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  • #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 | Cville ID Team

    Featured Community Partner | Cville ID Team

    To be without an ID in the United States is to be illegible to the state, which can mean tumbling into a netherworld of nonexistence, locked out of basic services like jobs, housin ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Have a sun-sational summer with your Peninsula chapter and join us for our upcoming events in Newport News and Hampton! We're moving the needle on local issues like housing, educat ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    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 ...

Loverde and DiLorenzo: Who is my neighbor?

Loverde and DiLorenzo: Who is my neighbor?

BY PAUL S. LOVERDE AND FRANCIS X. DiLORENZOhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/opinion/their-opinion/columnists-blogs/guest-columnists/loverde-and-dilorenzo-who-is-my-neighbor/article_24 ...

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Medicaid Expansion Needs Your Help!

Medicaid Expansion Needs Your Help!

The Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace is open for enrollment, but some people will be left out in the cold if Virginia fails to expand Medicaid. Next week, ...

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Camino Americano: Rally and March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect

Camino Americano: Rally and March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect

"Camino Americano" is the Washington, D.C. exclamation point to hundreds of actions across the country this past weekend for immigrant dignity and respect. Tens of thousands will ...

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Affordable Care Act: Newest Tool in Fight Against Breast Cancer

Affordable Care Act: Newest Tool in Fight Against Breast Cancer

By Alison Burns(10/08/13) RICHMOND, Va. - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year's event marks a major shift for women's ability to access the he ...

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Virginia Organizing Celebrates National Day Of Dignity and Respect with Five Actions in Support of Immigration Reform Across the State

Virginia Organizing Celebrates National Day Of Dignity and Respect with Five Actions in Support of Immigration Reform Across the State

For Immediate Release: October 5, 2013 Charlottesville, Va.—On Saturday, October 5, Virginia Organizing celebrated the National Day of Dignity and Respect to support comprehensive ...

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Important Deadlines

Important Deadlines

There are two very important dates are coming up we wanted to make sure you know about: October 15 is the last day to register to vote! To register to vote online (or to ...

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Marketplace Offers Affordable Health Coverage Across Virginia

Marketplace Offers Affordable Health Coverage Across Virginia

Leading up to open enrollment in the new market for private health insurance, which began yesterday and runs through March 31, 2014, there was a lot of unfounded speculation that ...

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Health Insurance Marketplace to Open Tomorrow

Health Insurance Marketplace to Open Tomorrow

It’s finally here. Tomorrow, October 1, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) new Health Insurance Marketplace will open for enrollment for those who are uninsured or those ...

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Civil Rights Groups Call on Statewide Candidates to Commit to the Restoration of Rights

Civil Rights Groups Call on Statewide Candidates to Commit to the Restoration of Rights

Richmond, VA - September 26, 2013 - Today, the ACLU of Virginia, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, submitted letters to the candidates for Governor, Lieut ...

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Tuesday Tax Trade-off: Affordable Housing for Families vs. Tax Dodging

Tuesday Tax Trade-off: Affordable Housing for Families vs. Tax Dodging

By William Rice, Policy Consultant, Americans for Tax Fairnesshttp://www.americansfortaxfairness.org/blog/2013/09/24/tuesday-tax-trade-off-affordable-housing-for-families-vs-tax-d ...

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