Cassandra Waters | Norfolk Organizer
Cassandra Waters joined Virginia Organizing as the Norfolk Chapter organizer in June 2024. Originally born in Portsmouth, she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High school and has als ...
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Southeast Regional Grassroots Gathering 2024 in Hampton
Southeast Regional Grassroots GatheringNorthampton Community Center1435 Todds Ln, Building AHampton, VA 23666Saturday, June 15 at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. This Saturday our Newport News/Ha ...
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Virginia Organizing and Open Door Community Thank Wytheville Town Council for Shelter Funding
Wytheville, Va. - For more than a year, the Virginia Organizing Wythe County Chapter has advocated for the Town of Wytheville to support Open Door Community with funding for a war ...
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Virginia Organizing Members and Local Renters to Demand Housing Protections at Waynesboro City Council
What: Demonstration for housing at Waynesboro City Council Budget Hearing When: Monday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesb ...
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Virginia Organizing members to picket and speak at George N. McMath Park
What: Demonstration for well and septic funding When: Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6 p.m. Where: George N. McMath Park;21062 Colonial Ave, Onley, VA 23418 Accomack Cou ...
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Virginia Organizing to Canvass in Hampton Mayor’s District to Garner Support for Shelter on the Peninsula
What: Canvass of key neighborhoods where members of Hampton City Council live When: Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. Where: The intersection of Creekside Place and Lakeland Drive in Ha ...
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Fund a Homeless Shelter on the Peninsula
There are currently no shelters open year-round that address the immediate communityneed of housing for all. Hampton and Newport News city councils need to take the issue more ser ...
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Support our Housing Work
From Clio Schurtz, New River Valley Organizer When I was 12 years old, I asked my best friend if I could live with her for a while because the bank was taking our house. I didn’t ...
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