Health and Medicine
A free event is taking place tomorrow to celebrate the reopening of an equine organization in Buchanan supporting veterans and first responders through animal therapy. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
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A portal announced this week for tracking incidents of “adverse effects” involving children and teens being exposed to cannabis products comes at a time when incidents of minors going to the ER for cannabis-related issues have gone down. WFIR’s Ian Price has that story.
An organization helping individuals during difficult times hopes you’ll come out to a benefit concert. As Denise Allen Membreno reports a four year old with leukemia is at the heart of the event.
An area non-profit is helping a 4-year-old Roanoke girl battle cancer. Love Heals hopes you will help too. All you need to do is come out to a benefit concert on May 18. Denise Allen Membreno has more.
Four Truths co-founder Christine Wright (left) with Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin.
Today is “National Fentanyl Awareness Day,” and in Northwest Roanoke on Staunton Avenue that meant a ribbon cutting. Four Truths Recovery is a residential program for those striving to overcome addiction. The non-profit has opened the first of what it says will be several homes like this, which has beds for 8 men in recovery that will also receive help with finding employment, health care and overcoming transportation issues. Another location for women battling addiction – and their children – could open this Fall. Four Truths co-founder Christine Wright led Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin on a tour of the center after a ribbon cutting. Youngkin’s “It Only Takes One,” concerning fentanyl overdoses has been a focus for her this year.
James McMahan is the co-founder and director of operations for the new recovery center. As for locating it in northwest Roanoke, inside a leased and renovated residential property:
The work Feeding Southwest Virginia is doing has become more and more important. The pandemic highlighted food insecurity and now rising grocery prices have increased the need in the area the organization serves. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
Saturday, May 11th,Feeding Southwest Virginia wants you to leave some non-perishable groceries by your mailbox to help your neighbors in need. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports it is time once again for the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Those with EBT-SNAP benefits can get double the food they get with an upcoming market event in Downtown Roanoke, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Carilion Clinic invites the public to “Go Green for Mental Health,” with a series of wellness workshops, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
A study of “most gambling-addicted” states shows improvement in Virginia from last year. WFIR’s Ian Price has more.
Gold’s Gym in North Roanoke is doing something a little different this Saturday to support those that are differently abled, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports: