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.
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New Virginia laws on insulin prices, concealed carry classes take effect
Insulin capped at $50 for month-long supply; online concealed carry classes outlawed
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ROANOKE, Va. – Gun ownership and diabetes are two dramatically different topics, but people in both groups experienced a significant law change when the book closed on 2020.
Safeside Tactical owner Mitch Tyler told 10 News more than 1,500 Virginians took their online course in the last three days of the year, compared to 4,000 in the eight months prior to New Year’s.
“We really want gun owners to take the initiative to learn about firearm safety,” Tyler said. “It was important to them to be able to get this critical gun safety course done without potentially exposing themselves or other susceptible members of their household to COVID-19.”