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  • 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 ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    This month, we are highlighting the Preserve Giles County as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from September 2022. Preserve Giles County is currently involved with op ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    On May 12, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter held a Day Without Child Care event that recognized the importance of child care and early childhood education for parents, providers, a ...

  • 30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering

    30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering

    In honor of our 30th anniversary this year, we are excited to invite you to a momentous convening of our annual Grassroots Gathering this fall! Mark your calendars for September 26 ...

Albemarle/Charlottesville Chapter Update – November 2024

Albemarle/Charlottesville Chapter Update – November 2024

October was a great month for the Albemarle/Charlottesville Chapter. We held our first interest meeting, attended by 11 community members! We talked about the basics of organizing ...

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Leader of the Month – October 2024

Leader of the Month – October 2024

Johnthan Burman - Martinsville Chapter Johnthan is a leader of our Martinsville Chapter who has been taking an active role in the work that the chapter is doing throughout the com ...

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Newport News/Hampton Popcorn Fundraiser

Newport News/Hampton Popcorn Fundraiser

Don't Trick or Treat - Get poppin' with our fundraiser!  The Newport News Hampton Chapter is having a 4-day virtual fundraiser selling Double Good ultra-premium popcorn from ...

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Appalachian Power Needs to Offer Its Customers More Energy Efficiency Savings, Not Less!

Appalachian Power Needs to Offer Its Customers More Energy Efficiency Savings, Not Less!

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will soon decide how much energy and costs our monopoly utilities should be required to save through energy efficiency. The Energy Efficienc ...

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Newport News/Hampton Chapter Candidate Forum

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Candidate Forum

Please join our Newport News/Hampton Chapter for a forum to meet your local candidates and hear their stances on local issues. Date: Tuesday, October 8Time: 3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. ...

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2024 Grassroots Gathering Recap

2024 Grassroots Gathering Recap

What a fantastic 2024 Grassroots Gathering! We want to thank everyone who attended, participated in, contributed to, and supported the event. We cannot do what we do without all o ...

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Featured Community Partner – On the Level

Featured Community Partner – On the Level

This month, we are highlighting On the Level as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from April 2022. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

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Leader of the Month – September 2024

Leader of the Month – September 2024

We are bringing back our Leader of the Month, and what better way to do that than to highlight TWO of our chapter leaders who have risen to the occasion! This month, we are featur ...

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“We Fight ‘Cause We’re Proud!”

“We Fight ‘Cause We’re Proud!”

As I sit and listen to each member of Virginia Organizing talking about what happened throughout the years, I know, I see, I hear Virginia Organizing cares. 25 years of grassroots ...

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Featured Partner – Lending Hands

Featured Partner – Lending Hands

This month, we are highlighting Lending Hands as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from May 2021, our first monthly feature! It comes as a timely mention, since as of ...

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