Regional Commission
P.O. Box 2569 Roanoke, Virginia 24010
Phone (540) 343-4417 Email
Copyright 2007, RVARC
The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Advisory Council on Homelessness (formerly the Roanoke Valley Task Force on Homelessness), facilitates and coordinates the region's efforts to prevent, treat, and end homelessness and serves as the lead entity for the area's Continuum of Care planning process. The Advisory Council includes the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, and Roanoke; the cities of Covington, Roanoke, and Salem, and the towns of Clifton Forge and Vinton.
Documents and Resources
Homelessness Organizational Structure
Point in Time Homeless Data
* 2008 Homeless Survey
* 2007 Homeless Survey
(Report); PowerPoint
presentation
* 2006 Homeless Survey
A Place to Call Home: 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
*10 Year Plan - Annual Business Plan 2008-2009
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Roanoke Valley Homeless Shelters and Service Providers
211 Virginia - Southwest Region
City of Roanoke Homelessness Assistance Team (HAT)
Homeless Shelters and Transitional Housing
Click here for a printable version of Roanoke Valley Homeless Shelters and Service Providers
Click here for a map of shelter locations.
Day Shelters
- Roanoke Area Ministries (RAM), 824 Campbell Avenue, S.W., - Roanoke, (540) 345-8850
- Samaritan Inn, 543 Salem Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, (540) 343-1447
Emergency Shelters
- Roanoke Valley Interfaith Hospitality Network (540) 343-9982
- Rescue Mission, 402 4th Street, S. E., Roanoke, (540) 343-7227
- Salvation Army Red Shield, 815 Salem Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, (540) 342-7398
- Salvation Army Turning Point, 825 Salem Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, (540) 345-0400
Transitional Housing
- TRUST, 404 Elm Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, (540) 344-8060
- Transitional Living Center, 23 24th Street, S.W., Roanoke, (540) 345-7537
- Roanoke Valley Veterans Council, Firebase Hope - (540) 312-7782
Useful Links
City of Roanoke Human Services Department
Council of Community Services
HUD Homeless Assistance
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission