After five years of partnering with the city, a Roanoke-area homeless service provider was recently cited by Roanoke city officials for alleged zoning violations.
The Least of These Ministry, or TLOT, was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic amid a surge in the number of unhoused people on the streets of Roanoke. In the five years since then, it’s become a vital part of the patchwork of organizations providing services for the homeless.
The Least of These tends to serve individuals who are chronically homeless and unsheltered. These are people who won’t go to the Rescue Mission to stay overnight, who during the warmer months camp in the woods, sleep on the sidewalk or live in their cars. They use TLOT’s lockers and showers, and during the winter, will gather overnight in the facility’s warming buses…