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As the 2023 Roanoke Times Good Neighbors Fund winds down, the total sent in by readers to support Roanoke Area Ministries Emergency Financial Assistance Program is just under $20,000 short

Although substance use disorder is now widely recognized as a disease rather than a poor lifestyle choice, there is still plenty of stigma attached to the condition.

Loraisia Williams, 40, is not a big fan of Child Protective Services. When she and some of her six siblings were growing up in Roanoke, they were taken from their

Anna Knapp has always been fascinated by purses. From early childhood, she admired the ones belonging to her mother and grandmother.

James Franklin tries to live his life one day at a time.

Patricia Goode graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1995, and has been working ever since. Making ends meet hasn’t been easy, but she usually manages to do it —

As a preteen, Becky Coffman, now 67, took charge of balancing her single mother’s checkbook, so it only made sense that when it was time to choose a career, she

Time Magazine reported in September that only 64% of Americans have enough money on hand to cover a $400 emergency.

Kaille Berry would like to see herself in a home of her own someday, with a car and enough money to pay her bills. Instead, she is stuck in a

The cost of rental housing has gone up everywhere, and Roanoke is no exception. According to USA Today, in the past two years, median rents have increased by 18% due