Roanoke City expected to receive about $2.5 million for projects, homelessness prevention
Read full article: Roanoke City expected to receive about $2.5 million for projects, homelessness preventionRoanoke City is expected to receive about $2.5 million from HUD this year and it will use it on services such as homeless prevention, housing development and job training.
“Home Safe” program will combat homelessness with new affordable rental units
Read full article: “Home Safe” program will combat homelessness with new affordable rental unitsThe "Home Safe" program in the City of Roanoke aims to tackle homelessness by providing crucial support and resources to those in need.
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Homelessness up across Virginia, down in Roanoke Valley
Read full article: Homelessness up across Virginia, down in Roanoke ValleyROANOKE, Va. – Homelessness is on the rise in Virginia. Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found a 3% increase from 2019 to 2020 for those experiencing homelessness on a single night. Nationally, it’s up 2.2%; however, in the Roanoke Valley trends are plunging. “Really focus on who we’re targeting with those resources, I think has really had an impact,” said Roanoke City’s Human Services Administrator Matt Crookshank. Crookshank said that nationally homelessness may spike, but in the Roanoke Valley, it might not be as bad as you’d expect.