Tip: Print this document in landscape

Consolidate Your Favorite Links on...

 
 In every community there is work to be done. In every nation there are wounds to heal.  In every heart there is the power to do it.
Marianne Williamson

 

Richmond Good Life :: Volunteering :: Justice and Peace

Richmond Virginia (VA) Justice and Peace

Here is a comprehensive list of Justice and Peace volunteer opportunities.

Name Description
Advocato We create environmental portraits and collect oral histories that give common problems of social inequity a prominent place in the larger community’s consciousness. 
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia  The ACLU of Virginia is a private, non-profit organization that uses lobbying, litigation and public education to promote civil liberties and civil rights in the state. 
Amnesty International USA Group 134 (Richmond) In pursuit of Amnesty International's vision, the Amnesty Richmond's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Provides free legal assistance in civil matters to low-income and elderly residents. Types of cases handled: housing, divorce, custody, spousal, adoptions, consumer, public benefits/welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, social security, elderly, unemployment compensation, rights of the handicapped and wills. Areas served: Cities of Richmond and Petersburg, Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Goochland and Powhatan. (In Charles City County serving elderly only). 
Council for America's First Freedom The mission of the Council for America's First Freedom is to increase understanding and respect for religious freedom in diverse communities worldwide through education about this core human value: the freedom of thought, conscience and belief.
The Community Tax Law Project (CTLP) The Community Tax Law Project (CTLP) is a 501 (c)(3) Virginia corporation founded in 1992 on the belief that a taxpayer's access to professional representation in tax disputes should not depend solely on his or her ability to pay for such services.
Diversity Thrift (Richmond Gay Community Foundation) The Richmond Gay Community Foundation (RGCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people through funding and education. 
Drums No Guns The purpose of Drums No Guns (DNG) is to promote the prevention of handgun violence through a national campaign of educational concerts.
Equal Justice America  Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1993. EJA has become a national leader in providing opportunities for law students to work with organizations that deliver civil legal services to those most in need. Our efforts expose a new generation of future lawyers to the urgency for pro bono assistance to our most vulnerable citizens. Students at nearly 50 law schools now have the opportunity to take part in the Equal Justice America Fellowship Program.
Equality Virginia Equality Virginia is a statewide, non-partisan lobbying, education and support network for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight allied (GLBT) communities in Virginia.
Family Peace Festival  The Mission of the annual Family Peace Festival is to provide an opportunity for children, youth, and adults of the greater Richmond area to gather in celebration of peace and diversity. It is our hope that this will foster a growing sense of community.
Food, Not Bombs

Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements and is gaining momentum throughout the world. There are hundreds of autonomous chapters sharing free vegetarian food with hungry people and protesting war and poverty. Food Not Bombs is not a charity. This energetic grassroots movement is active throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Food Not Bombs is organizing for peace and an end to the occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. For over 25 years the movement has worked to end hunger and has supported actions to stop the globalization of the economy, restrictions to the movements of people, end exploitation and the destruction of the earth. 

Greater Richmond Bar Foundation  The Greater Richmond Bar Foundation serves the public and legal profession by supporting, facilitating and promoting the delivery of pro bono legal services for non-profit organizations through the Pro Bono Clearinghouse, by providing financial support to others in greater Richmond who provide pro bono legal services, and by involvement in and sponsorship of law-related educational and service projects that encourage public understanding of, participation in and access to our justice system. 
Hope in the Cities  Its goal and mission is to create just and inclusive communities through reconciliation among racial, ethnic and religious groups based on personal and institutional transformation.
Human Rights Council To safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status or disability, in places of public accommodation, including educational institutions and in real estate transactions; in employment; to preserve the public safety, health and general welfare; and to further the interests, rights and privileges of individuals within the Commonwealth; and to protect citizens of the Commonwealth against unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination.
Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond The Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond (ICGR) is an organization of 21 different religious denominations in the city of Richmond and surrounding counties. The 98 member congregations within these faith groups bring together diverse doctrinal, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The uniqueness of the Interfaith Council is its ability to cherish this rich diversity and at the same time to celebrate the unity of all these faiths by addressing basic human needs through cooperative community service. 
The Legal Aid Justice Center The Legal Aid Justice Center offers civil legal services to low-income families throughout Central Virginia and to low wage immigrant workers statewide, while also engaging in systematic legal advocacy for all low-income Virginians.
Million Mom March What started as one of the largest marches on Washington (read our history), is now a national network of 75 Chapters around the U.S. that work locally, yet stand together, in their fight against gun violence and the devastation it causes.  
ONE Richmond ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans – ONE by ONE – to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty.
Plant the Piece Over time and with the appropriate amount of nurturing, the simple act of planting a seed can create life; sustenance and beauty. Applying a dedication to the act, or prayer, we can unite the audience and promote a discussion for change. With our literal sowing of these "swords into plowshares" we visually eliminate the violence from our community and pay respect to the lives lost and affected... And in nurturing the "piece" to flower or fruition we are then committed to change and at the same time giving something back to the community.   
Richmond Peace Education Center The Richmond Peace Education Center works for a just and peaceful community by promoting nonviolence locally and globally. Also, see Family Peace Festival 
SGI-USA (Soka Gakkai International-USA)  We are the members of the SGI-USA (Soka Gakkai International-USA) in the Richmond Tri-Cities area of central Virginia. Members of the SGI-USA practice the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin for personal happiness and for development of a peaceful society. Our goals are to contribute to peace, culture and education based on the philosophy and ideals of Nichiren’s Buddhism. One central aim of SGI-USA activities is to promote humanistic dialogue based on Buddhist principles.
Urban League of Greater Richmond  To assist African-Americans as well as other underserved citizens in the achievement of social and economic equality through advocacy, collaboration, direct services and research
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy  The Virginia Interfaith Center is a nonpartisan coalition of faith communities working to create change through education and public policy. We bring together people of faith in Virginia and unite the volume of their voices throughout the public square, including the General Assembly.
The Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) The Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) is a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives. VOP especially encourages the participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice in our society. By building relationships with individuals and groups throughout the state, VOP strives to get them to work together, democratically and non-violently, for change.
Virginia Poverty Law Center  Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) is a not-for-profit organization concentrating in the areas of law that affect low-income families. Established in 1978 to advocate on behalf of low-income Virginians on poverty issues of statewide importance, VPLC is the only state-wide organization providing training to local legal aid program staff, private bar attorneys, and low-income clients, relating exclusively to the legal rights of Virginia's poor.
Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP) is a statewide citizens' organization dedicated to educating the public about alternatives to the death penalty.


 
We forget something?