Solar Power and 50,000 New Jobs in Virginia
Research by the Solar Foundation demonstrates that solar power can create more jobs than all other forms of electricity generation combined. Residential solar will produce the mos ...
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How Has the CFPB Helped Consumers?
Published by Frontier Group. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has helped consumers reclaim billions of dollars lost through unfair financial practices. As of the end of 20 ...
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2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!
Click here for a downloadable PDF version of our mid-year report to see more photos and accomplishments! Virginia Organizing could not do our work without your support, and ...
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Virginia Organizing Participates in National Day of Action to Protect Medicaid
Charlottesville, Va.—As members of Congress return home for the August recess, Virginia Organizing held a media tele-conference on Wednesday, August 9 featuring seniors and advoca ...
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New Rip Off Clause Rule
On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new rule to ban companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses to deny groups of people their day ...
Read More »Second chances
Richmond City Council’s decision to “ban the box” has helped hundreds of people with criminal records gain a second chance at employment in city jobs during the past four years. F ...
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Groups Meet to Discuss Economic Future of Washington County and Abingdon
Published by the Bristol Herald Courier ABINGDON, Va. — Several local citizens groups gathered Monday night for the first of four meeting to discuss the economic future of Washing ...
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Washington County Chapter of Virginia Organizing and Other Local Groups Organize Economic Discussion Series
What: Economic Development Discussion Series When: Monday, September 12 at 6 p.m. Where: EB Stanley Middle School, Cafeteria (297 Stanley Street, Abingdon, VA 24210) Abingdon, Va. ...
Read More »Celebrating 81 Years of Social Security
Dear friends, August 14 was the 81st anniversary of Social Security, one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history. Social Security keeps millions of seniors, surviv ...
Read More »Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds
On Thursday, June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released proposed rules for payday and title lending with the intent to curb predatory practices by these lend ...
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