Hope Street offers mentoring and now homeless sheltering Gene Marrano February 2, 2016 1 minute read First it was mentoring young people – now The Hope Center is offering shelter for some of Roanoke’s homeless population. WFIR’s Gene Marrano spoke with its founder: Share: Post navigation Previous: GOP scrutinizes how much state is spending on development dealsNext: Radford prof: police may have suspects and victim’s body, but Lovell case will take a lot more work Related Stories Virginia Tech secures record $75 million gift for athletics and academics Web Staff June 8, 2026 Olde Salem Brewing Company launches food service at downtown Roanoke location Clark Palmer June 5, 2026 Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport launches daily nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth Web Staff June 5, 2026