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  • Featured Community Partner | Cville ID Team

    Featured Community Partner | Cville ID Team

    To be without an ID in the United States is to be illegible to the state, which can mean tumbling into a netherworld of nonexistence, locked out of basic services like jobs, housin ...

  • 30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering

    30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering

    We are excited about what’s in store for our 30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering in September! So, all throughout the summer we will be sharing information about what to expect, ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Have a sun-sational summer with your Peninsula chapter and join us for our upcoming events in Newport News and Hampton! We're moving the needle on local issues like housing, educat ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

Op-ed on COVID, Schools, and Police from Cher Denton of Hampton

Op-ed on COVID, Schools, and Police from Cher Denton of Hampton

After participating in a roundtable the Newport News/Hampton Chapter held with Rep. Bobby Scott, Cher Denton wrote the following op-ed about concerns she still has about federal a ...

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Letter: Relief Funds Now!

Letter: Relief Funds Now!

State Governing Board member Lily Hungarland was recently published in the News & Advance making a strong case for Congress to send more relief funds to communities. She calls ...

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Newport News Chapter Wins Improved Transit for their Region

Newport News Chapter Wins Improved Transit for their Region

After a campaign of more than a year, the Newport News Chapter is celebrating the improved transit they won for their city and Hampton. 15 minute service will now be provided alon ...

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The Case for a Public Option in Virginia

The Case for a Public Option in Virginia

This text comes from Delegate Ibraheem S. Samirah, who has sponsored HB5083, which would add a public option to Virginia's health insurance marketplace: Researching the Costs Asso ...

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Grassroots Gathering 2020 Sponsors

Grassroots Gathering 2020 Sponsors

Silver - $2500 Affordable Energy ConceptsServing Central Virginia434-929-1166 Organizing for Justice - $1000 Healthy Babies Bright Futures JZ Engineering Making a Difference - $50 ...

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School Policing Snapshot

School Policing Snapshot

by Dr. Ruth Osorio, Ph.D. of the Norfolk Chapter To download a PDF of the full article (including Norfolk-specific information) click here. For the general Virginia version, click ...

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Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

For more information and supplemental materials or to register for the webinar, click here. ...

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Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

On July 7, Pastor Reason Chandler and other leaders in the Lynchburg Chapter submitted comments to the Lynchburg School Board to ask that the schools eliminate the position of sch ...

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Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our Resiliency and Self-Care newsletter! We hope this finds you safe and well. Life as we’ve known it has changed dramatically in just ...

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