Homelessness Roanoke Valley Homelessness Count Reflects Highest Annual Increase Since 2007 While homelessness has declined in the region since it peaked in 2009, this January’s point-in-time count reflects a 54-percent increase, the sharpest yet.
Homelessness Roanoke Chamber Opposes Plan Moving City Homeless Aide Office To Amtrak Station Site The city still plans to provide some sort of Amtrak station in the 4,000 square-foot building, which can contain other tenants.
Homelessness From Parks to Parking, Roanoke City Is Spending More — To Crack Down on Homelessness The city has directed more funds to less typical agencies now tasked with cracking down on an influx of people living outdoors.
Homelessness Overall, Homelessness in Roanoke Region Has Declined. But Count of Those Living Outdoors Projected To Reach Record Highs. Officials who track homelessness are finding more people eschewing shelter life in favor of living outdoors.
Homelessness Roanoke Homeless Pushed To Periphery, Shelters As Ban on Downtown Camping Takes Effect A new city law has sent people who sleep outside in downtown Roanoke into shelters — and other parts of the city.
Homelessness Vulnerable in the Valley: Portrait of Homelessness in Roanoke Area Reveals Pandemic's Impact There are four types of homelessness: chronic, episodic, transitional, and hidden. The pandemic has exacerbated all four.