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Ensuring Access to Healthcare, Essential Benefits, and Healthy Communities

Everyone deserves to live in dignity and good health. We work to ensure that Virginia’s safety net systems support access to healthcare, food, income, and long-term care for all who need it.

Virginia’s healthcare and benefits systems can be difficult to navigate, especially for older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income families. At VPLC, we advocate for policies and practices that make public benefits systems more responsive, more equitable, and easier to access.

Whether we’re improving SNAP eligibility systems, streamlining Medicaid enrollment, or protecting the rights of nursing home residents, our goal is simple: help people get the care and support they need when they need it. Our work spans both individual rights and systemic change, ensuring that public programs work for the public good.

How We Advance Health and Wellbeing

Elder Law

VPLC provides legal support, advocates for stronger elder protections, and works to ensure that older Virginians can live with security, access essential services, and guard against financial or legal exploitation.

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Food Insecurity

No person, child, or family should go hungry. We fight for fair, inclusive food assistance programs that reach those most in need.

Health Care Delivery System Reform

VPLC works to strengthen systems so they are accessible, affordable, and designed to meet the needs of all Virginians, especially those too often overlooked. We advocate for equitable funding, better provider networks, and accountability from public and private health systems.

Health Coverage and Access

Healthcare access should be easy and clear, and we’re helping Virginians get and keep the coverage they need while pushing to improve the systems behind it.

Nursing Home and Assisted Living

We’re fighting for better oversight, safer facilities, and stronger protections for nursing home and assisted living residents.

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Public Benefits

We’re helping individuals access the programs they qualify for and pushing to make those programs more effective and fair.

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Social Security

Social Security is a lifeline for millions. That’s why VPLC is helping Virginians navigate the system and fight for a stronger, more accessible safety net.

Linda's Story

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40 Years, 40 Faces: Linda

Goodview, Virginia Linda is a retired registered nurse. She wanted to do more medical volunteer work while she’s still able and needed help affording health insurance premiums until she is eligible for Medicare.

Our Impact

47,094 Virginians assisted with health coverage

Through Enroll Virginia, navigators help consumers understand their rights and coverage options under the ACA, and assist them with enrollment in life saving coverage.

70,000 people reached through outreach events

Enroll Virginia held community events and activities around the state to connect people with healthcare coverage resources.

18,678 Virginians used the SNAP Calculator

This tool helps families understand eligibility and maximize access to food assistance, strengthening food security across the state.

Connecting Virginians to Heath Care

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How Enroll Virginia Helps Immigrant Families Access Health Coverage

Enroll Virginia connects Virginians with affordable health coverage by providing free and unbiased help with the enrollment process. Immigrants often face unique challenges accessing health care due to complex program eligibility requirements, language barriers, and unfamiliarity with the United States’ health care system.