Vocational and Education Programs at Roanoke River: Halifax Community College Classes, GED, and Self-Help

Roanoke River partners with Halifax Community College to bring vocational classes directly to the facility. Your loved one can build job-ready skills while incarcerated - skills that translate to real work after release. Current course areas include cooking, block masonry, small engine repair, electrical wiring, commercial cleaning, and plumbing.

Vocational Courses

• ✓ Cooking
• ✓ Block masonry
• ✓ Small engine repair
• ✓ Electrical wiring
• ✓ Commercial cleaning
• ✓ Plumbing

Halifax Community College provides all vocational courses on-site. If you're helping your loved one plan for release, talk with them about which track fits their interests. What kind of work do they want to pursue when they get home? That conversation can help them choose a path that sticks.

Roanoke River also offers adult education classes and GED preparation. For someone who left school early, earning a GED opens doors - better job options, smoother reentry, and a credential that employers recognize.

• ✓ Self-help programs on substance abuse
• ✓ Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
• ✓ Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• ✓ DART aftercare

Self-help programming at Roanoke River focuses on substance abuse recovery, including NA, AA, and DART aftercare. If addiction has been part of your loved one's story, these programs offer a chance to practice coping skills and build routines that support sobriety - both during incarceration and after release.

Encourage your loved one to ask at the facility about enrolling in adult education or GED prep. From the outside, one of the best ways to support them is simple: talk through their goals. Having a clear target - like finishing GED prep - gives them a reason to keep showing up and doing the work.

The facility's mailing address is: Roanoke River Corr. Facility, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.