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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 self-reliance and self-determination 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. Click to view the Poverty Profile for TAP's service area.  Area agencies TAP has started include (click on link to visit site) Legal Aid, Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank, CHIP, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Program, Blue Ridge Housing and Development Corp, Habitat for Humanity

TAP Receives 2008 Housing Counseling Empowerment Award Western Virginia Education Classic Southwestern Virginia Regional Job Fair A Success A Valley Wide Approach to Affordable Housing You will need Adobe Reader to view this pdf file  Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program Task Force on Homeless Solutions Press Conference Community Tax Services Click here to download and view the TAP Annual Report (pdf).

Dumas Receives Golden Trowel Award from Downtown Roanoke, Inc Judge Clarke Attends with TAP in San Antonio Scholarship Awarded at WVEC Press Conference TAP Partners with Virginia Western Community College Project Discovery Receives Outstanding Program Award Ted Edlich, elected Treasurer of the Communities Investment Futures Youthbuild Provides a Working Chance Nonprofit Resource Center study shows that  Nonprofits contribute Millions to the Roanoke Region. You will need Adobe Reader to view this pdf file.   The Task Force on Homeless Solutions-A Continuing Discussion You will need Adobe Reader to view this pdf file.   First Time Homebuyer Workshops

TAP HEROS Anthony Peterson and Business Seed HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Click on the links below for additional information. Where can I get help with my mortgage, rent or utilities? Where can I get help with domestic violence? Where can I go to have supervised visits or safe exchanges of my child(ren)? How can I get my GED? How can I get training for a job? My child(ren) dropped out of school.  Can you help me? Where can I get help to start a new business? How can you help and ex-offender? Where can I get free tax preparation? Where can I find a way to match my savings with two dollars for every dollar I save? Where can I find out about receiving state tax credits for donations of property or stock to TAP? Where can get help to become a first time home buyer? What help can I get in finding affordable rental housing? I am currently homeless and need a permanent place to stay. Where can I get help in finding a job?