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 ...
Leader of the Month – April 2025

Terry "Bean" White - Norfolk Chapter Bean has been a member of the Norfolk Chapter for close to a decade, and has been a valuable participant in our local and statewide work. He fi ...
Leader of the Month – March 2025

Kimberly Dyke-Harsley - Lynchburg Chapter Kimberly has been a wonderful contributing leader in the Lynchburg Chapter. Her involvement with VO has included giving the chapter accomp ...
Wythe County Chapter MLK Day March & Celebration

Sunday, January 19 at 2 p.m. our Wythe County Chapter is sponsoring a march and celebration to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event will feature special performer ...

The best role models imaginable

April 18, 2019(0) Comments

Leader Libby Fitzgerald of the Lynchburg Chapter wrote a wonderful letter to the Lynchburg News & Advance in support of returning citizens being allowed to volunteer in local ...

Virginia Organizing Partners with Valley Justice Coalition for Criminal Justice Forum

November 30, 2018(0) Comments

What: Forum to present new community-police relations report as well as a review of Harrisonburg Police Department's Standard Operating Procedures. The forum will invite community ...

Thanks for Banning the Box

February 01, 2018(0) Comments

Published in the Martinsville Bulletin. To the editor: On Friday, Jan. 19, the Virginia Senate passed a bill that gives more people a fair shot at public employment. Senate Bill 2 ...

First Responder Communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Citizens

October 10, 2017(0) Comments

https://youtu.be/kSKZHZdflmc ...

Deaf Sensitivity Training Video for Police Officers

October 10, 2017(0) Comments

https://youtu.be/l9aNpMRHH2c ...

2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!

August 11, 2017(0) Comments

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 ...

Virginia Organizing Participates in National Day of Action to Protect Medicaid

August 10, 2017(0) Comments

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 ...

Virginia Organizing Efforts Lead to Portsmouth School Board Approval of New Code of Conduct

August 08, 2017(0) Comments

Portsmouth, Va.— On Saturday, the Portsmouth Chapter of Virginia Organizing celebrated a milestone victory in its campaign to reduce suspensions and disrupt the school-to-prison p ...

Governor McAuliffe Announces More Than $83 Million for Criminal Justice Programs Throughout the Commonwealth

June 15, 2017(0) Comments

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced $83.3 million in grants to provide support – in some cases the only support – for essential programs and services across the cr ...

Report: Reduce Incarceration To Narrow Achievement Gap

June 12, 2017(0) Comments

RICHMOND, Va. — Widespread incarceration of African Americans during the drug war feeds the achievement gap in U.S. schools, according to a new report. The study from the Economic ...

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Wythe County Chapter MLK Day March & Celebration