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  • Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Janice "Jay" Johnson - Newport News/Hampton Chapter Jay Johnson has been a torchbearer of Virginia Organizing for 30 years. She was a founding member of the State Governing Board, ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Human societies evolved in tight communities intertwined with and nurtured by the unique landscapes where they found themselves, and the idea that there is something out there call ...

  • CEWG Policy Director Job Description

    CEWG Policy Director Job Description

    The Climate Equity Working Group (CEWG) is an equity-focused coalition of community groups advancing climate justice statewide in Virginia. Our members are committed to centering f ...

  • #StoriesMatter – VO Medicaid Stories Video

    #StoriesMatter – VO Medicaid Stories Video

    We asked and our communities answered! Watch our video of our members sharing how Medicaid has impacted them. https://youtu.be/HoAxfv3ANvs?feature=shared ...

Featured Community Partner: Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

Featured Community Partner: Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

by Eric Olson-Getty, Director of Programs Sometime in the last two years, as the COVID-19 pandemic has swept over the world again and again, you may have read or heard that health ...

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2021 Voter Guide

2021 Voter Guide

Virginia has an election in November, and Virginia Organizing has a Voter Guide to help you learn more about the candidates. The first day of early in-person voting was Friday, Se ...

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37 Virginia Organizations Call on Congress to Prioritize Tax Fairness in Budget Negotiations

37 Virginia Organizations Call on Congress to Prioritize Tax Fairness in Budget Negotiations

Richmond, Va. — Yesterday, Virginia Organizing released a letter signed by three dozen organizations calling on Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations. "For ...

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ReflectUS

ReflectUS

We have partnered with the national women’s representation coalition, ReflectUS, to increase the number of women in political leadership roles. ReflectUS has two great opportuniti ...

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Advocates Launch Virginians for Affordable Medicine Coalition, Call on House Candidates to Support Prescription Drug Affordability Board

Advocates Launch Virginians for Affordable Medicine Coalition, Call on House Candidates to Support Prescription Drug Affordability Board

Richmond, Va. — Today, July 20, small business owners, doctors and physicians, patients, consumers, and faith leaders launched a new coalition calling on the Commonwealth’s policy ...

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Featured Community Partner – Little Bluestem

Featured Community Partner – Little Bluestem

A Visit to Little Bluestem by Eric Olson-Getty, Director of Programs Our day started with a pinch of dried tobacco sprinkled gently on the forest floor. I had never done anything ...

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Ahead of Changes on July 1 in Virginia’s Medicaid Policies, Virginia Organizing Celebrates Expansion in Coverage and Calls for More Access for Immigrants

Ahead of Changes on July 1 in Virginia’s Medicaid Policies, Virginia Organizing Celebrates Expansion in Coverage and Calls for More Access for Immigrants

Richmond, Va. — On July 1,an important policy change will go into effect that will make health care more accessible in Virginia.  Virginia's Department of Medical A ...

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Build Back Better Policies Must Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap To Address Health Equity

Build Back Better Policies Must Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap To Address Health Equity

Two-thirds of people who would gain coverage in non-expansion states are people of color Petersburg, Va. — Virginia Organizing released a new issue brief today highlighting racial ...

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Statement against MRRJ expansion

Statement against MRRJ expansion

We, the undersigning organizations, call on the Cities of Harrisonburg and Waynesboro to revise the $14.5 million renovation plan approved at the Middle River Regional Jail (MRRJ) ...

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Beach Week Raffle 2021

Beach Week Raffle 2021

The beach week raffle is closed. Thanks to everyone who participated! ...

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