Resources
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 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.
Bricks and Mortals Founder, Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, Releases New Book, “Remove the Pews”
Bricks and Mortals co-founder Donna Schaper’s new book, Remove the Pews, has recently been published by Pilgrim Press! The book highlights the important relationships between our sacred spaces the communities that surround them.
Applications open now for Sustainable Solutions for Sacred Sites!
Your congregation can live another day to pray another way – restore and revive your sacred real estate, and continue to serve your community.
Action Guide: How to Save a House of Faith
The Manhattan Borough President’s Office and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service have written the Land Use & Zoning Action Guide for Religious Facilities.
Sanctuary for Immigrants: Hugely Symbolic, Rarely Used
Judson Memorial Church blends into its surroundings, but as soon as you approach, you realize this isn’t your average church.
Affordable Units Coming Up in Clinton Hill
Quinlan Development Group is bringing 138 mixed-income units to 230 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill.
Uncovering the Socioeconomic Impact of FBOs
In a 2016 study from Georgetown University Professor Brian J. Grim and Melissa E. Grim from the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC presents quantitative estimates of the economic value that religious institutions add to U.S. society.