Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc

Transportation:tri-valley transportation, also known as t.h.e. Bus (tri-valley heartland express) is a division of tri-valley opportunity council, inc. (tvoc).t.h.e. Bus is a curb-to-curb service and provides public transportation services to the general public in eight minnesota counties, polk, red lake, norman, marshall, mahnomen, kittson, pennington and clearwater. Buses run through these counties on various days with various destinations. In the cities of crookston (polk) and thief river falls (pennington), daily service runs 7 days per week. In bagley (clearwater) and mahnomen (mahnomen), service is available 5 days per week and two saturdays a month. T.h.e. Bus also runs 5 days a week in marshall county. Within the cities listed, tri-valley transportation offers dial-a-ride service. T.h.e. Bus is funded through mndot.the organization's public transit buses are available with no age limits or income guidelines. Buses have seating available for up to 40 passengers. Each bus is handicap accessible with two accessible entrances. If passengers are unable to use the door, they may request the use of the lift. Each driver has been trained to properly use the lift and secure mobility devices with the buses. Transportation services are used for a variety of reasons, which include medical, nutritional, social, recreational, shopping, work, school, and other personal activities. Destinations include but not limited to: grand forks, bemidji, thief river falls, fargo/moorhead, roseau and crookston. Tri-valley transportation provides safe, friendly, and dependable transportation at a reasonable price.public transportation statistics from 2024:number of rides provided- 170,707number of service miles provided- 486,616number of hours provided- 40,898rural transportation collaborative (rtc) is a division of the tri-valley public transportation department for tri-valley opportunity council, inc.rtc is a partnership program that coordinates volunteer drivers to transport those who have no other means of transportation or cannot drive. The rtc drivers donate their time and are reimbursed the irs rate per mile they drive to cover the expenses they incur while on the road (gas, car maintenance, insurance, etc.)rtc is a curb to curb, mileage based public transportation volunteer driver program. People are transported for medical, dental, court, visitations and other approved purposes. Rtc volunteer drivers are available seven days a week with extended hours.the core service area is polk, red lake, pennington, norman, mahnomen, marshall, roseau and kittson counties. We have working agreements with multiple other counties and have provided transportation to customers that have appointments as far as minneapolis and rochester as well as many north dakota destinations.rural transportation collaborative (rtc) statistics from 2024:12,257.32 hours donated365,913 miles driven 561 individuals took 7,531 rides (each leg of trip is a ride).

Family and community services:family and community services programs include a variety of programs for low-income families and individuals such as liheap energy assistance, emergency housing services which includes homelessness and prevention services, child care aware, early learning scholarships, snap outreach, mnsure outreach, family resource center and peer support services. Liheap - 2112 households were provided utility payments to allow families to stay warm and securely housed throughout the winter months through the energy assistance program. This program also provided furnace repairs and replacements for 282 households who would have otherwise been unable to remain in their home due to lack of heat. Emergency housing services - bridges, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, domestic violence rapid rehousing transitional housing and agassiz townhomes proved ongoing rental assistance and case management to 518 households that were experiencing homelessness, under 200% of federal poverty guidelines and experiencing either a disability or domestic violence. Funding comes through both state and federal housing programs.17 households received emergency housing assistance. Child care aware - provided coaching to 105 providers as they reached their parent-aware star rating. Wayfinder staff assisted 34 providers to get licensed. Early learning scholarships - provided scholarships to help parents afford high quality childcare that prepares children to be ready for kindergarten to 110 families and children. Family resource centers assisted 740 families with referrals, assistance and parenting information. 20 families were assisted with peer support services.snap outreach - provided snap information to 15,000 households and individuals. Also provided assistance to 143 households in completing or renewing a snap application. Mnsure program assisted 88 people applying for health insurance.

Food programs

Homeless/shelter and energy assistance

Rental activity, corporate activities, senior services, housing/program