The week before Thanksgiving break, members of IJM conducted an affordable housing calling campaign targeting the members of the Williamsburg City Council. With the support of the Williamsburg chapter of the Virginia Organizing Project, we focused on the city's purchase of and plans for the property formerly occupied by the Tioga Motel on Richmond Road. While the city did address the immediate needs of those living on the property in the months following its closing of the motel, we hope that the members of the local government will work to include affordable housing in their plans for the recently purchased property.
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The William and Mary campus chapter of International Justice Mission will meet with the mayor of Williamsburg this Thursday. Please keep this meeting in your prayers, as all involved are interested in promoting the best interests of those living and working in the city and beyond. The conversation will continue in the future, and we hope to see real change in the realm of affordable housing here in Virginia.
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