Support for Working Parents
Support for working parents through TAP Adult Education Programs Sometimes all it takes to change your life is having the right people in your corner. For two young mothers in…
News
Rent and Mortgage Relief
Have you experienced loss of income due to COVID-19 and had a hard time making rent or mortgage payments? The Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program may be able to…
Supporter Spotlight Rita Joyce
Rita Joyce, our Supporter Spotlight this month, knows TAP better than most. As a community mortgage specialist with Truist, she has assisted with our Housing Counseling classes for several years…
A Community Conversation on Racism and Inequality
Last month, the United Way of Roanoke Valley and our agency hosted a panel discussion about racism and inequality. Watch the live recording on our Facebook page….CLICK HERE TO WATCH….
A personal message from Annette Lewis, TAP President & CEO
TAP Family: The tragic death of George Floyd has shaken our nation. Unfortunately, it is not the first incident in recent weeks and months that has resulted in a sentence…
Fathers First Mentoring
Editor’s note: the subject’s name has been changed at his request to protect his privacy. Mark’s journey to becoming a role model and mentor to other fathers was unconventional. In…
5 Tips for Parenting In Quarantine
Postive Parenting in Quarantine Parenting is hard. Period. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and each step takes guts and determination—and a good plan. To be a positive role-model for…
TAP Head Start: full- and part-time care
We are currently enrolling children ages 6 weeks to 4 years old for full- and part-time care. Enroll your child in one of our child care programs and prepare them…
Supporter Spotlight: Sonia Gravely
How One TAP Supporter and Community Advocate Draws from Her Past to Make a Difference Today It was 2016, and Sabrina’s Place—the only free supervised visitation and safe exchange center…
Adapting for Now, Learning for the Future: Sabrina’s Place Visits Go Virtual
TAP created Sabrina’s Place to facilitate face-to-face interaction while protecting participants’ physical and emotional health during custody exchanges or court-ordered child/parent visits. Now, a microscopic threat—one capable of penetrating a…
Freedom First & Carilion Support TAP Students
Trying to turn your life around is hard work. The students in TAP’s youth programs are doing that work every day—some of them have been doing it while fighting hunger,…
Helping students with big challenges
One of the biggest challenges for students in our youth programs is that even though they spend their days in a positive, future-oriented setting, each night they must return to…