Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc

TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION (TCCAA) IS ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS UTILIZED BY ITS CITIZENS AS A CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR RESOURCES AND SERVICES WHICH ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. TCCAA HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR FIFTY-FIVE (55) YEARS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, TCCAA HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTERED OVER 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GEARED TOWARDS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. OUR PROGRAM SERVICES ARE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THE ABILITY TO ATTAIN SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION TO BECOME FULLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY IS ON A MISSION TO ELIMINATE THE VIOLENCE OF POVERTY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE ARE A NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY.

HEAD START: THE HEAD START PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 1965, DESIGNED TO NARROW THE GAP BETWEEN DISADVANTAGED AND MORE PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AS THEY ENTERED KINDERGARTEN. ITS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL READINESS. OUR HEAD START PROGRAM SERVES LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES THREE TO FIVE IN HALIFAX AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PREPARES CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. 105 HEAD START CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES WERE SERVED. HEAD START ENSURES FAMILY WELL-BEING THROUGH PARENT INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A THREE-WEEK SUMMER CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR 24 CHILDREN OCCURRED IN JULY, RESULTING IN EXPOSURE TO ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM SUCH AS: OUTDOOR SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, OUTDOOR HIKING, INTERACTIVE MUSIC EVENTS, ART EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL MUSEUMS, AND OTHER INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PUPLIC OUTINGS.

THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM: ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN HALIFAX, CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG, AND LUNENBURG COUNTIES. SERVICES INCLUDE A 24-HOUR HOTLINE, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER, ASSISTANCE FILING FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER, CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, MEDICAL AND COURT ROOM COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, AND EDUCATION. DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR TRI-COUNTY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 203 INDIVIDUALS. PROGRAM STAFF ACCOMPANIED INDIVIDUALS TO COURT FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TO GAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND/OR TO TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR ABUSERS.

WEATHERIZATION: ASSISTS LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS IN HALIFAX AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES BY REDUCING THEIR ENERGY CONSUMPTION THROUGH MAKING HOMES MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND BY CREATING SAFER HOMES. THE MOST ADVANCED TECHOLOGIES AND TESTING PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN THE INDUSTRY ARE USED TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY GUIDELINES ARE MET SO THAT HEATING AND COOLING COSTS ARE REDUCED. HOMES ARE INSULATED, REPAIRS CONDUCTED, AND INEFFICIENT OR DANGEROUS HEATING/COOLING UNITS ARE FIXED OR NEW ONES INSTALLED. TWELVE DWELINGS WERE COMPLETED IN 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, DOUBLING THE QUANTITY OF HOMES COMPLETED THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.