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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 ...

Charlottesville United for Public Education (CUPE) | Featured Community Partner

Charlottesville United for Public Education (CUPE) | Featured Community Partner

Big improvements are coming to public education in Charlottesville. Until now, because of the way elementary education is structured in the city, many students will have attended ...

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Power Analysis 2024

Power Analysis 2024

“We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Spring ...

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Youth Alliance for Housing | Featured Community Partner

Youth Alliance for Housing | Featured Community Partner

The Youth Alliance for Housing is a New York City-based collective of young people fighting to radically transform the housing system in the United States. While most efforts to t ...

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Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

Thanks in part to the action you took, legislators passed HB 906 and SB 480 during this General Assembly session, stopping utilities from shutting off customers’ power, gas, and w ...

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“Sign the bills!” Housing Week of Action

“Sign the bills!” Housing Week of Action

We hope you saw us in the news last week! Chapters from Wise County to Hampton Roads held actions to demand that Governor Youngkin "Sign the bills!"  Specifically, we want hi ...

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Support our Housing Work

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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Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority C ...

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Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

Please join our Newport News/Hampton Chapter on Tuesday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. We will speak at the Newport News City Council meeting about the need for a shelter for unhoused ...

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