more about how […]
Community Engagement Resource
Bricks and Mortals has a new resource highlighting community engagement strategies that organizations use to better understand the needs of their constituents.
Remove the Pews and Let Sacred Sites Evolve
Adaptation is a spiritual matter. It is when the spirit sees the material clearly enough that it shifts behavior. We can also think of God the way Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr thinks of Jesus Christ. He says we enter the Christ at “any time material reality connects with spiritual matter.”
FBOs deliver 40% of vital services across six cities
While faith-based organizations deliver 40% of vital services, they receive only 12% of safety net funding from the 15 largest institutional funders in the US.
Bricks and Mortals Releases 2019-2021 Annual Report
Bricks and Mortals is pleased to share its Annual Report 2019-2021. The idea of Bricks and Mortals started five years ago – as faith leaders and real property community members came together to support and sustain the important work that houses of worship and faith-based organizations do in their communities. The vision of Bricks and […]
Bricks and Mortals Garners Strong Support from NYC Mayoral Candidates
Over the past several weeks Bricks and Mortals has been grateful to have the opportunity to meet with several candidates for New York City Mayor and their campaigns, including Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Dianne Morales and Maya Wiley.