Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, August 14, 1994 TAG: 9408220040
SECTION: DISCOVER PAGE: 53 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Emergency services
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
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, 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
Substance abuse
Al-Anon Family Groups: 985-5884
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: 992-8230
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 (for the Roanoke area) or (800) 354-3388 (for outside of Roanoke only).
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 help
Consumer Credit Counseling Services: 563-0076
Social Security Administration: (800) 772-1213/857-2190
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 (for the Roanoke area) or (800) 354-3388 (for outside of Roanoke only).
Information, referral
Information and Referral Center of Southwest Virginia: 982-2345 (for the Roanoke area) or (800) 354-3388 (for outside of Roanoke only).
Council of Community Services: 985-0131 or (800) 354-3388
Legal aid
FBI: 344-5561
Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley: 344-2088
Lawyer Referral Service: 982-2345 (for Roanoke only)
Roanoke Law Library: 981-2268
Health services
American Cancer Society: 344-8699
American Diabetes Association: 989-7871
American Heart Association: 989-2810
American Lung Association: 362-5864 or (800) LUNG-USA (586-4872)
American Red Cross: 985-3535 (gen. info.) or 985-3588 (communications)
Arthritis Foundation: (800) 456-4687
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: 344-0931
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: 776-2715
Mental health
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
ARC-Roanoke/CHD Industries: 342-9624
MHS-Counseling and Life Skills Center: 342-6003
Goodwill Industries: 986-1224
Tinker Mountain Industries: 986-1224 (Headquarters in Salem)/992-3614 (Troutville Center for Rehabilitation)
Services to special groups
AGING
American Association of Retired Persons: Chapter 42: 344-0817
LOA Area Agency on Aging: 345-0451
EX-OFFENDERS
Virginia Cares: 342-9344
VETERANS
Veterans Administration, Regional Office: 857-2440 or (800) 827-1000
Veterans Outreach Center: 342-9726 or 342-9728
Veterans Administration Medical Center: 982-2463
Volunteers
Council of Community Services: 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 (for the Roanoke area) or (800) 354-3388 (for outside of Roanoke only).
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