2-1-1 Virginia Southwest Center

07/19/2012

If you can, please donate money or school supplies to the Rescue Mission's Back 2 School Blast...And share this link.

School supplies are in short supply at Roanoke's Rescue Mission.

04/05/2012

"If you can read these words, you have the power to enlighten, to offer dignity, to build confidence, to make dreams come true and to create a reader."

Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley – (LVNRV)

12/27/2011

This is a trailer for a new documentary film called Crisis Call 211 that presents a powerful portrait of the current economic crisis from the viewpoint of families struggling to get by. The film is produced by Joe and Harry Gantz, the Emmy award-winning...

12/05/2011

A Christmas store in Floyd is expected to help raise funds for fuel assistance. That store opened on Friday. It's run by a non-profit, all...

11/09/2011

RICHMOND, Va. - A new law is in effect in Virginia that gives qualified people a brief break when they are faced with having electricity or water shut off for late payments. It applies only when someone in the household has a serious medical condition. ...

11/03/2011

The Rescue Mission in Roanoke is growing, but the trend is not a good reflection of the local economy.

11/03/2011

Share this far and wide so those in need can apply and those who can help know where to go.

You could call these women Christmas elves.

11/02/2011

To make a donation to the LOA, visit their website's contact page: http://www.loaa.org/contact.html

Already the Local Office on Aging in Roanoke has received about 30 calls from people who need help. They've had to say no to each one after losing a grant from the Foundation For Roanoke Valley.

11/02/2011

Roanoke Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry will give
away firewood-quality wood and wood chip mulch from 8 a.m. until 4
p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the woodlot at Fallon Park.

The firewood has not been cut or split, and a loader will be
available. Those interested should bring a pickup truck or loadable
trailer and enter the park on the Wise Avenue side through the Tinker
Creek Greenway parking lot. All material is intended for end users,
not for sale.

For more information, contact Urban Forester Dan Henry at 853-1994.

10/28/2011

Actually, during the month September, the 2-1-1 Virginia Southwest Center received 4,265 calls (1,286 of those from callers living in the Southwest Region) and the majority of those calls are for Housing & Utility assistance.

The United Way monitors every dollar spent on education, crisis support and health care.

10/24/2011

Several area agencies are sponsoring events where you can turn in your unused or expired medications for safe disposal. Click to see the flyer and pass it on.