mental health

Food, clothing and shelter may be our three basic needs, but in the modern world, shelter is the trickiest to provide. Even if you have a house, it can be expensive to maintain, especially if you’re disabled or, like seniors and veterans, living on a fixed income.

Thankfully in Roanoke, Virginia, homeowners have help and hope for costly repairs and renovations, and on today’s episode of BUZZ, we feature a nonprofit that has created what’s needed in this critical renovation work … an alliance. New to this alliance – and our show! – is Hello Roanoke’s Genya Kalinina, who provides the nonprofit with some much needed social media marketing buzz!

We thank Dayna Patrick of Patrick Team Homes for underwriting, and Roanoke Valley Television for co-producing, this episode that airs October 28 on Blue Ridge PBS.

Seven days a week, 365 days a year, On Our Own of Roanoke Valley offers helps and hope through its drop-in center for people struggling with addiction and mental health. Led by Robin Hubert – herself a survivor of mental health trauma and abuse – On Our Own ensures its members aren’t just on their own when facing bipolar disorder, military service PTSD, substance abuse, sexual assault and other life trials. Wheeler Digital returns to the show to provide On Our Own with the marketing “buzz” it needs so more people know about the nonprofit … and financially support it.