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  • Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Janice "Jay" Johnson - Newport News/Hampton Chapter Jay Johnson has been a torchbearer of Virginia Organizing for 30 years. She was a founding member of the State Governing Board, ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Human societies evolved in tight communities intertwined with and nurtured by the unique landscapes where they found themselves, and the idea that there is something out there call ...

  • New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day FundraiserSaturday, October 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Eastern Montgomery Park5003 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA 24087 Virginia Organizing New River Valley invit ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Keep calm and cider on with your Peninsula Chapter this fall!  May you and your family be well as the fall season begins. Carve out some time with your Peninsula Chapter! This ...

Marroni: Science Facts from Science Fiction

Marroni: Science Facts from Science Fiction

by Ed Marroni The fall season is another chance to enjoy the awesome beauty and benefits of our wonderful Earth! Thanks goes to you who strive to preserve this wonder. Much misinf ...

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Care for Our Earth

Care for Our Earth

by Ed Marroni The fall season is another chance to enjoy the awesome beauty and benefits of our wonderful Earth! Thanks goes to you who strive to preserve this wonder. Much misinf ...

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The Medicaid Debate: “Tell Them These are Real People”

The Medicaid Debate: “Tell Them These are Real People”

Posted by the Public News Service on September 17, 2014by Dan HeymanRICHMOND, Va. - As Virginia lawmakers gather to consider Medicaid expansion, some of those who would benef ...

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Do it for Edna and Dorothy!

Do it for Edna and Dorothy!

Today, Virginia Organizing helped two women from Southwest Virginia share their personal stories about the lack of access to health care. Dorothy wrote a statement that was read ( ...

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Do it for Edna and Dorothy!

Do it for Edna and Dorothy!

Today, Virginia Organizing helped two women from Southwest Virginia share their personal stories about the lack of access to health care. Dorothy wrote a statement that was read ( ...

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Denise Smith on Virginia Organizing

Denise Smith on Virginia Organizing

Virginia Organizing is a group I have volunteered with since its beginning. It is non-partisan, though it's accused of not being so by those that don't understand the organization ...

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Better Together

Better Together

Originally posted on The Half Sheet. Among the many hurdles that low-income Virginians face, two stand out: wages are stagnant, and they pay a higher share of their income on ...

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What’s the Plan, General Assembly?

What’s the Plan, General Assembly?

This week, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe unveiled a plan called “A Healthy Virginia” to expand access to health care as much as his executive authority allows. The plan c ...

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Let’s Get Virginia to Work!

Let’s Get Virginia to Work!

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the contributions workers make to our economy and society, and to be thankful for the sacrifices made by previous generations who won the more hum ...

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Social Security Means Nearly $20 Billion a Year for Virginians

Social Security Means Nearly $20 Billion a Year for Virginians

Originally posted by the Public News Service on August 29, 2014by Dan Heyman, Public News Service - VARICHMOND, Va. - At the ripe old age of 79, Social Security is helping Virgini ...

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