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  • 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 ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    This month, we are highlighting the Preserve Giles County as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from September 2022. Preserve Giles County is currently involved with op ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    On May 12, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter held a Day Without Child Care event that recognized the importance of child care and early childhood education for parents, providers, a ...

Virginia Organizing to Hold Press Conference to Address the Norfolk Housing Trust Fund

Virginia Organizing to Hold Press Conference to Address the Norfolk Housing Trust Fund

What: Press Conference on Norfolk Housing Budget When: Saturday, May 25 at 12:15 p.m. Where: 600 Granby Street, Norfolk VA 23510 Norfolk, Va.— On Saturday, May 25 a ...

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Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Good News for Virginians

Supreme Court Ruling Delivers Good News for Virginians

Richmond, Va.— The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the funding method Congress chose for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), allowing a vital a ...

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Virginia Organizing to Urge Hampton City Council to Make Good on Support for Homeless Shelter

Virginia Organizing to Urge Hampton City Council to Make Good on Support for Homeless Shelter

What: Demonstration at Hampton City Council When: Wednesday, May 8 at 5 p.m. Where: Hampton City Council Chambers, 22 Lincoln Street, Hampton, VA 23669 Hampton, Va. ...

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Virginia Organizing and Open Door Community Thank Wytheville Town Council for Shelter Funding

Virginia Organizing and Open Door Community Thank Wytheville Town Council for Shelter Funding

Wytheville, Va. - For more than a year, the Virginia Organizing Wythe County Chapter has advocated for the Town of Wytheville to support Open Door Community with funding for a war ...

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Power Analysis 2024

Power Analysis 2024

“We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Spring ...

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Youth Alliance for Housing | Featured Community Partner

Youth Alliance for Housing | Featured Community Partner

The Youth Alliance for Housing is a New York City-based collective of young people fighting to radically transform the housing system in the United States. While most efforts to t ...

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Virginia Organizing Members and Local Renters to Demand Housing Protections at Waynesboro City Council

Virginia Organizing Members and Local Renters to Demand Housing Protections at Waynesboro City Council

What: Demonstration for housing at Waynesboro City Council Budget Hearing When: Monday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesb ...

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Virginia Organizing to Canvass in Hampton Mayor’s District to Garner Support for Shelter on the Peninsula

Virginia Organizing to Canvass in Hampton Mayor’s District to Garner Support for Shelter on the Peninsula

What: Canvass of key neighborhoods where members of Hampton City Council live When: Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. Where: The intersection of Creekside Place and Lakeland Drive in Ha ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold “Sign the Bills!” Statewide Week of Action on the Housing Crisis

Virginia Organizing to Hold “Sign the Bills!” Statewide Week of Action on the Housing Crisis

Community Leaders Call on Gov. Youngkin to Sign Bills to Expand Housing Accessibility and Tenant Rights What: Statewide week of action to call on Governor Youn ...

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