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

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

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

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 ...

Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

February 19, 2024(0) Comments

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 ...

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

February 07, 2024(0) Comments

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 ...

Celebration of Tales | Featured Community Partner

January 23, 2024(0) Comments

(Picture: Storyteller Sheila Arnold, Photo: Rob Craighurst) When was the last time you heard a good story? Not as a solitary encounter with a good book or a Netflix binge, but dir ...

Wise County Chapter and Partners to Hold Community Conversations on Nuclear Reactors

January 17, 2024(0) Comments

From the article by Mike Still in the Kingsport Times-News: "The Clinch Coalition, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Peace Education Center, Virginia Organizing ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration in Wythe County

January 12, 2024(0) Comments

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King this Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Wytheville! The annual march will start at 2 p.m. at Bethel AME Church (635 E. Main St.) and conclude at the Mill ...

2024 Legislative Priorities

January 08, 2024(0) Comments

The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've bui ...

Community Gear Library | Featured Community Partner

October 30, 2023(0) Comments

Harrisonburg, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, is surrounded by mountains. Most of those mountains are public land, whether it be the remote and rustic George Wash ...

The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

October 09, 2023(0) Comments

On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...

Join us for CLASS!

September 27, 2023(0) Comments

For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, October 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about building campaigns and civic engagement. Come ...

The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

September 25, 2023(0) Comments

In the fight against childhood cancer, children are noncombatants. That is the response of The Alyssa House Board Chair, Lynn Divers, to the more common conception of cancer treat ...

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30th Anniversary Grassroots Gathering

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

Leader of the Month – May 2025

Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County