Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) and Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VAIPL) merged on Dec. 17, 2018, joining forces to advocate social, economic and environmental justice across Virginia. This partnership helps to...
By Dora Muhammad, Health Care Hope Organizer for VICPP — What would you say to a pastor who does not believe that Medicaid expansion is happening? I am confronted with this reality this week....
By Rev. Lauren Ramseur, Bon Air Presbyterian Church — Sermon: “My father was a wandering Aramean” Deuteronomy 26:1-11 November 18, 2018 This is a story time of year. I am a mother of two...
By Claudia Sachs, Richmond, VA — When I first heard about the murder of eleven Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, I was outraged, but not surprised. Part of me wanted...
Reflections by VICPP member, Jamie Conrad — I’ve lived in Alexandria, Virginia since 1985. But I’ve been deeply affected by the shootings in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh because, until 1965, when...
By Daniel Williams, University of Richmond Student and Bonner Scholar — With spirits raised following Mayor Allison Silberberg’s inspirational remarks at their first meeting, the Alexandria Living Wage Committee in partnership with Virginia Interfaith...
Senator Emmett Hanger’s Fight for Medicaid Expansion by, Daniel Williams, University of Richmond Student “We are talking about people in the lower income levels who simply cannot afford good quality healthcare.” Senator Emmett...
“It is essential to use your voice to assist, uplift, and empower.” – Lillie Branch-Kennedy Lillie Branch-Kennedy has been an advocate for prison reform since 2002 when her son Donald was charged as an...
Order Your Tickets for our September 26, Annual Awards Benefit and Celebrate the Work of our Honorees Join the party at the Hippodrome Theater in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood on Wed., Sept. 26...
WAGE THEFT: A Labor Day Message from Kim Bobo August 31, 2018 Kim Bobo is Co-Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and the author of Wage Theft in America: Why...