The former Roanoke Public School central office just off Orange Avenue in northwest Roanoke has a new name and mission - the Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington will provide support from enrollment assistance to health services, family workshops, adult education and more. The Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington had a soft opening last month and has already assisted around 200 families.
Renovations to the building now on the National Historic Register cost 3 million dollars. At a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning School Board chair Franny Apel: