Local
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Advocacy, Chinese Americans
Organization of Chinese-Americans, Central Virginia
OCA-CVC, P O Box 70111, Richmond, VA, 23255
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, Central Virginia Area Command
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
Public Awareness
Groups and organizations involved in increasing public education about issues relating to health, aging, disabilities, civic and social services.
Diversity Consulting and Training
International Multicultural Institute
595 6th Street, New York, NY, 11215
Main:
(718) 832-8625
Fax:
(202) 483-5233
Campaign Against Drunk Driving, Statewide
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Virginia
5310 Markel Road, Suite 101, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 353-7121
Toll Free:
(877) 623-3435
Social Work Advocacy
National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20002
Main:
(202) 408-8600
Toll Free:
(800) 742-4089
Women Owned Business Advocacy
National Association of Women Business Owners, Washington DC
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 20004
Main:
(703) 646-0224
Social Justice and Advocacy
National Council of Jewish Women
2055 L St, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC, 20036
Main:
(202) 296-2588
General Medical Science Research
National Institute of General Medical Sciences NIGMS
45 Center Drive MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD, 20892
Main:
(301) 496-7301
Advocacy for Women, Virginia
National Organization for Women (NOW), Virginia Chapter
PO Box 25831, Richmond, VA, 23260
Main:
(804) 780-9092
Freedom of Information
Public Citizen
1600 20th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009
Main:
(202) 588-1000
Advocacy for DeafBlind
Virginia Association of the DeafBlind
12506 Trammell Court, Ashland, VA, 23005