The holiday season is all about giving, and a non-profit in Moneta is ensuring that all families feel the joy of Christmas. The Agape Center’s Angel Tree program is making a difference for families who may otherwise struggle to provide gifts for their children. This initiative is giving parents the chance to select gifts for their kids at no cost, helping create memories that will last a lifetime.

After two years of looking for a new site, the Agape Center NRV is finally home. On Friday, the doors will open at their new Christiansburg location.

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This year, numbers for the Angel Tree the Agape Center NRV is serving have tripled. Christmas music, hot chocolate and hundreds of toys were spread out at the New River Valley Community Church as Agape Center NRV volunteers provide holiday cheer Saturday. A sad realization of current family struggles Kim Bowman, executive director of Agape Center NRV, said. Due to the pandemic, volunteers organized a toy collection drive-thru for families. Due to the growing need in the community, the Agape Center NRV is looking to expand into a new building by spring.

ROANOKE, Va. – Illuminights continues to light up Roanoke County’s Explore Park and provide COVID-19-safe holiday fun for families. Organizers are asking folks to bring a couple cans of donated food which they will give it to the Agape Center in Roanoke. This location just opened in the summer and not only doing they minister and mentor those in need, but they also provide food, clothing, and furnishings to anyone who comes by. The executive director, Susan Frase, said one of their favorite things to do is give out birthday baskets to the people they help. “One lady cried and cried, because nobody is going to remember her birthday.