useful links
- Blue
Ridge Abortion Fund
- Provides grants to help pay for pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion care, and travel assistance for women who live in central and western Virginia.
- fife (Feminism is For Everyone)
- UVa's student group, named for the book by bell hooks, for all who believe in equality
- NNAF (National Network of Abortion Funds)
- Provides financial support and technical assistance to funds throughout the US
- National Abortion Federation
- A professional organization of abortion providers. The website has helpful information about clinics.
- NOW (National Organization for Women)
- The national chapter, headquartered in Washington, DC
- Planned Parenthood Health Systems
- With locations in Roanoke, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, and more
- Whole Women's Health
- A local abortion clinic.
- Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA) or 434-977-7273
- Open 24/7 for victims of sexual assault and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
- www.sheshouldrun.org
- Encourages pro-choice women to run for public office, sponsored by the Women's Campaign Forum
- Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE) or 434-293-8509
- Open 24/7 for victims of domestic violence
- SWAG (Studies in Women and Gender)
- Undergraduate program in Women's Studies at UVa
- The Women's Center
- Housed at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
- VaNOW
- The state umbrella organization for NOW