Nick Ruxton of the Virginia Conference Communications office put together this short video on the 25th edition of United Methodist Day at the General Assembly, held Feb. 2 with about 200 Methodists from around...
The Virginia Interfaith Center is sponsoring at series of three Worker Clinics starting next week at the Sacred Heart Center in Richmond. These introductory sessions — Feb 15, March 1 and March 15 — will provide a...
Your support has helped defeat Del. John O’Bannon’s horrible HB2213, which would halve the maximum number of consecutive months most people can receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), going from 24 months to...
Text: Matthew 25: 42 – 46 Pope Francis has been participating with the Worldwide EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH in recognition services. These services commemorate the 500th Anniversary of priest Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses on the...
“Advocacy-daring to be the voice for the voiceless. Advocacy-entering into the cause of grief and suffering of others. Advocacy-crying for those who have cried so long that their tears have run dry. Advocacy-never content...
Scout from the ADAMS Center leads the Pledge to Allegiance. More than 250 attended the Day for All People at Centenary United Methodist Church. Attendees line up at the General Assembly to go...
Parking near the State Capitol area when the General Assembly is in session is always a challenge. We hope this won’t deter you from your attendance at the annual Day For All People. (Register...
Our annual Day for All People will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25, where you can join people from around the Commonwealth for a day of advocacy at the General Assembly. As a special “cherry on top” bonus, we...
Members from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s Wage Theft Task Force met last week with Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade Hayes Framme, Workforce Development advisor...
The first VICPP newsletter of the new year is now available for download: VICPPP_Newsletter_2_1
By Wesley Wright A longtime pastor in the Williamsburg area was recognized for his work in the community. The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy gave Rev. Charles Swadley its Citizen of the Year award...
Even a cursory glance at legislation being proposed for the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session reveals some scary stuff … Scary is a word that has been bandied about a lot in recent weeks, as we end...
The Day for All People is now less than a month away! The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s annual Day for All People will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the State Capitol, the General...
Please sign this online petition urging Governor McAuliffe and Secretary of Commerce Todd Haymore to crack down on wage theft by making the state’s Misclassification Taskforce function as it was designed. In 2014, the...
RICHMOND – On Thursday night, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy paused to look back at the work done in the past year and to honor two individuals and two faith communities for...
Virginia Interfaith Center Executive Director Kim Bobo is featured in the December issue of Richmond magazine as a “People and Places to Watch in 2017” section! The short write-up about Kim describes her feeling...
Dec. 13, 2016 Editorial by the Richmond Times-Dispatch: When Virginia lawmakers convene in Richmond in a few weeks, their to-do list should include fixing Virginia’s excessive and unproductive habit of taking away people’s driver’s...
On Thursday, Dec. 15, the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy will host its Annual Meeting at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. with the business portion of...
DUMFRIES – In its regular meeting on Dec. 6, 2016, the Dumfries Town Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on the Commonwealth’s General Assembly and Governor to fully accept federal Medicaid funding to provide...
Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act (ACA) in 2010, there were about one million uninsured people in Virginia and 50 million nationwide. Because of the ACA, the number...