TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CHALLENGING INJUSTICE BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. AS A NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION, VIRGINIA ORGAINIZING, INC ENCOURAGES THE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE WHO TRADITIONALLY HAD LITTLE OR NO VOICE IN OUR SOCIETY. BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO GET THEM TO WORK TOGETHER, DEMOCRATICALLY AND NON-VIOLENTLY, FOR CHANGE.