Upcoming Events
Valley Early Education Reimagined Dedication & Action
Join hundreds of Rockingham County and Harrisonburg residents, area corporate and elected leaders to dedicate our first Valley Early Education Reimagined preschool center at Park View Mennonite Church, opening this October, and commit to work together to address crucial infrastructure needed for our community’s families and economic development, including early education and childcare and rural transit.
Valley Early Education Reimagined is a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership to increase access, affordability, and the culmination of VIA’s first campaign for childcare.
Childcare will be available, as well as Spanish, Arabic, and Swahili interpretation (by request).
Register at tinyurl.com/VIAOct11.
People's Hearing
Join 200+ VIA Leaders as we invite the Commonwealth Transportation Board and corporate allies to stand with us for county-wide public transit! Register here to attend.
Childcare and Spanish, Arabic, and Swahili interpretation available by request.
Great Community Give
The 2025 Great Community Give is Wednesday, April 16 from 6:00 am - 8:00 pm, but Early Giving begins Wednesday, April 2! Any online donations received through the Great Community Give website between Wednesday, April 2 and 8 pm on Wednesday, April 16 will count towards our totals!
If you would prefer to make your donation by check, please designate "GCG" in the memo line and mail to:
VIA
PO Box 964
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Checks must be received by April 16 to be counted in our totals!!
Fall Action
Join hundreds of VIA leaders as we announce the local match for our Transportation Campaign and secure public commitments from corporate and elected leaders for county-wide, door-to-door public transit and to open 2 new preschools in Fall 2025.
Register at: https://secure.everyaction.com/gRQYZ501AEWTdoDYIvmMnw2
VIA Press Conference
VIA leaders will be sharing updates and announcements regarding the Transportation Campaign.
Community Transit Briefing
Join hundreds of VIA leaders for a Community Transit Briefing! Hear updates on the $200,000 local match and next steps to bring door-to-door, county-wide demand response transit to Rockingham County!
Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/ozorjJKL_k-52qDLn4uwig2
Take the Next Step!
Join with hundreds of VIA leaders as we ask elected and corporate leaders to take the next step with us to establish door-to-door demand response transit and create 250 new pre-k spots that pay a living wage. Register Here: https://secure.everyaction.com/a8iIlfV0sEey21x0a_exGA2.
Candidate Action Assembly
Over 200 VIA leaders will gather with candidates for Rockingham County School Board and Board of Supervisors. VIA leaders will share testimonies and campaigns to address gaps in transportation and childcare & invite candidates to share their reactions and priorities.
Register at: https://secure.everyaction.com/aAYJyL0hy0C9E4xPmKERPw2.
Core Teams Assembly
VIA leaders will gather to hear updates on our Summer Listening Campaign, the work of our Childcare and Transportation Campaigns, and prepare for our Candidate Action Assembly. Register at: https://secure.everyaction.com/GxN7BCSruE-i0lKCY7ONVA2.
Core Teams Assembly
Join with leaders across VIA as we publicly announce our proposal for door-to-door transit with JAUNT, kick off our feasibility study with VDRPT, and share updates about our Childcare Campaign!
VIA’s Refounding Action
Join hundreds of VIA leaders as we publicly introduce Valley Interfaith Action to corporate and elected leaders in the Valley and kick off our childcare and transportation campaigns! Child care will be available, as well as Spanish and Arabic interpretation (by request).
Register Here: https://secure.everyaction.com/AGpzkHFQK0mmCTxXKJ2Inw2
FIA Campaign Update
Join Core Team members from across Faith in Action to hear about the progress and next steps for our Childcare and Transportation Campaigns. Open to all members of our current and discerning institutions. Spanish and Arabic interpretation and childcare available by request. Please indicate on your registration form.
October Internal Assembly
Join hundreds of FIA members from across Harrisonburg and Rockingham County on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 6 pm at Wilbur S. Pence Middle School in Dayton for our biggest action yet! Together, we'll hear back from our Childcare and Transportation Research Action Teams and vote on FIA's issue & action campaign agenda.
Will we see you there?
Child care will be available, as well as Spanish and Arabic interpretation (by request). Register now!