Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc

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 2023-2024 fiscal year tri-county has been successful in providing safe shelter and support services to 217 individuals consisting of 160 household. Program staff accompanied individuals to court for civil and criminal proceedings to gain protective orders and/or to testify against their abusers.

Weatherization: assists low-income and elderly homeowners and renters in halifax and charlotte counties by reducing their energy consumption through making homes more energy-efficient and by creating safer homes. The most advanced techologies and testing procedures available in the industry are used to ensure efficiency guidelines are met so that heating and cooling costs are reduced. Homes are insulated, repairs conducted, and inefficient or dangerous heating/cooling units are fixed or new ones installed. 17 homes were completed in 2023-2024 fiscal year, adding 5 more homes completed than the prior fiscal year. Additionally, eight homes were repaired prior to weatherization as part of the weather deferral program (wdr) alllowing deferred homes to quailify for weatherization after wdr repairs were completed.