Local
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Newspaper
News-Gazette
20 West Nelson Street, P O Box 1153, Lexington, VA, 24450
Main:
(540) 463-3113
Fax:
(540) 464-6603
Advocacy, Chinese Americans
Organization of Chinese Americans, Northern Virginia
P O Box 101268, Arlington, VA, 22210
Main:
(202) 223-5500
Fax:
(703) 924-0012
Advocacy, Chinese Americans
Organization of Chinese-Americans, Central Virginia
OCA-CVC, P O Box 70111, Richmond, VA, 23255
Public Speaker, Decluttering and Household Organizing
Organized For Life
A Website, Richmond, VA, 23225
Main:
(804) 330-0997
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Abingdon
People Inc.
1173 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA, 24210
Main:
(276) 623-9000
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Bristol
People Inc.
800 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd, Bristol, VA, 24201
Main:
(276) 466-5587
Fax:
(276) 926-8244
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Clintwood
People Inc.
5709 Dickenson Hwy, Clintwood, VA, 24228
Main:
(276) 623-9000
Fax:
(276) 926-8244
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Gainesville
People Inc.
7572 Gardner Park Drive, Gainesville, VA, 20155
Main:
(571) 445-3020
Fax:
(571) 445-3030
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Grundy
People Inc.
20694 Riverside Drive, Grundy, VA, 24614
Main:
(276) 623-9000
Fax:
(276) 935-4368
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Lebanon
People Inc.
122 Price Street, Lebanon, VA, 24266
Main:
(276) 623-9000
Fax:
(276) 889-0117
Advocacy for Low Income Individuals, Woodstock
People Inc.
150 South Main Street, Woodstock, VA, 22664
Main:
(540) 459-9096
Fax:
(540) 459-8732
Advocacy for Peace
Plowshare Peace & Justice Center
1719 Grandin Rd, Roanoke, VA, 24015
Main:
(540) 985-0393
Fax:
(540) 982-0614
Individual and Group Retreats
Richmond Hill
2209 East Grace St, Richmond, VA, 23223
Main:
(804) 783-7903
Fax:
(804) 783-7957
Outreach Ministry
Salvation Army, City of Richmond
1228 South West St, Petersburg, VA, 23803
Main:
(804) 732-8449
Outreach Programs
Salvation Army, Roanoke
724 Dale Ave., SE, Roanoke, VA, 24008
Main:
(540) 343-5335
Fax:
(540) 342-9707
Consumer Education, Speaker's Bureau
The Up Center
150 Boush Street, Suite 800, Norfolk, VA, 23510
Main:
(757) 622-7017
Fax:
(757) 333-3273
Community Development Advocacy
Thrive Virginia
12025 Courthouse Circle, New Kent, VA, 23124
Main:
(804) 966-8720
Civil Rights Advocacy
Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc.
5700 Thurston Ave, Suite 101, Virginia Beach, VA, 23455
Main:
(757) 627-0864
Fax:
(757) 966-9613
Human Rights Advocacy
Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission
Municipal Center, Bldg 18, 2424 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA, 23456
Main:
(757) 427-8374
Fax:
(757) 427-2731
Newspaper
Virginia Gazette
216 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23188
Main:
(757) 220-1736
Fax:
(757) 220-1766
Educational Programs
Virginia's Public Television (WVPT)
298 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA, 22801
Main:
(540) 434-5391
Toll Free:
(800) 345-5878
Fax:
(540) 434-7084
Advocacy for Disadvantaged Residents
Wesley Community Service Center, Inc.
1701 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, VA, 23704
Main:
(757) 399-0541
Fax:
(757) 399-0054
Women's Advocacy
YWCA of Richmond
6 North 5th Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 643-6761
Fax:
(804) 643-0734
Local, Statewide and Nationwide
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Advocacy for Low Income Families
Social Action Linking Together (S.A.L.T.)
9970 Vale Road, St. Marks, , Vienna, VA, 22181
Main:
(202) 401-5031
Statewide and Nationwide
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
An organization whose primary mission relates to Parkinson’s Disease patient advocacy, education, or direct support programs to address patient specific needs. These organizations may peripherally participate in other activities like legislative advocacy, but patient support is their focus. Programs that help individuals navigate through the maze of the health care system. Personal health care advocates are trained health care workers, often nurses, or volunteers familiar with the health care system who work independently of any health care institution.
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association
135 Parkinson Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305
Main:
(800) 223-2732
Toll Free:
(800) 223-2732
Fax:
(718) 981-4399
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association, Virginia
PO Box 4162, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451
Main:
(757) 495-3062
Patient Support, Parkinson's Disease
Canine Partners for Life
334 Faggs Manor Road, Cochranville, PA, 19330
Main:
(610) 869-4902
Fax:
(610) 869-9785
Patient Support for Parkinson's
Melvin Weinstein Parkinson's Foundation
2224 Va Beach Boulevard, Suite 205, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454
Main:
(757) 313-9729
Patient Support for Parkinson's Disease
PAN Foundation
805 15th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20005
Main:
(866) 316-7263
Toll Free:
(800) 394-0161
Patient Support for Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance
7739 E Broadway Boulevard, #352, Tucson, AZ, 85710
Main:
(800) 256-0966