The Compassionate Roanoke Initiative started in February of 2019 by the Mindfulness Institute. This group aimed to collaborate with local partners and groups in order to make Roanoke as compassionate as possible.

After deciding what the biggest need in Roanoke was, the team continued to meet in order to determine what could be done to correct this need. The group decided that diversity, equity, and inclusion were one of the most urgent problems, and began forming ideas to broaden horizons and make Roanoke feel more inclusive as a whole.

Click here to learn more about The Compassionate Roanoke Initiative and it’s projects!