Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission has served Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties since 1966 through Head Start, weatherization, and poverty-assistance programs.
Best for
- Low-income families seeking Head Start services
- Eligible households needing home weatherization
- Income-qualified residents needing heating system repair or replacement
- Duke Energy customers seeking energy-saving or home health-and-safety measures
- Seniors seeking nutrition services
Look elsewhere if
- Applicants living outside Alleghany, Ashe, or Wilkes Counties
- Households that do not meet the applicable income eligibility requirements
- Commercial customers seeking private-sector contracting services
Specialties
- Head Start services
- Community Services Block Grant assistance
- Senior nutrition services
- Home weatherization
- Heating appliance repair and replacement
- Duke Energy weatherization and Helping Home Fund measures
- Energy audits and carbon monoxide testing
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- Community Action Agency
- Partner Agency of United Way of Wilkes County
What makes them different
- Serves eligible residents across Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties
- Operating as a community action agency since 1966
- Offers nine major program areas according to the website
- Provides no-cost weatherization to qualifying residents
- Has more than 73 employees and a budget exceeding four million dollars
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 710 Veterans Dr, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
- Phone
- +13366677174
- Website
- http://brocinc.com/
- program.intake@usda.gov
Services
- Early childhood education and family services
- Poverty assistance
- Senior nutrition
- Home energy-efficiency improvements
- Heating system repair and replacement
- Energy-related health and safety repairs