Junior League of Roanoke Valley holds book and food drive for local families
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Junior League of Roanoke Valley held a book and food drive today.
The non-profit partnered with Feeding Southwest Virginia and the West End Center for Youth to collect food items and new or gently used books for elementary-age students.
Organizers said that there’s a higher need for supplies during the summer when students are out of school.
“Now more than ever, we really need to make sure folks continue to get that food even as things are starting to open up and people are getting out in the community more,” organizer Hannah Hopkins said.
Abby Hamilton, president and CEO of United Way of Roanoke Valley, answers a question about how Roanoke s human services nonprofits handled the COVID-19 pandemic over the last 13 months.
The worried man on the phone asked Anne Marie Green whether he could safely make himself a ham sandwich.
The call had come in on the 211 line during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a contract with the Virginia Department of Social Services, the Council of Community Services in Roanoke runs Virginia 211, a helpline that refers callers to health and human service agencies that can meet their needs. Administrative staff, including Green, the councilâs president, were personally fielding calls about COVID.
Mobile Marketplace launches to bring affordable groceries to underserved areas
Feeding Southwest Virginia debuted its new initiative in Craig County
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NEW CASTLE, Va. – A church parking lot turned into a grocery store on Wednesday, as the work to feed those in need goes mobile.
“Do they spend money on transportation or medicine or food?” said Pamela Irvine, president and CEO of Feeding Southwest Virginia.
The food bank is trying to make those tough decisions a little easier with its newest program, the Mobile Marketplace.
We are #excited to announce the #official launch of our Mobile Marketplace in Craig County, Virginia ! In addition to.Posted by Feeding Southwest Virginia on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Anna Goltz left her job at Feeding Southwest Virginia, where she worked in development and fundraising, with the intent of launching a consulting business where sheâd put those skills to use helping other nonprofits.
The 37-year-old mother of two was looking forward to managing her own schedule, perhaps cutting back on her hours a bit to spend more time with her daughters, who are 5 and almost 3 years old.
It turned out that February 2020 was not a great time to start a new venture, as plans were quickly derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her potential clients were slashing budgets and her girls, home from school and daycare, needed their mom.