Total Action Against Poverty In Roanoke Valley

Total Action Against Poverty In Roanoke Valley, doing business as Total Action For Progress (TAP), is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and community development corporation headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. Since its registration with SAM.gov in February 2004, TAP has established itself as a major recipient of federal grant funding dedicated to addressing poverty, homelessness, workforce development, and family services in the Roanoke Valley region and surrounding southwestern and central Virginia communities. The organization leverages federal grant awards to deliver comprehensive social services and support programs designed to improve economic mobility, housing stability, and overall quality of life for vulnerable populations including low-income families, veterans, domestic violence survivors, at-risk youth, and individuals experiencing homelessness.

TAP's federal grant portfolio demonstrates extensive experience across multiple service sectors and funding agencies. The organization has received substantial funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, with a $30.14 million grant supporting comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. In veteran services, TAP has secured multiple awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) grants totaling over $2.3 million across multiple award periods to provide outreach, case management, temporary financial assistance, and benefits navigation to very low-income veteran families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The organization has received grants from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for transitional housing programs serving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking survivors, with a $500,000 award supporting scattered-site housing and victim-centered services delivered through partnerships with Sexual Assault Response and Awareness, Council of Community Services, SafeHome Systems, Inc., and Family Service of Roanoke Valley. TAP's workforce development initiatives are supported by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration through grants including a Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program award supporting employment services and job training for 186 homeless veterans, a Workers Opportunity Resource Centers (WORC) Round 6 grant focused on creating family-sustaining jobs in Appalachian regions, and a grant for incarcerated reentry services in the Roanoke City Jail. Additional federal support comes from the Internal Revenue Service for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs serving low-to-moderate income taxpayers, and from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Girls United program utilizing evidence-based curricula to reduce delinquency among girls involved in the juvenile justice system. TAP also serves as a subrecipient under multiple Virginia state agencies, including the Virginia Department of Social Services, Department of Criminal Justice Services, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and State Board of Health, receiving sub-awards for domestic violence services, child and adult care food programs, access and visitation services, and weatherization assistance.