Volunteer Spotlight: Angie and Sarah of Covington
The Second Chances Clothing Closet started small, but with the belief that small efforts can make big impacts. Beginning as a clothing drive offering donated men’s suits for job interviews,…
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Becoming Financially Independent
TAP’s Financial Services component offers a way for clients to become financially independent through an array of programs, including offering personal finance coaching, providing small business loans, assisting in the…
Mental Health in a Pandemic
A Shoulder to Lean On We’re now almost a year in to the pandemic that stopped life as we knew it in its tracks. As families around the world are…
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Our Partners Make a Difference We would like to thank our corporate sponsors, whose contributions have helped lead the way in our Bringing Hope Home campaign. Our sponsors, shown below,…
TAP Assuming Care Local Mentoring Program
After decades of serving the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia (BBBS) will close effective January 31, 2021. Despite the unfortunate closure, Total Action for Progress (TAP) is…
What is the Bringing Hope Home Campaign?
In October 2020, we announced a new fundraising initiative: Bringing Hope Home. This annual campaign was created to raise support for TAP. Funds that you contribute will go directly to…
2020 Cabell Brand Hope Award Recipient: Ted Edlich
This year we are honored to award Ted Edlich, TAP’s former president, with the 2020 Cabell Brand Hope Award. His dedication to TAP’s mission has extended into his retirement years…
Seizing the Future—One Woman’s Journey to Recovery
Even small dreams can feel out of reach when we grow up without seeing others able to attain them. That dynamic makes recovery from substance addiction seem almost impossible. Recovery…
Ashley’s Story
Ashely is a single mother; a survivor; a woman achieving her dreams—how your donations helped make it happen. Poverty has a deeply disenfranchising effect. Your gift to TAP brings hope…
Trust and Transformation – One Survivor’s Story
In a pandemic, the safest place is at home—except if you live with an abuser. But even the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped people who live with domestic violence making the…
Project Discovery helps students with college dreams
Since 1981, TAP’s Project Discovery has helped students with college dreams by preparing them for acceptance to college. The program helps at-risk and first-generation students learn about their college options…
Celebrating 55 Years of Service
This year we are celebrating 55 years of service in our community. Over the decades, we have been committed to providing programs to help individuals and families achieve economic and…