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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 ...

  • New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day FundraiserSaturday, October 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Eastern Montgomery Park5003 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA 24087 Virginia Organizing New River Valley invit ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Keep calm and cider on with your Peninsula Chapter this fall!  May you and your family be well as the fall season begins. Carve out some time with your Peninsula Chapter! This ...

Study: Vast majority will be better off under ACA

Study: Vast majority will be better off under ACA

By Chelyen DavisPublished by The Free Lance-Star on Novemeber 22, 2013A new study says more than three-quarters of the 403,000 Virginians younger than 65 with individual health in ...

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Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal

By Ethan Rome: Executive Director, Health Care For America Now      Click here to see originial articleBig Pharma has a new tool to make turbo-charged profits and i ...

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Immigration Reform Advocates Urge Action From Cantor

Immigration Reform Advocates Urge Action From Cantor

By Olympia MeolaClick here to see the original post.While health care is the topic of conversation in Washington, advocates of immigration reform are pushing House Majority Leader ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to U.S. Representative Boehner’s Refusal to Address Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Virginia Organizing Responds to U.S. Representative Boehner’s Refusal to Address Comprehensive Immigration Reform

For Immediate Release: November 13, 2014Petersburg, Va.—On Wednesday, November 13, U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House John Boehner claimed the U.S. House of Repres ...

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More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households

By: Alison BurnsFull article can be found by clicking here.RICHMOND, Va. - Although Virginia is considered one of the wealthiest states in the nation, it also has seen an increase ...

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House Leaders Need to Hear from You!

House Leaders Need to Hear from You!

Today, Virginia Organizing released a report showing how small business owners and all Virginians are hurting from the delay of passing comprehensive immigration reform legis ...

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Report: Virginia Losing Millions in GSP While Congress Delays Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Report: Virginia Losing Millions in GSP While Congress Delays Comprehensive Immigration Reform

For Immediate Release: November 12, 2013Richmond, Va.— Virginia Organizing released a report today revealing the cost to Virginia's economy as a result of Congress ...

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Tell Delegate Landes to Expand Va. Medicaid

Tell Delegate Landes to Expand Va. Medicaid

By Rebecca FosterPublished in The Daily Progress, November 7, 2013The federal government is subsidizing the bill to expand Medicaid; expanding Medicaid will actually cost the stat ...

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Better Health = A Better Community

Better Health = A Better Community

By Pat YoungPublished in the Roanoke Times, November 7, 2013Healthy Roanoke Valley is a partnership of more than 50 public and private organizations, academic institutions, commun ...

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Respect, Not Amnesty, Is the Goal

Respect, Not Amnesty, Is the Goal

By Kiersten Rosetto Published in the Daily News Record on November 9, 2013 On Oct. 5, a group of around 200 people gathered at Court Square to celebrate The Na­tional Day of Digni ...

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