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 19 years later, the Excel Center Adult High School helps her graduate with a hard-earned diploma Gene Marrano July 21, 2026 Excel Center will welcome more students; holding job fairs as well Gene Marrano July 21, 2026 Roanoke councilman accuses colleague of racist remark Web Staff July 18, 2026