Join Us!

The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is looking for individuals and congregations like yours to join in a wonderful network of faithful advocates responding to God's call to work with and for the poor. Being part of the Center is more than financial support, though that is a wonderful gift. Membership in the Center helps us all to build bonds of common service and response throughout Virginia at a grass-roots level. It helps us to convey information, learn about issues that are concerning Virginia's faith community, pray and discern, and to take action on behalf of the vulnerable and voiceless. Membership in the Virginia Interfaith Center is a great way to recharge the social justice outreach of your congregation.

Member Benefits

• Add your voice and resources to those of other people of Faith to work towards "a more just and compassionate Commonwealth."
  
• Receive timely Action Alerts and weekly newsletters during the General Assembly
  
• Use the Center's "User-friendly" legislator communications program <click>
  
• Receive periodic newsletters and timely action alerts throughout the rest of the year
  
• Request Virginia Interfaith Center staff for educational programs - office@virginiainterfaithcenter.org
  
• Help form the Virginia Interfaith Center's legislative agenda, 2005 <click(.pdf)>
  
• Participate in your local chapter for education and grass roots advocacy

How Do I Join?

Please fill out our online membership application form or print it out, and mail it to: Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, P.O. Box 12516, Richmond, VA 23241. Or E-mail it back to us via our secure membership application process. We will activate your membership as soon as we receive your membership contribution.

• Learn More about Individual/Family Membership (join here)
  
• Learn More about Congregation/Organization Membership (join here)

Center Priorities (.pdf)

Bulletin Inserts
Child Support (.pdf)
Environment (.pdf)
Housing Trust (.pdf)
Indigent Defense (.pdf)
Payday Lending (.pdf)
Minimum Wage (.pdf)

Advocacy Resources
Advocacy Guide (.doc)
Advocacy Portal (link)
Lending Info. (.ppt)
Richmond Map (.pdf)

For Small Groups
Eco-Stewardship (link)
Prayers for Creation (link)
Poverty Diet (link)

Policy Briefs
EITC (.doc)
TANF Child Support (.doc)
Payday Loans (.doc)
Healing Creation (.doc)
Child Ombudsman (.doc)
Affordable Housing (.doc)
Indigent Defense (.doc)
Minimum Wage (.doc)
Wage & EITC (.doc)
VA Tribes (.link)

Actions
Lending Petition (link)
Title Petition (link)
Wage Petition (link)

Reports
Budget Analysis (.pdf)
Food Stamps (.doc)
Lottery Study (link)

FAQ's (link)

Your donation helps the Interfaith Center advocate for a more compassionate Commonwealth. Your gifts support trainings, advocacy, community programs, and briefing development. Get involved and begin to Learn Pray and Act with us. Together we can!