• Individual and Family Goal Setting
• Job Search Training
• Transportation
• Clothing
• Counseling
• Emergency Housing Referrals
• Long Term Housing Counseling
• Career Counseling
• Referrals to Other TAP Programs and Agencies
• Other Services on a Case-by-Case Basis
   

Who We Serve
To be eligible for services you must:

• be an ex-offender;
• participate in program orientation.
• attend our employment training class; and
• participate in support group.

Program Orientation
Mondays 1:00 p.m.
TAP room 147
141 Campbell Ave. SW, Roanoke

Rights Restoration
All but two states restrict voting rights for people with felony convictions. Virginia is one of only 12 states in which felons remain disenfranchised after they’ve served their sentences, and one of only eight states that disenfranchises felons for life. Consequently, there are over 250,000 disenfranchised people in Virginia.  Eighty percent of them are ex-offenders who have already served their sentence and completed probation of parole.

Ex-felons can petition to have their rights restored by the governor if they satisfy certain criteria. Governor Warner has simplified the application procedure for rights restoration and over the past two years has restored the civil rights of far more ex-offenders than the previous two governors restored in eight years.

TAP Virginia CARES helps ex-offenders restore their voting rights and register to vote.

If you have completed your full sentence; paid all fines, restitution and court costs; have no pending charges; and have been free of further criminal convictions for three or five years, depending on the nature of your initial conviction, you may qualify to restore your voting rights.

Since April 2003, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has generously  provided funding for this service through the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.

Rights Restoration Questions?
Call: 345-6781 ext. 4444
or Drop in:
TAP Virginia CARES
141 Campbell Ave. SW, Roanoke
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Statewide Services
TAP Virginia CARES is part of a statewide network. For information on services throughout the state contact the Virginia CARES central office.              

Information Resources on Prisoner and Ex-Offender Issues

• The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics has national prisoner statistics and related reports.
   
• The Virginia Department of Corrections has Virginia prisoner statistics and related reports.
   
• The Advancement Project has resources and information about rights restoration.
   
• The Legal Action Center has numerous guides and publications for people with criminal records and others who are victims of discrimination.
   
• The Sentencing Project has extensive reports and articles about criminal justice policies and their implications.
   
• The Urban Institute has a wealth of reports, articles, and publications dealing with a wide-range of social and policy issues.

Donations/Support
When released from prison, ex-offenders have substantial needs but few resources. They are given $25.00, a bus ticket, and one set of clothes. Many ex-offenders have little else and no reliable support network. For ex-offenders, Virginia CARES services can mean the difference between a return to prison and successful, productive reentry into society. This is not only good for our participants, it's good for society.

We are always in need of funding donations as well as material donations. Some of our most needed material donations are work clothes/work boots and tools. To make a donation to TAP Virginia CARES please contact us. Your help will be greatly appreciated.