NEXT EVENT ➢ Monthly Meeting! (VIRTUAL) Feb 4 6pm
Congress
House of Representatives:
Senate:
Gov Track:
(GovTrack.us tracks the activities of the United States Congress and the White House to create a more open and accountable government. )
Virginia Government
Office of the Governor:
https://www.governor.virginia.gov/
General Assembly:
https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Legislative Information System:
Virginia Elections:
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/
(You can register to vote, check or update your registration, find your polling place, find out about every election in Virginia here!
Fairfax County Groups
Fairfax Democrats:
https://www.fairfaxdemocrats.org/
Political Outreach
Who's My Legislator:
https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/
(From your VA delegate to your US Senators AND how to contact them)
5 Calls:
(Get scripts & contact information for your reps)
Resist Bot:
(Text based system to reach out to your reps)
Election Related
Be a Poll Worker in Fairfax County:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/working-polls
If you don't live in Fairfax County go to https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/OnlineForms/OfficerofElection or your local county election office website.
Can you help get voters to the polls?
RideShare2Vote : Our big goal? To be the go-to Democratic full-service GOTV (Get Out The Vote) and Ride2Vote program. We’re all about making it easy for millions of registered but non-voting Progressives and Democrats to know when and where to vote. Plus, we’re all about providing safe and reliable rides to the polls.
DMV Immigrant Support Links
County-Specific
Fairfax County: Offers tailored community services and safety net programs.
Loudoun County: Provides a directory of legal and social resources for immigrants.
Legal Assistance & Advocacy
Ayuda: Provides legal, social, and language services for low-income immigrants in DC, MD, and VA.
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights: Offers legal defense for children and adults facing detention and deportation.
Just Neighbors: Provides immigration legal services, focusing on work authorizations and family reunification.
Legal Aid Justice Center: Handles immigration and family matters.
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid: Provides pro bono assistance to immigrants and asylum seekers.
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): Represents unaccompanied children.
Resettlement & Community Support
Homes Not Borders: Furnishes apartments for refugees and asylum seekers in the D.C. area.
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area: Offers legal, housing, and social services.
Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services: Assists with resettlement, housing, and job placement.
Immigrant Support Alliance (ISA): A volunteer network aiding with daily needs, transportation, and English classes.
Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC): Supports immigrants with legal, employment, and housing services.
Edu Futuro: Empowers immigrant youth through leadership and academic programs.
Government Reform Related
Integrity Index : A political finance database that grades politicians on their financial and political integrity. We reward politicians who stand for their constituents rather than the people who can pay them the most and shame those who take corporate PAC money, hold individual stocks, and raise most of their money from wealthy and out-of-state donors.
End Citizens United : Fixing our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting the right to vote. We're working to end our rigged political system by electing reform champions, passing meaningful legislative reforms, and elevating these issues in the national conversation.
Common Cause : Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
The Brennan Center : is a independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.
Community Catalyst : advances health justice by helping communities shape the health systems that affect their lives and economic security.
ICE Related
BoycottCitizens.Org : Boycott Citizens is a volunteer-run project that grew out of a desire to find and share strategic, tangible ways regular people can counter the fear and oppression ICE is sowing in our communities.