🎉 Congrats to Brenda Hicks, our Deputy Director for Counseling & Education, on receiving a Virginia Black Business Leaders Award! For 20+ years, Brenda has advanced fair housing and access to safe, stable homes across Virginia. 🏠 Read more: virginiabusiness.com/2026-virgini...

Register now for our Feb 10 Zoom Fair Housing Training with Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL) to learn about fair housing rights & how to support equal access in your community, particularly as it relates to individuals with disabilities us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“Think about people — not things.” School Board member @alifarukrva.bsky.social explains why restrictive zoning keeps families apart — and why Code Refresh can help us build more connected, diverse, intergenerational communities. Learn more and get involved: homesforallourneighbors.org.

👀 @alyia4alx.com and @yappelbaum.bsky.social will discuss Zoning for Justice and Affordability, hosted by @homeofva.bsky.social at the Lyceum in Old Town Mon. 12/8, 6:30 - 8:00pm Event is free but space is limited: homeofva.org/events/lets-...

Yesterday I joined @homeofva.bsky.social, legislators and the Commonwealth Housing Coalition to talk to the media about housing supply priorities as we head into 2026. 75% of Virginians say it’s important the state act. And it’s because housing is key to all other cost of living issues. 1/

📣 In Newport News, we joined @yimbyaction.bsky.social and Del. Shelly Simonds to push for housing solutions. “We need to build housing like the emergency it is.” —Laura Dobbs, HOME of VA 📰 Coverage: WHRO www.whro.org/business-gro... | VA-Pilot www.pilotonline.com/2025/09/23/v... #HousingForAll

📊𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 + 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 84% of Virginia voters surveyed in a new statewide poll agreed — state lawmakers need to take action on housing costs. Tell your representatives: 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/v... #AffordableHousing #FairHousing #HousingPolicy #Virginia

📈 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: Virginia voters surveyed in a recent statewide poll agreed — housing is the #1 issue, edging out inflation, jobs, and healthcare. Tell your reps: 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! More ➡️ virginiamercury.com/2025/08/21/v... #AffordableHousing #FairHousing #HousingPolicy #Virginia #poll

📊 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲: 73% of voters surveyed in a recent statewide poll agreed — Virginia lacks enough homes people can afford to rent or buy. We can change this. Tell your representatives: 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! #AffordableHousing #FairHousing #HousingPolicy #Virginia #poll

🚨 NEW POLL: #Virginia voters rank housing costs as state's #1 problem — 84% want lawmakers to act NOW. Poll shows broad support, across party lines and regions, for common-sense housing solutions. Members of the General Assembly: are you listening? #AffordableHousing #FairHousing #HousingPolicy

“Chesterfield native Deborah Ragsdale spent the summer stressed out trying to find housing… Then, HOME of VA stepped in.” 🏡 Virginia Mercury highlights how we open doors + fight housing discrimination every day. Read here: virginiamercury.com/2025/08/18/v... #FairHousing #PublicPolicy #Virginia

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 + 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 — 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. See new maps from researchers at the University of Richmond and read our new op-ed in the Richmond Free Press about what it all means: richmondfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

We're delighted to announce four new Board members! Zain, Liz, Michelle, and Kristi will help guide our work in the years ahead. Get to know them: conta.cc/45E29JH #fairhousing #Virginia #boardleadership

Let's celebrate Mia!🎉 Learn about her remarkable journey over 30 years at HOME of VA in our latest email: conta.cc/4mhXClX And if you're not already signed up for email updates like this one, you can take care of that at the same link! #fairhousing #homeownership #Virginia

Harold, a senior in Richmond, was unlawfully charged late fees for a year. With our support, he fought back — and won! But our funding to stand up for Virginians' housing rights is at risk. More about Harold: conta.cc/3Ic6Ot8 Help us keep fighting: homeofva.org/donate #FairHousing #federalbudget

Mortgage defaults are rising—but help is still available. 🏠 Foreclosure protections from the pandemic remain in place until Oct 1. If you or someone you know is at risk, reach out now. Our team is here to help: homeofva.org/get-help/for... #HomeownershipMonth #FairHousing #Foreclosure

June 19, 1865, freedom finally reached enslaved people in Texas—an event we commemorate as Juneteenth. A year later, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 became the first federal law affirming racial equity in housing. We work to build that future. #Juneteenth #FairHousing #CivilRightsAct1866 #Liberation

Venga a conocer el proceso completo de compra de vivienda de principio a fin, así como las responsabilidades de ser propietario. Sabado, 28 de junio, 2025 9:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. — Iglesia Misionera Bautista, Richmond ¡Es necesario registrarse! Inscríbase en: VirginiaHousing.com/FindAClass

Recently our executive director wrote an op-ed with #Richmond City Councilmember Ellen Robertson about #zoning reform. VPM invited us to continue the conversation on their podcast RVA's Got Issues. Now you can hear that chat, just released. 🎧 rvasgotissues.vpm.org/2025/06/11/r...

⏰ This week! Looking to live in #HenricoCounty? Join us to learn about #homeownership programs from area nonprofits - including us along with partners LISC Virginia, Maggie Walker Community Land Trust, and Virginia Housing. ➡️ Thursday, June 12, 5-7:30pm — Henrico Sports & Events Center, Glen Allen

Meeting with us and Virginia Housing Alliance this week, @mcclellan.house.gov rang the alarm on White House proposals to slash housing funds. "It's all going to flow downhill," she told reporters. "States and localities are going to have to raise taxes." virginiamercury.com/2025/06/04/a...

🚀 Join the housing justice movement! We’re hiring for positions critical to our work to expand and ensure equal access to safe, stable housing. Apply today: homeofva.org/get-involved.... Or help us share the word! #fairhousing #housingjustice #newhorizons

📣 New op-ed! We're in @nextcity.org today writing about Trump's latest attack on civil rights — and how we're fighting back. Read the article to learn more: nextcity.org/urbanist-new... #fairhousing #HousingJustice

Tomorrow! Keynote Speaker: Maureen Yap - Vice President of Public Policy and Senior Counsel for Fair Lending at the National Fair Housing Alliance - mailchi.mp/arlingtonnaa...

@kaine.senate.gov talks about his first case, when he was a 26 year-old housing attorney, and how it forever defined his thinking on housing justice. Watch more highlights from our recent event with Senator Kaine: homeofva.org/tim-kaine-fa... #fairhousing #Virginia #FairHousingMonth

👋 Can you lend a helping hand? We're preparing to move and we need your help! We're parting w/lightly used office equipment and decor. We'd be grateful for extra hands—on the sale day *and* the day before! Sign up here ➡️ forms.office.com/r/vAUVADuyQ7 #fairhousing #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

"We should face a reality too-little discussed. Richmond’s zoning codes encourage segregation. They concentrate wealth. They hoard opportunity. And they’re ripe for change." Read the new op-ed from our exec dir + Richmond City Councilmember Ellen Robertson: rvamag.com/opinion-edit... #fairhousing

Feeling overwhelmed by the news? Do something—with us! We’re joining our voices with supporters of housing justice nationwide. We’re calling on the federal government to enforce a major civil rights law—the 1968 Fair Housing Act—before they strip its power. Act now: takeaction.io/homeofva/def...

🚀 We're defending Virginians like Courtney and Haley every day. See how we helped them secure housing justice: conta.cc/3Yu2Lh0. #fairhousing #Virginia #FairHousingMonth

Mark you calendars now to ioin HOME, NAACP Arlington Branch, and The Equal Rights Center on May 3 in Arlington for the 4th Annual Arlington Fair Housing Conference. It's free, open to the public—and lunch is included. Register today: tinyurl.com/arlingtonfairhousing

As a nonprofit, we are here to help you for FREE if you may be facing foreclosure. We can talk in-person at our offices in the City of Richmond or by phone. For more information: HOMEofVA.ORG/PreventForeclosure

📣 Join us! We're hosting a conversation with @kaine.senate.gov at the Library of Virginia on Friday, April 25, at 6pm. We'd love for you to be there! ** Register here: homeofva.givecloud.co/tim-kaine ** #FairHousingMonth #Virginia

🏘️ This month, every month: fair housing now! April is Fair Housing Month — time to reflect on hard-won progress and demand change to ensure equal access to housing for all. 📣 Stay tuned this month as we bring you exciting news + stories of client success. #fairhousing #virginia #FairHousingMonth

👏Celebrate the wins when you've got 'em: this week the governor signed into law one of our priority bills. This #bipartisan legislation will fix existing property tax relief programs for elderly Virginians and people with disabilities. But! So much more to do: conta.cc/3FJ2Re9. #fairhousing

3️⃣ things you should know: Last week we hosted a supporters-only Zoom to dig into... what's changed since DOGE started ransacking the federal government... what hasn't changed one bit... and how you can help us defend housing justice. Full rundown here: conta.cc/42d1htO #fairhousing #federalfunding

🔥 Today, we went to court for one of our clients — a disabled Army vet and mother of two wronged by her landlord on multiple counts of housing discrimination. Learn more in our new op-ed: virginiamercury.com/2025/03/12/w... #fairhousing #veterans #virginia

"Why Housing Under DOGE Should Scare Us All" — New op-ed in Virginia Mercury features the story of a disabled Army vet + mother of two facing housing discrimination. While feds dismantle civil rights, we're standing in the gap: virginiamercury.com/2025/03/12/w... #fairhousing #veterans #doge

⚡ We're standing in the gap for our clients — pushing back against bias every. single. day. Read this story of one client, facing down so many risks, in our latest email: conta.cc/41Glic5. #fairhousing #housingchoicevoucher #virginia #housingisahumanright

🔥 "These attacks on diversity and inclusion are attacks on civil rights protections that we are here to uphold." Hear from our leadership on how DOGE is inviting housing bias into our communities — and how you can help. Donate here! gcld.co/rgD7WDY #fairhousing #virginia #doge

Learn about renting with a criminal history and how we can help. homeofva.org/criminalhist...

🎬 Join us! In Newport News on March 20, we will screen the award-winning documentary, "Uprooted" - a powerful story of displacement, perseverance, and truth-telling with echoes today. Learn more + register today: homeofva.org/events/lets-... #FairHousing #Virginia #NewportNews

Our partners @natfairhouse.bsky.social are mobilizing to tell #Congress: we must defend housing rights! Drastic federal funding cuts threaten to roll back decades of progress in expanding equal access to housing. Add your voice today: nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/14febbudgetc...

🚀 We've expanded access to safe, stable, and affordable housing during this year's session of the Virginia General Assembly. Now, we need your help to say a big "thank you!" to the delegates and senators who have stood with us. Send a thank-you note now! takeaction.io/homeofva/tha... #fairhousing

The people united will never be divided! #MarchForWorkingFamilies #HousingIsAHumanRight. #HousingJustice

🚨 Federal agencies for housing + justice have frozen prosecution of housing discrimination, announced massive layoffs. Housing justice nonprofits like ours are facing drastic funding cuts. We won't back down. But we need you. Gifts as small as $25 really do make a difference. gcld.co/rgD7WDY

The department will cut employees in the offices that enforce civil rights laws, compile data about the housing market, and pay to rebuild communities after disasters. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

📣 Say it with us: Virginia fair housing law protects trans rights! After a shameful move by the feds, we're showing up with resources—and a reminder: in VA, state law protect trans access to housing. Get help here: https://buff.ly/3QelXL8 #transrightsarehumanrights #fairhousing #virginia

If you have a mind for numbers and a heart for housing justice, we encourage you to apply. homeofva.org/jobs

Join us in our mission to ensuring equal access to housing for all people. If you need us, we are here for you and your dream to live in your place of choice.