Name of Organization: Virginia Organizing Project

Address: 703 Concord Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-5208

Phone: (804) 984-4033

Fax:(804) 984-2803

Email: szakos@virginia-organizing.org

Web Page: http://www.virginia-organizing.org

Contact Person: Joe Szakos, Executive Director

Mission Statement: 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. As a non-partisan organization, VOP especially encourages the participation by those who have traditionally had little or no voice in our society. By building relationships with diverse individuals and groups throughout the state, VOP strives to get them to work together, democratically and non-violently, for change.

Volunteer Projects: Besides working on a wide range of issues for which we could use volunteer help, we collect used computer equipment that we distribute to community groups and individuals who otherwise would not be able to afford them. Volunteers are needed to pick up equipment and repair it.