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Faith Leaders for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act FAITH LEADERS FOR THE EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY ACT Dear Honorable Senators and Representatives: CURRENT NATIONAL FAITH ORGANIZATION ENDORSERS We, the undersigned faith leaders and organizations, join together to urge you to cosponsor and pass the Every Child Deserves a Family Act African American Ministers in Action so that every child experiences the love, care, and security that they Alliance of Baptists deserve. As people of faith, we believe that all children and families Association of U.S. Catholic Priests touched by our child welfare system must be treated with dignity and (AUSCP) respect, free from discrimination. Passage of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act will move us towards this critical goal by barring Bend the Arc: Jewish Call to Action discrimination in federally funded foster care and adoption services Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of based on religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and marital the Good Shepherd, U.S. Provinces status, and helping states, tribes, and agencies provide competent (Roman Catholic) care to and improved outcomes for the children and families they DignityUSA serve. The Global Justice Institute As people of faith, we celebrate the important work of the many faith- Interfaith Alliance based child welfare agencies that support and foster youth. Yet, some Jewish Alliance for Law and Social states have laws that allow taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to Action misuse religious freedom to turn away prospective parents and in Keshet some cases, limit services to children due to their religion, marital Loretto Community status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Such discriminatory practices break the cardinal rule of child welfare, to always act in the Many Voices: A Black Church Movement best interests of the child. We are committed to religious freedom and for Gay & Transgender Justice believe that it need not conflict with other essential rights and Methodist Federation for Social Action protections. Religious freedom protects everyone’s right to practice Metropolitan Community Churches, the religion of their choice or no religion at all, as long as doing so Global Justice Institute does not inflict harm on others. To argue that religious freedom National Advocacy Center of the Sisters justifies the use of taxpayer dollars to discriminate against children of the Good Shepherd (Roman Catholic) and prospective parents is a distortion of such freedom and a misunderstanding of civil rights law. National Council of Jewish Women New Ways Ministry (Roman Catholic) Far too many foster children spend years in the system without finding NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social a forever home. LGBTQ+ children, who are disproportionately Justice represented in child welfare, experience higher rates of mistreatment, Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters long stays in residential care rather than with families, and higher rates of homelessness, being trafficked, and criminal justice system Religious Institute involvement. Simply put, when child welfare agencies do not provide Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin affirming care or turn away qualified foster and adoptive families, Mary children suffer harm. The Every Child Deserves a Family Act promotes Sisters of Charity of Nazareth care that is affirming of a child’s identity including race, color, national Congregational Leadership origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability. It SOJOURN (Southern Jewish Resource provides extensive resources to child welfare providers to improve the for Gender and Sexual Diversity) outcomes for the LGBTQ+ youth dramatically overrepresented in care. And, it opens up more loving homes to America’s 440,000 foster youth. Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) Please co-sponsor and pass the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. YATOM: The Jewish Foster and Sincerely, Adoption Network Undersigned faith leaders for the Every Child Deserves a Family Act everychilddeservesafamily.com | 1 FAITH LEADERS FOR THE EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY ACT LOCAL FAITH LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONGREGATIONS AS OF 04/22/21 Alaska Rabbi Melanie Aron (CA-18) Monsignor Richard Martini (CA- Rev. Ellen Johnson-Price Congregation Shir Hadash 24) Immanuel Presbyterian Church Los Gatos, CA (Roman Catholic) Anchorage, AK St. Joseph Catholic Church Sr. Deanna Rose von Bargen, RSCJ Carpinteria, CA The Rev. Caroline Frey Malseed (CA-18) St Brendan's Episcopal Church (Roman Catholic) Rev. Donna Shaw, R.C.W.P. (CA- Juneau, AK Oakwood of the Sacred Heart 25) Atherton, CA (Roman Catholic) Reverend Daniel L Lush Simi Valley, CA (United Methodist) Frances Tobin, RSCJ (CA-18) Homer, AK (Roman Catholic) Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Long Beach (CA-27) California Sr. Marianna Torrano (CA-18) Long Beach, CA Rabbi Meredith Cahn (CA-2) (Roman Catholic) Judaism Redwood City, CA Rabbi Ahud Sela (CA-30) Petaluma, CA Temple Ramat Zion Rev. Cristina Beauchemin (CA-19) Northridge, CA Sr. Patricia Davis (CA-12) New Creation Lutheran Church (Roman Catholic) San Jose, CA The. Rev. Joanne Leslie (CA-34) St. Ignatius Church San Francisco St. Mary's Mariposa San Francisco, CA Rabbi Josh Berkenwald (CA-19) Los Angeles, CA Congregation Sinai Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs (CA-13) San Jose, CA Rabbi Laura Geller (CA-37) Temple Kol Tikvah Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills Alameda, CA Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia (CA-19) Los Angeles, CA San Jose, CA Fr. John M. Lee, C.P. (CA-13) Father James McDermott, SJ (CA- Jesuit School of Theology Glenda Voss (CA-19) 43) Berkeley, CA New Creation Lutheran Church Society of Jesus Music Director Los Angeles, CA Rabbi Michael Lerner (CA-13) San Jose, CA Beyt Tikkun Synagogue Without Reverend Rosa G. Manriquez, IHM Walls Rev. Mr. John E. Supino (CA-22) (CA-47) Berkeley, CA (Roman Catholic) (Roman Catholic) St. Paul Catholic Newman Center Holy Wisdom Catholic Community Dr. Mary E. McGann, RSCJ (CA-13) Fresno, CA Long Beach, CA (Roman Catholic) Sr. Suzanne Dunn, RCWP (CA-24) Rev. Jennifer O'Malley (CA-47) The Rev. Barbara K. Peronteau (Roman Catholic) (Roman Catholic) (CA-13) Church of the Beatitudes Holy Wisdom Catholic Community St. James Lutheran Church Santa Barbara, CA Long Beach, CA San Leandro CA Rev. Jeannette Love, RCWP (CA- Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (CA- Br. Thomas Spring (CA-17) 24) 47) (Roman Catholic) (Roman Catholic) Long Beach, CA Madrid Martyrs Catholic Church of the Beatitudes Cupertino, CA Carpinteria, CA everychilddeservesafamily.com | 2 FAITH LEADERS FOR THE EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY ACT Rev. Dr. Alex Nagy (CA-49) The. Rev. Martha M. Shiverick Sr. Kathleen McClelland, RSM (IL- (Episcopalian) (FL-27) 3) Oceanside, CA Riviera Presbyterian Church (Roman Catholic) Miami, FL St. Cajetan Colorado Chicago, IL Sr. Janet Ginzkey (CO-5) Idaho (Roman Catholic) The Rev. Everett R. Arnold (ID-1) Joellen Sbrissa, CSJ (IL-5) Benet Hill Monastery of Colorado Calvary Lutheran Church Congregation of St. Joseph Springs, Inc. Post Falls, ID La Grange Park, IL Colorado Springs, CO Illinois Ms. Mariann M. Stephens (IL-5) Connecticut Rev. Br. Jay Woods, OFM (IL-1) St Agatha, Chicago Sr. Patricia Colla (CT-1) (Roman Catholic) La Grange Park, IL (Roman Catholic) Chicago, IL West Hartford, CT Cheryl Arata, LCSW (IL-7) Auntie Cathie (IL-1) St. Agatha’s Sr. Jeannine Legere, DHS (CT-2) St Peter's in the Loop Chicago, IL (Roman Catholic) Chicago, IL Daughters of the Holy Spirit The Rev Ms. Denise D. Tracy (IL-8) Putnam, CT Sr. Gayle Rusbasan, OSF (IL-1) Universalist Unitarian Church of (Roman Catholic) Joliet Rev. Craig Schwalenberg (CT-4) Frankfort, IL Elgin, IL Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rev. Terry M Johnson (IL-2) Catherine Hendel, BVM (IL-9) Stamford St Irenaeus Park Old St. Pat's Chicago Stamford, CT Forest, IL Chicago, IL District of Columbia Sr. Marie McKenna, SLW (IL-2) Diane Adam (IL-9) Rev. Father Francis J. Gargani Sisters of the Living Word St James Parish C.Ss.R. Arlington Heights, IL Arlington Heights, IL Redemptorist Fathers Washington D.C. Rev. Katherine Willis Pershey Rev. Darrick Jackson (IL-9) (IL-3) (Unitarian Universalist) Henoch Derbew First Congregational Church of Chicago, IL Holy Redeemer Western Springs Washington D.C. Western Springs, IL Sr. Margaret Hansen (IL-9) Convent of the Holy Spirit Florida Rev. Meredith L. Onion (IL-3) Northfield, IL Rev. John Vertigan (FL-7) First Congregational Church of Sr. Catherine Fedewa (IL-10) Florida Conference United Church Western Springs Sisters of the Holy Family of of Christ Western Springs, IL Nazareth Orlando, FL The Rev. Kevin M. Goodman (IL- Des Plaines, IL Rev. Megan Smith (FL-27) 3) Sister Elizabeth Murphy, OP (IL- Coral Gables Congregational Interim Rector 13) United All Saints Episcopal Church (Roman Catholic) Church of Christ Western Springs Springfield, IL Coral Gables, FL Western Springs, IL everychilddeservesafamily.com | 3 FAITH LEADERS FOR THE EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY ACT Rev. Dr. Sheryl Palmer (IL-13) Sister Constance Kramer, SP (IN- Brother Cornelius Hubbuch, CFX Lead Pastor 5) (KY-3) Faith United Methodist Champaign St. Pius Xth Parish (Roman Catholic) Champaign, IL Indianapolis, IN Ryken House Louisville, KY Rev. Karen Madrone (IL-13) Sister Noella Poinsette, OSF (IN- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 6) Sr. Catherine Mahady, OP (KY-3) Decatur, IL (Roman Catholic) St. William Church Oldenburg, IN Louisville, KY Rev. Juyeon Jeon (IL-16) Faith UMC Sister Mary Ann Stoffregen (IN- Sr. Rita Geoppinger SND (KY-4) Genoa, IL 6) (Roman Catholic) (Roman Catholic) St. Joseph Heights Iowa Sisters of St. Francis Covington, KY Bro. Brian McLauchlin (IA-1) Oldenburg, IN (Roman Catholic) Maine Divine Word Sister Joan E. Miller (IN-6) Rev. Alfred Gagnon III (ME-1) Epworth, IA (Roman Catholic) First Congregational Church of St. Vincent de Paul Scarborough Mary Ann Zollmann, BVM (IA-1) Shelbyville, IN Scarborough, ME Sisters of Charity, BVM Dubuque, IA The Rev. Andrew Downs (IN-8) The Rev. Christephor Gilbert (ME- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 1) Sr.
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