Education is a Powerful Tool
| At VPLC, we believe that education is the bridge between knowledge and action. We equip people at every level—from rural residents and families navigating public benefits to attorneys joining the fight for justice. Our education programs span community workshops, legal resource guides, training for advocates, and our annual statewide legal aid conference. Our deep legal expertise puts us in a unique position to make change possible. |
Our Areas of Work
We help make Virginia better for low-income residents in a number of different areas.
Our Impact
40+ training hours delivered to Virginia’s legal aid attorneys
Each year, VPLC provides free legal instruction sessions, enabling lawyers to earn well above the 12 annual CLE credits required to maintain licensure.
500+ attendees at our Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference
Joining in-person and virtually, attorneys, advocates, service providers, and other legal aid professionals gather each year to connect and advance fairness and opportunity across Virginia.
70,000 Virginians reached through outreach events
Enroll Virginia holds multiple community events and activities per month to connect people with healthcare coverage resources.
Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference (ASC)
Every year, Virginia Poverty Law Center hosts the only statewide conference dedicated to poverty law and justice.
Featured:
ASC 2025
Join us at Hotel Roanoke for two and a half days of workshops, networking, and community. In-person registration includes access to all sessions, meals, and conference materials. CLE credits are available for many sessions.
Event Information
Education News and Insights
Update
Marketplace Open Enrollment: What Virginians Need to Know
Open Enrollment on Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace is underway through January 30, and VPLC’s Enroll Virginia program continues to offer free, unbiased enrollment assistance. Without congressional action to extend enhanced premium tax credits, Marketplace premiums will rise sharply in 2026.
Update
Honoring Heritage, Upholding Rights
November is Native American Heritage Month—a reminder that culture and family are deeply connected.
Update
Virginia Legal Aid Attorneys Reaffirm Their Oath to Justice
Every day, they work to protect Virginians facing eviction, loss of benefits, family separation, and other civil legal crises.
Education Events
Recent Developments in Poverty Law
Virtual
Presented by legal aid experts for the legal aid community, the Recent Developments webinar series discusses changes to state and federal law, administrative rules, regulatory guidance, and impactful court decisions over the past year that may affect low-income Virginians.
2026 Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, 777 Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA 23510
Join advocates, attorneys, and community leaders advancing justice for low-income Virginians for two and a half days of learning, connection, and collaboration focused on equity, access, and lasting change.