The Local Office on Aging and LewisGale Medical Center hosted an interactive drive-thru for older drivers.

ROANOKE, Va. – Some local seniors who are homebound or don’t have someone to go to the store for them don’t have the supplies they need for this difficult time. That’s why the Local Office on Aging is asking for your help. LOA serves approximately 14,000 seniors in the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig and Alleghany and the cities of Roanoke, Salem and Covington. Canned meatsCanned fruitsCanned vegetablesPeanut butterPasta and soupsBreakfast barsInstant Carnation Breakfast EssentialsToilet paperGlovesHand sanitizerMasks“Our emergency food pantry is our most need now, we’re trying to get emergency food bags into every home. Boyd said they are taking extra precautions to make sure seniors are served and volunteers are protected in the process.

ROANOKE, Va. - Two local organizations are teaming up to feed seniors in need with a relatively new program. Each box contains 35 pounds of food with staples like cereal, soups, canned fruits and vegetables, beans and milk. The Senior Food Box program started last August, sending 100 boxes to low-income seniors in Roanoke, Salem and Craig and Roanoke counties. Only 100 recipients are LOA clients, so the program allows them to reach far more people in need. A lot of people, they don't get stuff and they come and they can get the boxes, so it means a lot for them, too," food box recipient George Jones said.

ROANOKE, Va. - The Local Office on Aging (LOA) is asking for your help to continue serving seniors in the Roanoke Valley. As the organization celebrates one year in its new retrofitted facility, it's now trying to raise the money to pay for it. The goal of the new Growing Forward Together capital campaign is to raise $150,000. LOA president and CEO Ron Boyd said theyre about 45% of the way to the goal. Click here to find out how you can contribute to the campaign.