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Our Approach to Advocacy

Each faith community has unique concerns, but broad public policy consensus brings together diverse communities to cure social ills. The Interfaith Center is uniquely positioned to support the moral voice of the faith community on behalf of the politically weak and marginalized.  Our advocacy efforts focus on three methods:

Direct Advocacy: State Level
Much of our direct advocacy focuses on the Virginia General Assembly. We are also increasingly called to work on the national dimensions of our state policy issues. In both aspects of this work, we collaborate with legislators and staff to develop policy that supports our positions on the issues, facilitates passage of bills we support and defeat of bills we oppose.  

We motivate our members to join the legislative process at the General Assembly.  The center organizes member trips to the General Assembly and one-on-one meetings with legislators.  Using “calls to action” the Center mobilizes our network of advocates to make contact with legislators by email and phone to make their voices heard.  Our advocates often tell us that they felt helpless to change situations until they learned through the Center that the power of the electorate is as much at the end of a telephone as it is at the ballot box.

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Direct Advocacy: Federal Level
Outside of the General Assembly and Congressional Sessions, the Center facilitates ongoing contact with elected leaders at the federal, state and local levels.  We organize opportunities for leaders of various faith communities to meet with key political leaders around the Commonwealth, host town hall forums, and help to build bridges between elected leaders and faithful advocates.

Find out more information about the Half in Ten Program that is working at the federal and state levels to cut poverty by half in ten years.

Coalition Building
Finally, we work with like-minded organizations around the Commonwealth to build coalitions on issues affecting Virginia and the nation.  By combining voices, we have a greater impact on policy outcomes.

Learn more about our institutional partners across Virginia.

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