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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 ...

Working Without Coverage

Working Without Coverage

Published on January 31, 2014 Workers in Key Job Sectors Would Benefit from Expanded Health CoverageRICHMOND, VA -- About 161,000 working Virginians who do not have health in ...

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Working Without Coverage

Working Without Coverage

Workers in Key Job Sectors Would Benefit from Expanded Health Coverage RICHMOND, VA -- About 161,000 working Virginians who do not have health insurance but work in some of the mo ...

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Forum Supports Expansion Of Program Serving Low-Income Families, Individuals

Forum Supports Expansion Of Program Serving Low-Income Families, Individuals

Published on January 29, 2014 HARRISONBURG — Witnessing a public forum on the debate over expanding Medicaid that doesn’t involve a state lawmaker is a rarity. But for the four pe ...

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Health Center Hosts Forum on Medicaid Expansion

Health Center Hosts Forum on Medicaid Expansion

Published on January 28, 2014HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -- The Harrisonburg Community Health Center hosted a forum on Medicaid expansion Tuesday morning.It is a controversial i ...

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Virginia Organizing Delivers Letter Of Important Principles For Immigration Reform To Rep. Bob Goodlatte

Virginia Organizing Delivers Letter Of Important Principles For Immigration Reform To Rep. Bob Goodlatte

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 27, 2014 Congressional District 6 residents present Congressman Bob Goodlatte with immigration reform principles focused on action not rhetoric Har ...

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Virginia Small Business Update  #74   January 23, 2014

Virginia Small Business Update #74 January 23, 2014

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has come out strongly in favor of Medicaid expansion.  Citing the economic benefits of Medicaid expansion, the Governor has called on the Me ...

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Harrisonburg Community Health Center hosts Forum on Medicaid Expansion

Harrisonburg Community Health Center hosts Forum on Medicaid Expansion

For Immediate Release: January 23, 2014 MEDIA ADVISORY What: Forum on the importance of Expanding Insurance Coverage for low-income Virginians When: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 9 ...

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A Thank You To All Of Our Supporters

A Thank You To All Of Our Supporters

Thanks to all our members, friends and supporters who joined us at the DAY FOR ALL PEOPLE with VACOLAO and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy! Thanks for your dedica ...

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Medicaid Expansion Is Right For Virginia

Medicaid Expansion Is Right For Virginia

Published by The Washington Post on January 18, 2014Virginia is one of the richest states in the nation but one of the stingiest in providing health coverage for the poor. Owing t ...

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Medicaid Expansion Critical To Job Growth

Medicaid Expansion Critical To Job Growth

Published by The Times Dipatch on January 19, 2014Editor, Times-Dispatch:Jobs are a critical issue in Virginia now. Employment opportunities are growing slower than the working ag ...

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