WHAT WE OFFER
On Our Own of Roanoke Valley, Inc. is a drop-in Center that strives to improve the quality of life of people with mental health/substance use issues by providing various support and self-help groups, as well as a place for socialization, fellowship, mutual support and recreation.
Our center is open seven days a week, including holidays!
Groups include Peer Support, Bipolar Support, Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Women 2 Women, Veterans’ Coffee Hour, SMART Recovery (Self Management and Recovery Training), and an evening support group called Community Connections.
Some recreational activities include board games, cards, arts & crafts, Bingo, weekly Karaoke and outdoor activities like fall festivals.
We have Holiday luncheons/dinners and activities. Our holiday feasts are held on the day before most holidays so that bus riders have access to transportation to festive events. .
Refreshments available daily; coffee, tea, snacks, and more.
Please see our calendar for days and times of specific groups and activities.
Come and be with us!
We charge no fees for participation at On Our Own. After visiting three times, we ask that membership is considered at a membership rate of just $1.00 per month or $12 for the entire year!
Membership is open to anyone to anyone with mental health and/or substance use challenges who are seeking support from peers while pursuing recovery.
For more information, contact us!
What We’ve Achieved
The Disability Law Center of Virginia awarded us the Disability Impact Award in 2021, recognizing and celebrating On Our Own of Roanoke Valley’s quick action to remain available despite the pandemic shut down of March 2020. We operated continuously, seven days a week, with personal daily phone connections with each individual member as well as running daily peer support groups by converting to the Zoom format.
In 2022, The Disability Law Center of Virginia created the Innovative Services Award for On Our Own of Roanoke Valley’s unique peer recovery services available on a walk-in, same-day service format.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to promote recovery by providing a safe, peer-run alternative for the purpose of socialization, self-help, advocacy, recreation, support, and education. We are open weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays as well as holidays, when traditional providers of mental health recovery services are closed. We employ trained Peer Recovery Specials, peers in long-term recovery, as staff, connecting by their lived experience with recovery. Our staff provide a safe haven for people, making their own lives more productive and meaningful, while enriching the lives of others.
