New River Community Action, Inc.

The mission of New River Community Action, Inc. (NRCA) is to assist, through cooperative partnerships, individuals and communities as they strive to achieve self-reliance.

Description:
NRCA develops programs that address issues of housing, health, education, nutrition, employment, emergency assistance, and other areas known to be related to poverty. NRCA programs include the Children’s Health Improvement Partnership of New River Valley (CHIP of NRV), Emergency Assistance, Head Start, Homeless Intervention Program, Homeownership Counseling, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, SHARE Food and Community Service Program, donated Cars Program, and seasonal programs. Last year, NRCA served over 12,700 unduplicated individuals (68% of the 18,591 individuals in poverty in the New River Valley).

Contact people:

Angela Parris, Office Services Manager, (phone), (email) Sheila West, HR Manager, (phone), (email) Terry Smusz, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (540) 633-2585

Address:

644 West Main Street Radford, VA 24141 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.swva.net/nrca

Directions:

NRCA's administrative office is directly below City of Radford Municipal Building at the corner of West Main Street and Robertson Street located on the same block as Arby's and McCraw Real Estate.

Last updated on June 10, 2009