ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996                TAG: 9608090117
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY  PAGE: 52   EDITION: METRO 


SERVICE AGENCIES LISTINGS

Emergency services

State police: 380-1500

Roanoke city, Roanoke County, Salem, Vinton and Bent Mountain: 911

Bedford County/Bedford city: 911

Botetourt County: 911

Craig County: 911 (direct line to the sheriff's office)

Franklin County: 911

Crisis services

Blue Ridge Community Services: 981-9351

Trust: 344-1948/344-1978; Teen line, 982-TEEN or (800) 345-TEEN

Adult and Child Protective Services:

Roanoke city: 981-2245

Craig County: 864-5117

Bedford County: 586-7750

Botetourt County: 473-8210/(after hours) 473-8230

Franklin County: 483-9247

Battered Women's Shelter: 345-0400

Sexual Assault Response & Awareness Program: 981-9352

Poison Control: (800) 451-1428

Adoption, foster care

ABC Adoption Services, Inc.: 989-2845

Bedford County Department of Social Services: 586-7750

Botetourt County Department of Social Services: 473-8210

Commonweath Catholic Charities of Southwestern Virginia Inc.: domestic, 344-5107 or 342-2749; Intercountry Adoption Program, 342-8621

Children's Home Society of Virginia: 344-9281

Connections: 342-0411

Craig County Department of Social Services: 864-5117

DePaul Family 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

BRCS - New Directions: 342-2915/343-2425

TAP/Alcohol Counseling Services: 345-6781

Animal control

Roanoke city: 981-2891

Roanoke County: 561-8040

Bedford County: 586-7690/(after hours) 586-7827

Botetourt County: 473-8230

Craig County: 864-5127/864-5010

Franklin County: 483-7440

Roanoke Valley SPCA: 344-4840

Salem Animal Shelter: 375-3038; complaints, 375-3078

Vinton: 983-0617

Emergency food, shelter and clothing (F,S,C)

American Red Cross (F,S,C in a disaster and military services): 985-3560

Roanoke 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 Roanoke area) or (800) 354-3388 (for outside of Roanoke only).

Presbyterian Community Center (F,C): 982-2911

Total Action Against Poverty: 345-6781

Trust (F,S): 344-1948/344-1978

Employment services

Fifth District Employment and Training Consortium: 981-2520

TAP - Employment and training: 982-3859

Virginia Employment Commission - Job Service: 561-7474

Financial help

Consumer Credit Counseling Services: 563-0076/(800) 926-0042

Social Security Administration: 857-2190/(800) 772-1213

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 or (800) 582-8323

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, Virginia chapter: (800) 456-4687

Children's Specialty Services: 857-7919 or 857-7229

Easter Seal Society of Virginia Inc.: 362-1656

Free Clinic: 344-5156

Gift of Life, Catholic Pro-Life Foundation of the Blue Ridge: 772-8777.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: 345-8193

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: 989-8030

Muscular Dystrophy Association: 772-3237

Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge Inc.: administration and education, 362-3968; clinic appointments, 563-5290

Roanoke Childbirth Educators: 982-1469

Roanoke Valley Early Intervention Council for Children at Risk: 362-7861

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 or (800) 552-5019

Virginia Society for Human Life, Roanoke Valley Chapter: 772-8719

Mental health

Blue Ridge Community Services - Information and Referral: 345-4002

Blue Ridge Community Services - Community Resource and Counseling Center - long-term care - 344-1723

The Family Place, a division of Commonweath Catholic Charities: 342-2885

Family Service of Roanoke Valley: 563-5316

Mental Health Association: 344-0931

Pastoral Counseling Center: 343-5455

Trust: 344-1948/344-1978

Mental retardation

ARC-Roanoke/CHD Industries: 342-9624

BRCS - Counseling and Life Skills Center: 342-6003

Goodwill and Tinker Mountain Industries: 986-1224 (Headquarters in Salem)/992-6268 (Troutville Center for Rehabilitation)

Services to special groups

Aging

American Association of Retired Persons - Marie Foster, community coordinator for the Roanoke Valley: 774-6823

LOA Area Agency on Aging: 345-0451

Ex-offenders

Virginia Cares: 342-9344

Veterans

Veterans Administration, Regional Office: (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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