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The Commission enforces two ordinances: the Cambridge Human Rights Ordinance, chapter 2.76 and the Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinance, chapter 14.04. We also work with MCAD to enforce MGL chapter 151B and 151C and other chapters, the ADA, Title VII, and with HUD to enforce FFHA. These laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender, physical and mental disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, family status, military status, and source of income.

It is BIC’s goal to improve the lives of those in Brockton through building the leadership of ordinary citizens. With the belief that our faith unites us instead of divides us, we work toward bringing hope and change to those around us.

For almost forty years, the Institute for Philosophy and Religion has been a unique interdisciplinary forum for the exploration of issues at the intersection of philosophy, religion and public life. Its origins lie in a group of Boston University philosophers (the Personalists) who were among the teachers of Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, and over the years the Institute's programs have reflected broad concerns such as the promotion of social justice, the foundation of pluralistic societies and the deepest questions about life as reflected in theological and philosophical discourse.

Our mission is to use honest discussion and informal conversation to encourage understanding and friendship between members of our different faiths. Our intent is to develop a deeper knowledge of our three religions, including their secular and cultural aspects.

The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning is devoted to the multifaceted development and implementation of new relationships between Christians and Jews that are based not merely on toleration but on full respect and mutual enrichment. This defining purpose flows from the Mission of Boston College and responds to the vision expressed in Roman Catholic documents ever since the Second Vatican Council.

Founded in 2008 with a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE) is a joint initiative ofAndover Newton Theological School (ANTS) and Hebrew College. CIRCLE’s mission is to nurture a new generation of moral and spiritual leaders equipped for service in a religiously diverse world.

Interfaith Social Services was established in 1947 as a cooperative effort of Protestant churches in Quincy to provide much needed counseling and child placement services for children in trouble.

WTC definitely has a role in providing various forums for individuals and organizations to lead from spirit. One of our GIFTS is to provide a welcoming, intentional and beautiful spaces for people to connect, reflect, explore, integrate and transform internally, in the workplace and in the larger community and institutions.

In response to the strong need for affordable housing in Needham, the faith community joins together to develop a Needham Interfaith Habitat for Humanity house.