NRCA_AnnualReport

Transforming and Inspiring for over 50 years! New River Community Action provided services to 12,441 unduplicated individuals in 2015-2016.

Nourishing Families & Individuals EMERGENCY FOOD assisted 6,374 individuals in 2,703 families through six food pantries. FLOYD BACK PACK PROGRAM served 172 children in 90 families.

Alleviating Immediate Financial Crisis

Keeping Tax Dollars Local VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) served 711 families who saved $142,200 in tax preparation fees.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE served 5,929 individuals in 2,469 families addressing basic needs including shelter.

Support Services VIRGINIA CARES assisted 226 ex-offenders to transition from prison or jail to society. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES assisted 5,493 families. Twenty-one AMERICORPS MEMBERS pro- vided a combined 12,175 service hours.

Providing Shelter HOUSING COUNSELING provided 75 families with knowledge to improve their housing and financial situations. HOMELESS and HOUSING PROGRAMS assisted 85 families to obtain or maintain permanent housing. TO OUR HOUSE winter shelter served 48 homeless men providing a total of 1,644 bed- nights and 4,932 meals.

Early Childhood Education/ Family Support HEAD START provided comprehensive education, nutrition, health, parent involvement and social services to 369 pre-school children. CHILDREN’S HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (CHIP) provided 232 children (ages 0-6) in 136 families with improved health care, parent education and case management.

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