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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 ...

If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?

If Louisiana can do it, why not Virginia?

"No longer ‘voiceless,’ Louisiana felons regain the right to vote," by Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress, shows the benefits of restoring voting rights to former felons on probation or ...

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Attacks on Affordable Care Act Threaten Millions of Virginians; Texas v. United States Increases Anxiety and Uncertainty

Attacks on Affordable Care Act Threaten Millions of Virginians; Texas v. United States Increases Anxiety and Uncertainty

Charlottesville, Va. — On December 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The divided court iss ...

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Virginia Organizing to Respond to Decision in Texas v. United States, Highlight Importance of the Affordable Care Act

Virginia Organizing to Respond to Decision in Texas v. United States, Highlight Importance of the Affordable Care Act

What: Statewide media conference call When: Thursday, December 19 at 3 p.m. Dial: 605-313-4802; passcode 926618# Charlottesville, Va. — Yesterday, the Fifth Ci ...

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House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies

House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies

Check out Virginia Organizing leaders sharing their stories about the ridiculously high costs of prescription drugs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The House passed a sweeping bill ...

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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Public Schools Outlining School Resource Officers’ Training and Scope of Duties

Virginia Organizing Celebrates Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Public Schools Outlining School Resource Officers’ Training and Scope of Duties

Abingdon, Va. – The Washington County Chapter of Virginia Organizing celebrated the recent news that the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Washington County Pub ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold “Lower Drug Costs Now” Forum on Eastern Shore Ahead of House Vote on H.R.3

Virginia Organizing to Hold “Lower Drug Costs Now” Forum on Eastern Shore Ahead of House Vote on H.R.3

What: Community forum to call on Rep. Elaine Luria to vote for H.R.3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act When: Thursday, December 5 at 6 p.m.  Where: Mary N. Smith Center ...

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Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions

Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions

Members of the Shenandoah Valley Chapters went to D.C. to join the national march to the Supreme Court building. In Harrisonburg on Monday, November 11, the Shenandoah Valley Chap ...

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Lynchburg Chapter DACA Prayer Vigil

Lynchburg Chapter DACA Prayer Vigil

About 30 people gathered for a prayer vigil to protect Dreamers on Saturday afternoon at Jackson Street United Methodist Church. by Emily Elconin The Lynchburg Chapter held a pray ...

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