From volunteering at a state park or library to mentoring youth, here are 10 meaningful ways to give back in Virginia without spending a dime.
Virginia is home to one of the nation’s largest veteran populations, and the stakes are high. Two GOP-backed bills in Congress would bring blockchain and AI into the VA, promising faster claims and fewer delays. But veterans and lawmakers in the Commonwealth warn that without safeguards for privacy, fairness, and staffing, the technology could deepen mistrust in a system that millions already struggle to navigate.
Would you like blockchain and AI to be in your health care?
🖊️ : Jessica F. Simmons
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Thanksgiving has always started in our kitchen long before the sun came up. But this year, we’re savoring the holiday in a slower, simpler way, rather than keeping with tradition.
Give back this holiday season by helping one of the many community toy drives happening in Virginia, ensuring a child in need doesn’t have to go without.
Warming centers across the commonwealth rely on volunteers, donations, and community awareness. Here’s how you can help.
As a working mom, I can’t pause the deadlines—but I can choose to focus on meaningful moments. That’s, after all, what my son will remember most.
When I say we’ve been there, honey, we’ve been there. Not qualifying for food aid, we had our grocery budget down to a science.
"We need to make sure we have leaders in Richmond who will fight for us."
That was Planned Parenthood of Virginia's Executive Director Jamie Lockhart's message during a recent roundtable discussion with Americans for Contraception, advocates, doctors, and community members in Midlothian. As she explained, Medicaid cuts that were included in Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will lead to undetected cancers, untreated STIs, and difficulty in obtaining birth control, affecting more than 5,700 Virginians.
Early voting for the Nov. 4 election is happening now.
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Sometimes, it’s not what you did that haunts you—it’s what you didn’t do. That’s why the bystander effect often hits hard after the sirens fade.
Three months after a brutal attack, Councilman Lee Vogler delivered a message of hope—and encouraged the community to take action.
