Mentoring and At-Risk Youth
Apple Ridge Farm | Office: 541 Luck Avenue Suite 304, Roanoke, 24016 | Farm: 173 Apple Ridge Road, Copper Hill, 24079 | 540-982-1322 | info@appleridge.org | Facebook page | Offers programs and camps for underserved youth in the Roanoke region through the exploration of environmental sustainability and urban agriculture, leadership and success mentoring, and exposure to outdoor experiences.
Boys and Girls Club: with locations in Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Shawsville, Elliston, and Christiansburg | After-school programs for youth provide a safe environment for academic support, meals, high-quality programs, and mentorship.
EnCircle: 1-800-359-3834 | Programs include: Minnick Schools for students with behavioral challenges. Find a site here.
SOOUL Foundation: Contact Kendrick Gholston, kgholston@sooulfoundation.org | A faith-based organization providing mentoring for young men and women with a focus on 21st century skills, health, relationships, financial literacy, social service, and the arts.
The Wild Way: 540-507-9871 | info@thewildway.org | Outdoor programs for girls in the Roanoke Valley, including horseback riding, caving, hiking, kayaking/canoeing/paddleboarding, and spring break weeks. Financial assistance available.
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Total Action for Progress: 302 2nd Street SW, Roanoke| 540-777‑4673 | Middle and high school programs for youth to explore opportunities after high school graduation; available for public school students in the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands
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Keystone Community Center: 101 Seventeenth Street SE, Roanoke| 540-342-8452 | Facebook page| mspatatbcc@gmail.com | The Keystone Community Center meets needs of love, acceptance, belonging, respect, and security through relationships with adults and children. Services include food pantry, after-school programs, summer children’s programs, sewing and quilting class for teen girls, community classes, and older adult Bible study.
Presbyterian Community Center: 1228 Jamison Avenue SE, Roanoke| 540-982-2911 | info@pccse.org |Pathways for Youth: After-school program for grades 3-12 with tutoring, mentoring, counseling, life-skills training, field trips, cultural and academic enrichment activities, and community service activities
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Eagles Soccer Club | Straight Street, c/o Eagles, PO Box 11411, Roanoke, VA 24022-1411 | Contact: Coach Danny Farrar, 678.462.7383, farrarcd@gmail.com | The Eagles is a team of middle and high school young men of various international backgrounds. They meet on Saturday evenings to play soccer, eat dinner, build relationships with volunteers, and hear a Christian lesson at Straight Street, 333 Luck Avenue SW, Roanoke, 24016.
Kids SOAR: Trinity United Methodist Church, 305 Mountain Avenue SW, Roanoke AND at Villages at Lincoln| 540-342-3103 | info@kidsoar.org | Kids SOAR serves Roanoke City children, youth, and families. Children K-5th grades can come Mon.-Fri., 2:30-6:45 pm for a program emphasizing literacy, but also including homework help, extracurricular activities (including Christian education), and a hot meal. Youth (8th- 12th grades) may attend a program on Mondays and Thursdays, 6-8 pm, which includes Bible study, goal-setting, career exploration, and life skills. Programs for parents are held Mondays 6-8 pm.
Straight Street Roanoke Valley: 333 Luck Avenue SW, Roanoke | 540-342-4971 | info@straightstreet.org |Programs include Saturday night drop-in center for teens with meals and activities, ministry to expectant and parenting teens and young adults, mentoring, Prison Fellowship Angel Tree, and Chaplain Services for Coyner Spring Juvenile Detention Center.
West End Center for Youth: 1223 Patterson Avenue SW, Roanoke| 540-342-0902 | anastiuk@westendcenter.org | Youth programs (ages 5-18) include tutoring, literacy, fitness and nutrition, USDA feeding, social skills, and leadership, as well as a summer program. A parent program meets monthly. Programs open to all Roanoke City Schools students.
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CAFE (Cultural Arts for Excellence) Kids: 1707 Cove Road, NW, Roanoke|540-206-2078 | Donna Robinson, Executive Director: (540) 309-4067; director@cafearts.org | After-school program founded on dance, drama, music, project-based learning, and tutoring.
Community Solutions Center: 2328 Melrose Avenue NW| 540-521-2242 | Youth culinary classes in partnership with 4H. Programs in collaboration with Goodwill, Roanoke Police, Food Lion, Feeding Southwest Virginia, and community leaders.
Goodwill Industries of the Valleys: 2502 Melrose Avenue NW, Roanoke| 540-581-0620, option 1 | info@goodwillvalleys.com | Youth services include employment training, mentoring, and summer camps, work, and internship programs.
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Young Life Roanoke Valley: PO Box 20464, Roanoke, 24018 | YLRoanoke@gmail.com | 540-989-7513 | Young Life builds relationships between adult Christians and youth through gatherings, camps, and clubs. Serves Hidden Valley, Cave Spring, Patrick Henry, William Fleming, and William Byrd Middle and High Schools.
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Teen Challenge of Eastern Appalachia: PO Box 19385, Roanoke| 540-473-8148 | Teen Challenge offers a Christ-centered residential program for teenage girls dealing with addiction, self-harm, eating disorders, and other controlling problems. The program includes counseling, private school, and support.
Young Life Salem/Glenvar and North Roanoke: lindsayruch1@gmail.com | Groups for middle school (Andrew Lewis), high school (Salem, Glenvar, Northside), and Roanoke College students, as well as youth with disabilities (Capernaum).
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LIFES Academy (Lessons in Fundamental and Essential Skills), part of STEP, Inc.: 200 Dent Street, Rocky Mount, 24151 | 540-483-5142 | Contact L. Darnell Moore II, Youth Services Director: darnell.moore@stepincva.com | LIFES Academy provides an engaging alternative setting for students with special needs, helping students shape appropriate attitudes, behaviors, and life skills so they can realize their fullest potential both academically and socially, serving students with developmental delays, emotional and intellectual disabilities, as well as health, learning, speech, and language challenges.
STEP Inc.'s Project Discovery: 200 Dent Street, Rocky Mount| 540-483-5142 | Contact L. Darnell Moore II, Youth Services Director: darnell.moore@stepincva.com | College access program for low-income, first-generation FCHS students in grades 9-12. Project Discovery encourages students to stay in and graduate high school and provides resources and tools for students to successfully make the transition to education beyond high school by providing tutoring, educational support, SAT and college application preparation, college visits, and other related assistance.
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HopeTree Family Services (also known as Virginia Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services): 860 Mt. Vernon Lane Salem| PO Box 849, Salem, 24153 | 540-389-5468 | HopeTree Family Services provides Christian residential, educational, and support services to at-risk children and youth, and to adults with intellectual disabilities throughout Virginia. HopeTree Academy is a private day school supporting children with emotional and behavioral needs and special education students. Children’s residential program for residents ages 11-17 who need a structured setting to deal with emotional and behavioral challenges.
Young Life Salem/Glenvar and North Roanoke: lindsayruch1@gmail.com | Groups for middle school (Andrew Lewis), high school (Salem, Glenvar, Northside), and Roanoke College students, as well as youth with disabilities (Capernaum).
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Joy Ranch: 813 Joy Ranch Road, Woodlawn, VA 24381 | PO Box 727, Hillsville, 24343 | 276.236.5578 | Joy Ranch provides a residential home for children ages 5 to 17 who are in crisis, both from foster care and private placements. Children attend local public schools and live in cottages with house parents or in an Independent Living House, where young adults up to age 21 may be served. The Christ-centered, trauma-informed approach provides educational, counseling, and medical supports, as well as opportunities for skills training, home-cooked meals, and more.
Children's Services Act Program Offices
The intention of the CSA Program is to implement a collaborative system of services and funding that is child-centered, family-focused, and community-based when addressing the strengths and needs of troubled and at-risk youth and their families.
Botetourt County: 1 West Main Street, Suite 50, Box 9, Fincastle, 24090 | 540-928-2088 | Sandra Moran, CSA Coordinator: sfmoran@botetourtva.gov
Franklin County: 1255 Franklin St. Suite 111 Rocky Mount, 24151 | 540-483-7209 | Heather Kesterson, Program Manager: heather.kesterson@franklincountyva.gov
Roanoke City: 1510 Williamson Road NE, Roanoke, 24012 | Julie Payne, Children's Services Act Coordinator: 540-853-5635
Roanoke County: 220 E Main Street | P.O. Box 1127 | Salem, 24153 | 540-387-6087 | Grace McCown, CSA Coordinator: gmccown@roanokecountyva.gov