current news AND INFORMATION

2020 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE!


The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, through its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), has made funds available to Tri-County Opportunities Council for at least twelve (12) scholarships of up to $1,250 each for income eligible students. 


For an application and more information, click here. 

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!

 Serving the 9 Counties of Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark, and Whiteside Illinois

TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL

Community Action Agency
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Building Opportunities to Transform Communities

 

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....

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.

Fact Sheets & 990 Forms

Job opportunities

HISTORY

Serving the Nine Counties in Illinois

The Tri-County Opportunities Council (TCOC), Community Action Agency, was organized and incorporated in 1965 by a group of interested citizens from Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside Counties for the purposes of investigating the frequency, location, character and cause of poverty; and coordinating efforts to prevent, alleviate and eliminate poverty through the cooperation of public agencies, private organizations, business, industry and interested individuals.


  • 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.

RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM

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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. ​​​​

To view the agency's

community action plan,

click below:

Community Action Plan 2020

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.  


​​​​​Invitation to Bid

Notice is hereby given, that Tri-County Opportunities Council Early Head Start/Head Start Program, P.O. Box 610 Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, intends to purchase two (2), 27-29 passenger buses.  

Minimum Specifications:

- The T.C.O.C. Head Start program is requesting bids for two (2), new 27-29 passenger school busses. The required lettering Tri-County Opportunities Council Head Start plus the assigned bus number (on both sides) to be included in bid quotation. Bus to be delivered with current Illinois Inspection Sticker affixed. Quotation price firm for thirty (30) days.


- Trade-in value of two (2) bus will also be included in bid quotation.


Sealed bids will be accepted until the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on February 24, 2020. Tri-County Opportunities Council welcomes bids from minority, protected class and special service groups. Tri-County Opportunities Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities in the bidding process and accept the bid which is in the best interest of the agency.

Please contact Anne Metcalf, Transportation Specialist, at 815-626-2376 or Rachael DeSpain, EHS/HS Director, at 800-323-5434, ext. 16 with questions regarding more detailed specifications for above equipment and installation.

Spending/purchasing approval from the Administration of Children and Families is required prior to any bid being selected, work being completed and payment being made.​

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.




                                                       ​​Invitation to Bid

Notice is hereby given, that Tri-County Opportunities Council Early Head Start/Head Start Program, P.O. Box 610 Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, intends to purchase a preschool playground system.

Minimum Specifications and Location:

- Preschool playground at the following location: 101 4th Street Mendota, Illinois 61342. Bid to include one (1) major piece of playground equipment system, one to three additional pieces of equipment such as a climber, crawler, outdoor sand table, etc. All items must be itemized on bid quote. Bid to include poured in place rubber surface, fencing for the entire perimeter, gate (s), any necessary landscape timbers, shade system, and applicable freight and installation charges.

Tri-County Opportunities Council is required to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Therefore, any labor charges must adhere to the wages determined by the Department of Labor for the community at the time of installation. Weekly wage documentation of such wage information is required to be submitted to the Tri-County Opportunities Council Early Head Start/Head Start program within the required timeframes, as per the Davis-Bacon Act regulations.

Please contact Rachael DeSpain, EHS/HS Director, at 800-323-5434, ext. 16 with questions regarding more detailed specifications for above equipment and installation.

Sealed bids will be accepted until the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on February 24, 2020. Tri-County Opportunities Council welcomes bids from minority, protected class and special service groups. Tri-County Opportunities Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities in the bidding process and accept the bid which is in the best interest of the agency.

Spending/purchasing approval from the Administration of Children and Families is required prior to any bid being selected, work being completed and payment being made.