The Presbyterian Community Center (PCC) has served Roanoke, Virginia for over 30 years by providing family-centered programs and special emergency assistance for families throughout the Roanoke Valley. Emergency assistance is available in 22 categories with food, rent/mortgage, utilities and medical prescriptions as the most frequently needed direct assistance. For the last 3 years, we have developed new neighborhood-based programs designed to address root causes of poverty and to combat the high frequency of emergency needs experienced by many Roanoke families. These programs are now called PCC Pathways Programs for Youth and the Pathways for Parents program for parent involvement. Our new Pathways programs include: After-school Program, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), Southeast Vacation Bible School, Summer Daze (summer enrichment for youth), the PCC Christmas Party for Youth and the Pathways for Parents parenting group. .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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*Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program* On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,which ludes $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund. Funding for this program, called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), is being distributed based on the formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program. Grantees may provide rental assistance or services to eligible program participants who are residing or would like to reside outside their jurisdiction. They may also fund ubgrantees that serve persons outside of the jurisdiction, subgrantees that are located outside of the jurisdiction, and subgrantees that serve multiple jurisdictions. A grantee may establish more stringent requirements, such as requiring that HPRP funds be spent within the jurisdiction or establishing a residency requirement,but HUD is not setting these requirements. Counties served:All (Statewide) .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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For more information, about Financial assistance and other services provided by this office, contact them directly to the number provided. .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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