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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 ...

The Economic and Political Impact of Immigrants by State

The Economic and Political Impact of Immigrants by State

Are you interested in learning more about how immigrant impact our society? The Immigration Policy Center has an interactive map that shows state-by-state breakdowns on how immigr ...

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Understanding the Affordable (Health) Care Act

Understanding the Affordable (Health) Care Act

On April 23, Region III Director of Health and Human Services Joann Grossi visited Viriginia Beach to educate the public on the health insurance marketplace system that will open ...

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Warner criticizes House’s approach on immigration

Warner criticizes House’s approach on immigration

 BY MARKUS SCHMIDT Richmond Times-Dispatchhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_7c5a117b-adf0-54f7-9c3c-2c1fa0fbafc6.htmlSen. Mark R. W ...

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Goodlatte’s bill falls short of reform

Goodlatte’s bill falls short of reform

By Sandra A. Cookhttp://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/1898076-12/goodlattes-bill-falls-short-of-reform.htmlImmigration reform, in some capacity, is on the horizon. People acr ...

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Coming this fall: New opportunities for health care for thousands of Virginians

Coming this fall: New opportunities for health care for thousands of Virginians

 By Massie Whorley, The Commonwealth Institutehttp://thehalfsheet.org/?utm_source=The+Half+Sheet_exchange_credits&utm_campaign=half+sheet+8&utm_medium=emailStarting O ...

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BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

 On Wednesday, May 1, Virginia Organizing and other groups held multiple public events across the state as a part of a grassroots campaign in support of comprehensive immigra ...

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Immigration policy tough for families, group says

Immigration policy tough for families, group says

    By Corinne ReillyThe Virginian-Pilot© May 2, 2013 http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/immigration-policy-tough-families-group-says VIRGINIA BEACH Standing in the wind an ...

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Paths to Citizenship

Paths to Citizenship

Check out the link below for a great graphic explaing the possible paths to citizenship in the Senate immigration bill! http://qz.com/76047/all-the-paths-to-us-citizenship-in ...

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Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

April 18, 2013http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/va-lawmakers-have-mixed-reactions-to-senate-immigration-proposal/article_b4c8d324-9e6e-59a9-bb33 ...

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Making Bank of America Pay Events

Making Bank of America Pay Events

Our friends at North Carolina Coalition Against Corporate Power are heading back to Bank of America to hold them accountable! Here is some information on how you can get involved: ...

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