HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

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Local Nonprofits launched by the Council!

After identifying a need or gap in services, the Council of Community Services works with community partners to develop solutions. As a result of past efforts, the Council either launched or assisted launching the following nonprofit organizations and programs:

Blue Ridge AIDS Support Services

Foundation for Roanoke Valley

Local Office on Aging (formerly League of Older Americans)

RADAR

Regional Health Services Planning Council

Teen Outreach Program

The Alive and Well Coalition

The Immunization Project

Total Action Against Poverty

The Council is currently working with local and regional partners to develop the Community Housing Resource Center as a solution to prevent homelessness and to rapidly re-house those who are homeless.

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WELCOME!

Welcome to the Council of Community Services, a nonprofit planning organization serving communities throughout Southwest Virginia. Established in 1960, the Council is the only organization in Southwest Virginia that primarily focuses on planning for health and human services as well as linking people with community resources.

The Council provides planning to the community by:

Identifying health & human service needs by convening and facilitating groups of interested professionals and citizens;
Developing strategies to meet those needs either by creating new programs or services or encouraging groups to work together to solve community problems;
Evaluating programs to ensure that services are having a positive impact on the community; and
Coordinating services through community coalitions such as:
- Family Violence Coordinating Council
- Roanoke Regional Housing Network
- Senior Citizen Coordinating Council

The Council links people with community resources such as:

Child care
HIV & AIDS
Volunteerism
2-1-1 – by dialing 2-1-1 callers receive information and referral to local health and human services

And lastly, the Council serves as a clearinghouse where organizations can access:

Data on health and human services
Technical assistance and training on nonprofit management
Opportunities for networking

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Click here for a calendar of community meetings open to the public.

2010 Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic

March 26 - 27, 2010

Roanoke Civic Center

IN THE NEWS

NOTICE OF

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS

The Council of Community Services is accepting proposals for April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011 under Part B of the Ryan White Program. Organizations providing services to people with HIV in Southwest Virginia and who cover at least one health district are eligible to apply for funding. Approximately $1,200,000.00 is anticipated. Multiple awards will be made for HIV-related health care and support services. Deadline for proposals: 4:30 PM, Friday, February 19, 2010.

To obtain an application, contact: Robert Morrow, Director of Care Services at (540) 985-0131 ext. 401 or click here.

Important additional information for this Request For Proposals: Addendum No. 1.

The Council of Community Services at a joint meeting with United Way of Roanoke Valley on August 21, 2009, released the 2009 Edition of the Roanoke Regional Community Indicators Report. The report updates key household economic indicators, presentations of valuable data that show change over time, for eight jurisdictions in the Roanoke/Alleghany Region. The report tracks the original 39 indicators and adds two key education indicators for a total of 41 indicators. Job related, education, income and asset related, housing, public assistance, low income and other categories of indicators are included in this updated, data rich, 2009 Edition.”

“The Council of Community Services is now tracking a limited number of economic indicators on a monthly basis for the Roanoke/Alleghany Region. This report, 2009 Economic Indicators: Monthly Trends provides valuable indicator data for the eight jurisdictions in the Roanoke Region. The data covers the period from January to June 2009.”

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Launches

“The Belonging Initiative"

(Click link above for further details) The five grant recipients selected for 2009 are the Council of Community Services,

LOA Agency on Aging, Mental Health America (Roanoke Valley Chapter), Rebuilding Together (Roanoke Chapter), and
the Botetourt Resource Center.

2-1-1 VIRGINIA

in the News!

Click here for the full Richmond Times Dispatch article.

Today, Get Smart, Get Tested
Pam Meador, director of the Drop-In Center, interviewed in this article, by Shanna Flowers, columnist for The Roanoke Times.

“A Place to Call Home”
"While we admit this is a lofty goal, it is one worth striving to achieve," said Pamela Kestner-Chappelear, president of the Council of Community Services, which prepared the report detailing a 10-year plan to end homelessness.

Valley is Poised to Act on Homelessness, The Roanoke Times, January 3, 2008
Pamela Kestner-Chappelear, President, Council of Community Services.

Council of Community Services
P.O. Box 598 24004
502 Campbell Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24016

Office: 540.985.0131
Fax: 540.982.2935
CCS Toll-Free: 800.354.3388

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Information & Referral:
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info@councilof communityservices.org

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