Who is VOICE ?
Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement
VOICE believes that people working together have the power to change their communities and their country for the better . Drawing on the proven power of person-to-person organizing , our work transforms communities and builds the local power necessary to create local , regional , and national change .
VOICE is a non-partisan broad-based organization of almost 50 faith congregations and community organizations . Christian , Jewish and Muslim , new immigrants and longtime citizens , Republicans , Democrats , and Independents , we are over 125,000 strong in Arlington , Alexandria , Fairfax County and the Prince William area . We take action on community issues impacting low and moderate income families like decent and affordable housing , access to health care , and immigrant rights .
We are Northern Virginians who love our region and our commonwealth . We seek to usher in a New Dominion of Justice and Participation .
VOICE is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation ( IAF ), the nation ’ s first and largest network of multi-faith citizen organizations , which has seven decades of experience winning tough battles on housing , health care , education , and other issues across the nation . VOICE works most closely with Metro IAF affiliates in the East , Midwest and Southeast .
www . industrialareasfoundation . org www . metro-iaf . org
2