Welcome

Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) is a non-profit community action agency. For 43 years TAP has been helping the residents of 11 cities and counties in southwestern Virginia to escape poverty and become self-sufficient. Our mission is to encourage economic vitality by strengthening and empowering individuals, families and communities and to mobilize the community’s good will and resources, expand access to existing opportunities and create new opportunities.

 

Sabrina’s Place Featured On WSLS-10

 

 

10th Annual Western Virginia Education Classic

 

TAP Vice Presidents Receive National Development Council Certification

Project Discovery Students Receive Scholarships from Delegate Onzlee Ware

Head Start Parent Training Conference

 

Hurt Park Groundbreaking

 

TAP hosts YouthBuild Open House

 

TAP holds Heart Awards

 

TAP All-Stars Basketball game raises Over $2600 for Project Discovery.

 

TAP Receives $24,362 in Funding for January

 

TAP Has Two Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments Available

 

Stimulus to Help Weatherize Homes

TAP Weatherization Program Expected to Expand

Weatherization becomes national, regional priority.

 

Business Seed Capital, Inc.  working to get the economy moving in the Roanoke Valley.

Families in Transition receives special grants to expand services.

 

Playing For Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.  To learn more click here.

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Belk Charity Sale to Benefit Sabrina's place

 

 

TAP Forming Alumni Association

 

Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program

Youthbuild Provides a Working Chance

First Time Homebuyer Workshops

 

Click here to download and view the Head Start Annual Report (pdf).

 

Click here to download and view the TAP Annual Report (pdf).

Click here to download and view the Head Start Newsletter (pdf).

Click to view the Poverty Profile for TAP's service area. 

Michael Otey and the TAP Tax Project

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Area agencies TAP has started include (click on link to visit site)

Dumas Center     Legal Aid      Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank      CHIP

Southeast Rural Community Assistance Program      Blue Ridge Housing and Development Corp  

     Habitat for Humanity