TOTAL ACTION AGAINST POVERTY IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY
PO BOX 2868, ROANOKE, VA 240012868 www.tapintohope.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TAP'S MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPLOYENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS.

HEAD START- THE TAP HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM IN THE AGENCY AND WAS TAPS FIRST PROGRAM STARTED IN 1965. THE OBJECTIVE OF HEAD START IS TO PREPARE ENROLLED CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY ENCOURAGING THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN ALL AREAS; PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, LANGUAGE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL. IN OUR 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR, HEAD START SERVED 1,394 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE TAP SERVICE AREA THROUGH CLASSROOM AND HOME-BASED INSTRUCTION AND CARE.

WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION - THE TAP ENERGY CONSERVATION AND HOME REPAIR COMPONENT PROVIDES HOME WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND CRITICAL REHABILITATION AND REPAIR SERVICES TO CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, ROANOKE COUNTY, SALEM CITY, BATH COUNTY, CRAIG COUNTY, AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. WEATHERIZATION AND HOME REPAIR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE COST OF HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL UTILITIES LIKE DOMINION ENERGY AND APPALACHIAN POWER. ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL SERVICES IS DETERMINED BY THE CLIENT'S INCOME. DURING THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR, 203 INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A RESULT OF THE COMPONENT ACTIVITIES, 4 HOMES WERE REHABILITATED, AND ONE SUBSTANTIAL RECONSTRUCTION WAS PERFORMED.

THIS VALLEY WORKS- THIS VALLEY WORKS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SECURING AND IMPROVING AN INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYABILITY BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDER-SKILLED. WORKING WITH FOUNDATIONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, TVW PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO GET AND HOLD A JOB. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE PROGRAMS HELP DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY THROUGH CUSTOMIZED TRAINING INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREERS, CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION, LITERACY, GED, COLLEGE ACCESS, DROPOUT PREVENTION, ETC. THE TAP YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM PREPARED 80 STUDENTS TO TAKE AND PASS THE GED EXAM WHILE ALSO TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES. PORJECT DISCOVERY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL, ENTER THE MILITARY, OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE. STUDENTS ARE TUTORED, HELPED TO PREPARE FOR SAT AND ACT EXAMS, AND INTRODUCED TO MOST REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. DURING THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR, PROJECT DISCOVERY HAD 1,073 STUDENTS ENROLLED, WITH ALL ENROLLED SENIORS GRADUATING AND GOING ON TO COLLEGE OR ENTERING THE WORKFORCE OR THE MILITARY. EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOUND GOOD JOBS FOR 668 CLIENTS, AND HELPED THEM IMPROVE THEIR WORKING SITUATION AND WAGES.

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