Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, August 1, 1993 TAG: 9308030303
SECTION: DISCOVER PAGE: D-80 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE\ State police: 380-1500\ Roanoke city, Roanoke County, Salem, Vinton, Bent Mountain: 911\ Bedford County/Bedford city: 911\ Botetourt County: 911\ Craig County: 911\ Franklin County: 911\ \ Crisis services\ These numbers may be called in the event of crisis:\ Mental Health Services: 981-9351\ Trust: 344-1948\ Adult and Child Protective Services:\ Roanoke County: 387-6040/(after hours) 561-8036\ Roanoke city: 981-2245\ Craig County: 864-5117\ Bedford County: 586-7750\ Botetourt County: 992-8210/(after hours) 992-8230\ Franklin County: 483-9247\ Battered Women's Shelter: 345-0400\ Sexual Assault Response & Awareness Program: 981-9352\ Poison Control: 1-800-451-1428\ \ Adoption and foster care\ Bedford County Department of Social Services: 586-7750\ Botetourt County Department of Social Services: 992-8210\ Catholic Charities of Southwestern Virginia Inc.: domestic, 344-5107; Intercountry Adoption Program, 344-5107\ Children's Home Society of Virginia: 344-9281\ Connections: 342-0411\ Craig County Department of Social Services: 864-5117\ DePaul Children's Services: 989-7355\ Franklin County Department of Social Services: 483-9247\ Roanoke city Department of Social Services: 981-2591\ Roanoke County Department of Social Services: 387-6087\ Virginia Baptist Children's Home: 389-5468\ \ Alcohol and drug abuse\ Al-Anon Family Groups: 366-6672\ Alcoholics Anonymous: 343-6857\ Bethany Hall: 343-4261\ MHS-New Directions: 342-2915/343-2425\ TAP/Alcohol Counseling Services: 345-6781\ \ Animal control\ Roanoke city: 981-2891\ Roanoke County: 561-8040\ Bedford County: 586-7827\ Botetourt County: 992-8253/992-8230\ Craig County: 864-5010/864-5127\ Franklin County: 483-7440\ Roanoke Valley SPCA: 344-4840\ Salem Animal Shelter: 375-3038\ Vinton: 983-0617\ \ Emergency food, shelter, clothing (F,S,C)\ American Red Cross (F,S,C in a disaster): 985-3560\ City Rescue Mission (F,S,C): 343-7227\ Food Stamp Office (F): Contact your local social services departments or Information and Referral Center for numbers: 982-2345/(800) 354-3388\ Justice House (F,S): 343-3682\ Presbyterian Community Center (F,C): 982-2911\ Total Action Against Poverty: 345-6781\ Trust (F,S): 344-1948\ \ Employment services\ Fifth District Employment and Training Consortium: 981-2520\ TAP - Employment and training: 982-3859\ Virginia Employment Commission - Job Service: 857-7131\ \ Financial assistance\ Consumer Credit Counseling Services: 563-0076\ Social Security Administration: 982-6190\ ADC, Medicaid, General Relief, Emergency General Relief and Fuel Assistance:\ Contact local social services departments. Call the Information and Referral\ Center for numbers - 982-2345 or (800) 354-3388.\ \ Information and referral\ Information and Referral Center of Southwest Virginia: 982-2345/(800) 354-3388\ \ Legal assistance\ FBI: 344-5561\ Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley: 344-2088\ Lawyer Referral Service: 982-2345\ Roanoke Law Library: 981-2268\ Health advocacy, information and services\ American Cancer Society: 344-8699\ American Diabetes Association: 989-7871\ American Heart Association: 989-2810\ American Lung Association: 362-5864\ American Red Cross: 985-3535\ Arthritis Foundation: 981-1826\ Children's Specialty Services: 857-7919 or 857-7229\ Easter Seal Society of Virginia Inc.: 362-1656\ Free Clinic: 344-5156 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: 989-6627\ March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: 989-8030\ Mental Health Association: 345-4002\ Muscular Dystrophy Association: 772-3237\ Planned Parenthood of Southwest Virginia Inc.: administration and education,\ 362-3968; clinic appointments, 563-5290\ Roanoke Childbirth Educators: 982-1469\ Roanoke Valley Early Intervention Council for Children at Risk: 362-1656\ Roanoke Valley Speech and Hearing Center: 343-0165\ Scoliosis Chapter of Virginia: 989-8384\ Virginia Department for the Visually Handicapped: 857-7122\ Virginia Department of Rehabilitation: 857-7115\ \ Mental health counseling\ The Family Place, a division of Catholic Charities: 342-2885\ Family Service of Roanoke Valley: 563-5316\ Mental Health Services - Information and Referral 345-4002\ Mental Health Services - Community Resource and Counseling Center - short-term care - 344-1723\ Pastoral Counseling Center: 343-5455\ Trust: 344-1948\ \ Mental retardation services\ ARC-Roanoke/CHD Industries: 342-9624\ MHS-Counseling and Life Skills Center: 342-6003\ Goodwill Industries: 986-1224\ Tinker Mountain Industries: 992-3614\ Or contact your local public school for special education programs.\ Services to special groups\ AGING\ American Association of Retired Persons: Chapter 42: 344-0817\ League of Older Americans Inc.: 345-0451\ EX-OFFENDERS\ Virginia Cares: 342-9344.\ VETERANS\ Veterans Administration, Regional Office: 982-6440\ Veterans Outreach Center: 342-9726\ Veterans Administration Medical Center: 982-2463\ Volunteers\ Voluntary Action Center: 985-0131\ Weather\ General information: 982-2303
For more information about any of these services or to find the service that matches your need in the Roanoke Valley, call the Information and Referral Center: 982-2345 or (800) 354-3388
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