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

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

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

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 ...

Fund a Homeless Shelter on the Peninsula

March 28, 2024(0) Comments

There are currently no shelters open year-round that address the immediate communityneed of housing for all. Hampton and Newport News city councils need to take the issue more ser ...

Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

March 25, 2024(0) Comments

Thanks in part to the action you took, legislators passed HB 906 and SB 480 during this General Assembly session, stopping utilities from shutting off customers’ power, gas, and w ...

Create a Whole Home Repair Program for Montgomery County

March 20, 2024(0) Comments

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“Sign the bills!” Housing Week of Action

March 19, 2024(0) Comments

We hope you saw us in the news last week! Chapters from Wise County to Hampton Roads held actions to demand that Governor Youngkin "Sign the bills!" Specifically, we want hi ...

Support our Housing Work

February 28, 2024(0) Comments

From Clio Schurtz, New River Valley Organizer When I was 12 years old, I asked my best friend if I could live with her for a while because the bank was taking our house. I didn’t ...

Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

February 19, 2024(0) Comments

Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority C ...

Where Is the Love? Virginia Organizing to Speak about Homelessness at Newport News City Council

February 12, 2024(0) Comments

What: Members of Virginia Organizing's Newport News/Hampton Chapter will speak out about the need for shelter at the February City Council meeting When: Tuesday, Februar ...

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

February 07, 2024(0) Comments

Please join our Newport News/Hampton Chapter on Tuesday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. We will speak at the Newport News City Council meeting about the need for a shelter for unhoused ...

Don’t Go Breaking our Bank – Virginia Organizing Rally in Richmond

February 01, 2024(0) Comments

Richmond, Va. - The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing along with members from chapters around the state will march from St. Paul's Episcopal Church to the General Assembly B ...

Wise County Chapter and Partners to Hold Community Conversations on Nuclear Reactors

January 17, 2024(0) Comments

From the article by Mike Still in the Kingsport Times-News: "The Clinch Coalition, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Peace Education Center, Virginia Organizing ...

Category: The Issues

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

Leader of the Month – May 2025

Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston