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- EIN 54-1093402
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- (804) 782-9430
- 919 E Main St Ste 610 Richmond VA 23219 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Legal Services
Mission: Virginia Poverty Law Center breaks down systemic barriers that keep low-income Virginians in the cycle of poverty through advocacy, education, and litigation.
Target demographics: educate, advocate, and litigate on behalf of lower-income Virginians in civil poverty law issues.
Geographic areas served: the state of Virginia
Programs: VPLC is committed to breaking down systemic barriers that keep low-income Virginians in the cycle of poverty through advocacy, education, and litigation. Since 1978, we’ve advocated on behalf of low-income Virginians, assisting state legal aid programs with legislative proposals that impact the poor and providing training, and resources in the following areas of law: consumer rights and protection, domestic and sexual violence, elder rights and resources, families, health, housing, and public benefits. Since our founding, we have been a clearinghouse of information on these issues. Our staff provides leadership on advocacy efforts in the courts and within legislative and administrative agencies and often collaborates with other groups across the Commonwealth to achieve our common goals. We are the only statewide organization providing training to local legal aid program staff, private attorneys, and low-income clients relating exclusively to the legal rights of low-income Virginians. Some of our most significant work has been through the Virginia General Assembly. Each session, we work with lawmakers and advocate for bills that benefit low-income Virginians.