ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090117
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY PAGE: 52 EDITION: METRO
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)
LENGTH: Long : 160 linesby CNB