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: AS PART OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, THE HEAD START PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 1965. IT WASDESIGNED TO NARROW THE GAP BETWEEN DISADVANTAGED AND MORE PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AS THEY ENTERED KINDERGARTEN, BY PROVIDING A 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. HEAD START ENSURES FAMILY WELL-BEING THROUGH PARENT INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HEAD START IS ABOUT MORE THAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. OVER 100 CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES SERVED.

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 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR TRI-COUNTY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO 220 INDIVIDUALS AND 187 FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM ACCOMPANIED INDIVIDUALS TO COURT FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TO GAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND/OR TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR ABUSERS.

WEATHERIZATION ASSISTS HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS IN HALIFAX, CHARLOTTE, AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES ENABLING LOW-INCOME FAMILES TO REDUCE THEIR ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY MAKING HOMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND BE SAFER IN THEIR HOMES. THE MOST ADVANCED TECHOLOGIES AND TESTING PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN THE INDUSTRY ARE USED TO ENSURE EFFICIENCY GUIDELINES ARE MET SO THAT HEATING & COOLING COSTS ARE REDUCED. SIX DWELINGS WERE COMPLETED AS COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED.