On Friday, we presented Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-15, Woodstock) with The Family Foundation’s 2013 Legislator of the Year Award. The presentation was made at the Valley Family Forum’s annual dinner in Harrisonburg.

This year, Delegate Gilbert was the House patron … Read more>

I write this with mixed emotions. On one hand, I am pleased to announce that efforts to repeal the updated informed consent law that allows a mother to view the image of her unborn child prior to deciding to have … Read more>

The Virginia Board of Social Services yesterday voted to delay the implementation of recently approved adoption regulations under the threat of costly litigation from the ACLU and Equality Virginia (see The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot). In a not unexpected decision, the vote … Read more>

Click here to read the transcript of the online interview Family Foundation Vice President of Policy and Communications Chris Freund participated in earlier today with The Shad Plank blog on the big abortion center licensing vote yesterday. The Virginia Senate, yesterday, passed a … Read more>

At 11:00 at The Shad Plank blog, The Family Foundation’s very own VP for Policy and Communications, Chris Freund, will participate in a live blog interview about yesterday’s historic vote to regulate abortion centers, which will include a representative from … Read more>

There are some events taking place next weekend around the commonwealth featuring exceptional speakers on a variety of topics. I encourage you to take advantage of one or more of these great opportunities.

On Saturday, November 20 from 7:00 – … Read more>

This morning on Richmond’s Morning News With Jimmy Barrett on WRVA-AM, Family Foundation Vice-President for Policy and Communications Chris Freund was interviewed about the legal opinion issued by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and the reaction to it. It … Read more>

Annotations & Elucidations

The Answer Is . . . Abortion!

If Virginia’s gubernatorial campaign was modeled after the game show Jeopardy!, where the answers are the clues and the questions are the answers, Democrat candidate Creigh Deeds’ response to the word “abortion” would … Read more>

As the General Assembly session approaches, we go into our annual G.A. preparation mode. Part of that is searching for student pages that can assist our legislative team in our advocacy work.

These positions offer high school or advanced middle … Read more>

Last Month, Chris Freund, vice president of policy and communications for The Family Foundation of Virginia, addressed the Tuesday Morning Group Coalition’s monthly meeting in Richmond. He was part of a panel which discussed everything from the environment to … Read more>