The Team Up Project, a national bridgebuilding initiative, will bring together the leaders of its four partner organizations, to discuss their interest in and commitment to bridgebuilding during a panel discussion at the Team Up Spring Convening.
Taking part in the discussion will be:
- Kerry Alys Robinson, President and CEO, Catholic Charities USA
- Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International
- Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith America
- Suzanne McCormick, President and CEO, YMCA of the USA
The event, which takes place March 17-19 at the Kimpton Gray Hotel in Chicago, will also serve as a training platform for Team Up’s second cohort of 38 sites planning local projects to bridge divides and create stronger communities. Participants will engage in interactive workshops and collaborative networking, all aimed at strengthening the impact of their projects.
Now in its second year, Team Up is a collaboration of Catholic Charities, Habitat for Humanity, Interfaith America and YMCA of the USA. Through Team Up, these organizations have mobilized their vast networks—with more than 7,500 collective sites touching nearly every community in the U.S.—to counter polarization by promoting civic engagement through community service projects that unite people across divides.
The second cohort is supported this year through generous gifts from The Walmart Foundation, The Starbucks Foundation, AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund and additional funders.
While 38 sites from 25 states across every region of the country, from California to Missouri to Maine, are participating in Team Up Project’s second cohort, everyone across the nation is invited to participate. Visit www.teamupproject.org to access a free bridgebuilding curriculum, models of initiatives from the first year, stories of impact, and the Shared Table PSA, a partnership with the Ad Council and American Immigration Council.
About Catholic Charities USA
A member of Caritas Internationalis, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is the membership office for Catholic Charities agencies nationwide. Catholic Charities USA’s members provide help and create hope for more than 15 million people a year regardless of religious, social or economic backgrounds. To learn more about CCUSA, please visit our website at CatholicCharitiesUSA.org or contact Kevin Brennan, Vice President for Media Relations and Executive Communications, at [email protected].
About Habitat for Humanity International
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity found its earliest inspirations as a grassroots movement on an interracial community farm in South Georgia. Since its founding in 1976, the Christian housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand-up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.
About Interfaith America
Founded in 2002, Interfaith America is the premier interfaith organization in the United States. Through its initiatives and partnerships, Interfaith America is equipping individuals and professionals with the knowledge and skills needed for leadership in a religiously diverse world. For more information, please visit InterfaithAmerica.org and follow Interfaith America on X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky and LinkedIn.
About the Y
Driven by its founding mission, the Y has served as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community for more than 175 years. The Y empowers everyone, no matter who they are or where they are from, by ensuring access to resources, relationships and opportunities for all to learn, grow and thrive. By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives and generations, the Y’s goal is to improve overall health and well-being, ignite youth empowerment and demonstrate the importance of connections in and across 10,000 communities nationwide. Learn more at ymca.org.
MEDIA CONTACT
For media inquiries, please contact Randy Craig, Interfaith America, at [email protected].
