YJCW NAACP Branch

06/08/2026

06/07/2026

Most of the VA CD01 candidates were at the JCC Recreation Center Saturday sharing their platforms.
Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs, Salaam Bhatti, Tim Cywinski, Jason Knapp, Ericka Kopp and Mel Tull

06/05/2026

Come join us at our general membership meeting, 6:30 Monday, June 8th at the Maximum Building, 5252 Olde Towne Rd, Williamsburg.

We will discuss a variety of topics and issues that affect YOU! And what we can do about them.

06/02/2026

Juneteenth week is less than 13 days away. Join us as the YJCW NAAC kicks off the week with our annual Celebration. We, along with the 30+ vendors can’t wait to see you there.

05/31/2026

If you are tired of being tired?

If you’re tired of waking up to craziness coming out of DC everyday.

If you’re tired of the way we’re living in YJCW:
The unhoused boom!
The lack of affordable housing.
Transportation issues.
Inequalities in our schools.

If you’re willing to DO something about it, instead of simply complaining about it, come see what we’re all about.

Our next general membership meeting is at the Maximum Building (5252 Olde Towne Rd), Monday, June 8th at 6:30pm.
Be apart of our Juneteenth Celebration, our next town hall, health expo or candidate forum.

Don’t just talk about it….be about it!

By becoming a member of NAACP, you'll be standing up to injustice, fighting back against systemic racism, and answering the call for equality.

05/29/2026

What a wonderful graduation for Project Discovery students May 28th at the JCC Rec Center. Program facilitators Jana Shelton, Felecia Norman and Michelle Soper, orchestrated a master class.
Riveting remarks were given by WJCC-Community Action Agency CEO Dr. Cheryl Finch, Delegate Jessica Anderson and NAACP - YJCW Youth Council’s Tina XO.

ABOUT PROJECT DISCOVERY
For nearly four decades, Project Discovery has worked with thousands of students in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Project Discovery assists students from predominantly low to moderate-income households or students who would be the first in the family to attend college.

The WJCC Project Discovery program combines a nationally recognized curriculum of workshops that improve study skills, time management, and financial planning with assistance to students and parents applying for both admissions and financial aid.
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Project Discovery also takes students to college campuses where they can meet with financial aid and admissions officers, talk with students and professors, and see for themselves that college is attainable and important.
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Project Discovery believes that hardworking, meritorious students should not be deprived of an opportunity to attend college simply because of a lack of funding.

05/29/2026

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01/29/2026

This week, we witnessed .

Thanks to the efforts of advocates like you, we sent a clear message to lawmakers that we will not stand for the weaponization of ICE in our neighborhoods.

No agency operating above the law should be rewarded with more resources. Let’s keep applying pressure. This is how we win.