On May 18, 1965, Tri-County Opportunities Council was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of Illinois for the following purposes....
Job opportunities
HISTORY
Serving the Nine Counties in Illinois
- To strengthen and enable low-income people to become self-sufficient through the attaining of necessary skills, knowledge, motivations and opportunities.
- To better organize a wide range of services related to the needs of low-income people in Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark and Whiteside Counties by utilization of innovative approaches and new types of services in attacking the causes of poverty including the support of self-help groups and cooperative efforts of low-income people.
- To encourage participation of low-income people in the planning, development and implementation of programs and projects and in the decision making processes of governmental entities affecting their lives.
- To strenghthen the capabilities of the CAA's community for planning and coordinating federal, state, local and private assistance related to the elimination of poverty by broadening the resource base of programs to include public officials, private organizations, individuals, business and industry.
APPLICATION PERIOD FOR
LIHEAP ASSISTANCE
December:
- Open to everyone to apply
For more information on guidelines and where to apply, visit the LIHEAP page on the website.
Let us know how we are doing by taking this brief online survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCOCCUSTOMERSATISFACETION2019
Interested in Becoming a Board Member for Tri-County Opportunities Council?
Visit our Board of Directors page for more information!
Fact Sheets & 990 Forms
Check out the Head Start/Early Head Start's Health Website at
http://tcocheadstarthealt.wixsite.com/tcoc
The TCOC Health Website offers specific health requirements for each of our programs: Head Start, Early Head Start, and our Pregnant Women's program, specific health requirements, printable forms, and much more.
MISSION STATEMENT
Tri-County Opportunities Council will investigate the impact of poverty throughout our nine county service area and will work, in partnership with individuals, families and communities to provide opportunities that supports movement towards stability and self-sufficiency.
TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL
Community Action Agency
Building Opportunities to Transform Communities
TCOC's Fact Sheets and 990 Forms are available for the community to see how we spend our money and a brief overview of what TCOC's Program accomplished over the years....
TCOC posts all job openings for all of our programs on the agency website as well as all local newspapers surrounding that area.
RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM
Tri-County Opportunities Council's Rental Housing Support Program is now accepting names for its waiting list.
The program provides affordable housing to individuals and families with extremely low-income (under 30% of area median income) in the counties of Carroll, Lee, Putnam, and Whiteside.
In addition, an Outreach Plan has been developed to assist individuals and families to enroll in additional agency programs in order to provide opportunities that support movement towards stability and self-sufficiency.
If you are interested in applying, please fill out the information below.
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