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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 ...

Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our Resiliency and Self-Care newsletter! We hope this finds you safe and well. Life as we’ve known it has changed dramatically in just ...

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25 Years of Grassroots Work for Justice Slideshow

25 Years of Grassroots Work for Justice Slideshow

Since 1995, Virginia Organizing has been bringing people together in communities all over the Commonwealth to raise their voices for the justice they need. We are a diverse, leade ...

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Virginia Organizing Holds Virtual Forum with Richard Cordray, Former CFPB Director, Calls for Federal Cap on Interest Rates

Virginia Organizing Holds Virtual Forum with Richard Cordray, Former CFPB Director, Calls for Federal Cap on Interest Rates

Charlottesville, Va. – On Monday, Virginia Organizing and Americans for Financial Reform co-hosted a virtual forum for members to speak with Richard Cordray, t ...

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Richmond Area Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Guide

Richmond Area Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Guide

The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing has compiled this bilingual (English/ Spanish) resource guide for our local community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please share and co ...

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HCAN: COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable, Not Strip People of Health Care

HCAN: COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable, Not Strip People of Health Care

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2020 Contact: Morgan Grogan, morgan.grogan@berlinrosen.com, 512-913-8875 COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable ...

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COVID-19 and Group Meetings of Virginia Organizing

COVID-19 and Group Meetings of Virginia Organizing

Out of concern for the health of all of our members, we have decided that all chapter meetings will now be held by conference call or online meeting. If you have any questions abo ...

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Virginia Organizing’s 25th Anniversary!

Virginia Organizing’s 25th Anniversary!

From Denise Smith, Founding Board Member I am an 11th generation (on my mother’s side) Appalachian woman. My ex-husband, a former coal miner, was injured on the railroad and we lo ...

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Virginia Organizing Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter Issue 2

Virginia Organizing Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter Issue 2

Ronna Wertman, leader in the Staunton/Augusta County/Waynesboro Chapter has been developing a newsletter for organizers. Please see Issue 2 for great ideas about how to re-charge ...

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Governor Northam Announces Community Forums to Inform Statewide Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Governor Northam Announces Community Forums to Inform Statewide Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · February 20, 2020   Office of the Governor Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that his administration wil ...

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Lynchburg Schools, Be More Inclusive!

Lynchburg Schools, Be More Inclusive!

We're glad the Lynchburg News & Advance editorial board agrees. We want to see the city school board make these policy changes immediately. From the editorial: "With an incarc ...

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