TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
1176 HUELL MATHEWES HWY, SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592 tricountyva.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: 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 WAS DESIGNED 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. THE SOCIAL SERVICE AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS IS THE KEY TENET THAT SETS THE HEAD START PROGRAM APART FROM OTHER PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR TCCAA WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MAINTAINING FULL ENROLLMENT IN OUR HALIFAX AND MECKLENBURG CLASSES. WE SERVED 181 PRE-SCHOOL FAMILIES THROUGH EARLY EDUCATION, FAMILY INTERVENTION, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH SERVICES AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

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 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR TRI-COUNTY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING 997 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER TO 36 FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM ACCOMPANIED 267 INDIVIDUALS TO COURT FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TO GAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND/OR TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR ABUSERS.

THE MENTOR ROLE PROGRAM WHICH BECAME A PART OF TCCAA IN FEBRUARY OF 2019, CURRENTLY SERVES HALIFAX COUNTY YOUTH BY DELIVERING QUALITY MENTORING SERVICES. THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE MENTOR ROLE MODEL PROGRAM PARTICIPATE IN ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, PHOTOGRAPHY CAMPS, CODING FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED GIRLS, AND OTHER STEAM ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ENROLLING 30 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS IN THE GIRLS WHO CODE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DEVELOPING A PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION WHICH HAS OFFICES IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY. MICROSOFT ENHANCED THE PROGRAM BY DONATING TABLETS FOR THE YOUTH TO USE OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM.

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