A community coalition operated by volunteer leadership is seeking money from local governments to mount a sustained battle against addiction and overdoses in the Roanoke region.
Representatives of the Roanoke Valley Collective Response, which briefed the Roanoke City Council on Monday and will visit other localities, said they need $600,000 over three years to hire the groupâs first executive director and to provide an adequate budget to begin to pursue their plan.
Reactions from several Roanoke officials suggested that the project has a strong chance of getting support.
âIf the region can come together and fund a coordinator for greenways, the region can certainly come together and fund a coordinator to respond to opioids and other addiction recovery needs,â City Manager Bob Cowell said.