Financial Summary
Board Members Executive Board
Revenues - $5,717,201 Other $42,030
Brenda Lyerly, Chair Johnny Riddle, Vice Chair Valerie Jaynes, Treasurer Chris Jones, Secretary
State Funds $171,817 Local Funds $486,684
Federal Funds $5,016,670
RPO Rural Transportation Advisory Committee
Expenditures - $5,672,385 Transportation $138,750
Dale Baldwin Gary D. Blevins Rennie Brantz Renee Castiglione Theresa Coletta Mark Evans Russell Ferree Larry Fontaine Vern Grindstaff Darla Harding Gunther Jochl Robert L. Johnson Mark Johnston Doug Matheson Paul Robinson, Jr. William Sands Sandra P. Simmons Michelle Slaton Larry Turnbow Blake Vance Tudor Vance Charles E. Vines Joel Whitley
Mike Inscore, Chair Dale Baldwin, Vice Chair
Local Activities $213,694 Economic & Community Development $742,323
John Brady Rennie Brantz Billy Clarke Vern Grindstaff Brenda Lyerly Bunnie McIntosh Todd McNeil Gregory Minton Larry Prince Johnny Riddle Sue Sweeting Cullie Tarleton Larry Turnbow Charles E. Vines Woody Young
High Country Workforce Development Board Bryan Peterson, Chair Chris Edwards, Vice Chair Susan Banks Mike Birkmire Jane Blackburn Dale Caveny Amy Crabbe Paul Demmink Jeff Dreyer Richard Gambill Nate Griffin Ed Hinson Jonathan Huskins Dan Little John Lyons Lynette Orbovich Terry Rawls Sam Ray Scott Reece Felicia Setzer Melissa Soto Christy Wilson Debbie Woodard
Workforce Development $1,944,753
July 1, 2016- June 30, 2017
Senior Tar Heel Legislature / Regional Advisory Committee [Alleghany] Patricia Polley Tom Smith [Ashe] Charles Caudill Louise Caudill [Avery] Rachel Deal Ina Winters [Mitchell] Norma Duncan Charles Duncan [Watauga] Pat Coley Ed Rosenberg [Wilkes] Kenneth Foster Ormond Loomis [Yancey] Daphne Griggs Tom Griggs
Area Agency on Aging $2,632,865
Annual Report
Thank You Board Members. Your time and effort spent on these boards are a critical component to our success. We appreciate your dedication!
$76.32
Return on Investment for every $1 in Membership Dues $9,021,014 total State and Federal Funds Leveraged / $118,199 Total Dues = $76.32 ROI www.regiond.org | Equal Opportunity Employer
Area Agency on Aging Home & Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) Program • Total Units Served: 274,839 Average Cost of HCCBG Program per Person: $635 per year • Total People Served: 3,205 • Total People Served at or Below compared to Average Cost for Poverty Line: 1,637 Semi-Private Room in Nursing • Total Net Allocation: Home $82,128/year* $1,762,415
Planning & Development Critical Infrastructure • Town of Spruce Pine WWTP Improvements $300,000 grant • Town of Burnsville Pump Station $300,000 grant • Wilkes County Comprehensive Transportation Plan
• Watauga County Comprehensive Transportation Plan Updates • Three Infrastructure grants administered
1 Unit = 1 Meal (Home Delivered Meal, Congregate Nutrition), 1 Trip (General Transportation), 1 Hour (In-Home Aide Services) *www.longtermcare.acl.gov
Economic and Community Development Evidence-Based Health Promotion • 14 classes offered Classes Offered: • 188 people enrolled (started • A Matter of Balance class) • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls • 101 people completed class Prevention • 19 new EBHP instructors • Arthritis Foundation Exercise trained Program • Walk with Ease • HomeMeds Program Highlights: • Trained 2 additional AAA’s to offer HomeMeds • Expanded Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention, and A Matter of Balance to several new locations
• Regular Tai Chi classes offered to meet rising demand throughout the region • Piloted Tai Chi for Brain Health program and research with ASU Communications Disorders faculty.
Family Caregiver Support Program • 129 Vouchers provided • 42 kinship caregivers served • 465 requests for information • 12 events to help raise and assistance awareness of family caregiving • 226 clients connected to services
• 126 applications • 104 awarded
Lifespan Respite Program* • 80% use rate *Program began in January 2017
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program • 538 technical assistance • 158 complaints • 239 visits to facilities • 86 cases Local Contact Agency / Options Counseling • 19 Referrals
• Town of Sparta Streetscape $300,000 grant • Middle Fork Greenway Phase I $2,512,629 grant • Town of West Jefferson Downtown Redevelopment $349,410 grant
• Eight Economic Development grants administered • Six Housing Rehabilitation grants administered
Workforce Development Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Services Total # of Participants: 1,118 • 171 Youth º 102 received occupational skills training (classroom training) º 69 received other educational and employment services º 125 credentials awarded/ obtained
• 947 Adults and Dislocated Workers º 231 received a training service 230 received scholarships 7 received on-the-job training
• 15 career center hosted hiring events (2 multi-employer)
NCWorks Career Center Visits: 17,047 Workforce by the Numbers
Environmental Protection • Avery County Recycling $11,175 grant • Alleghany County Recycling $20,000 grant • East Fork New River Watershed Plan $15,000
• Nine State Clearinghouse Environmental Reviews • Town of Banner Elk stormwater system mapping
• 1,002 H igh Country employers were served by the NCWorks system • 16,192 Services were provided to High Country employers through the NCWorks system • 13,536 Individual customers accessed NCWorks Career Center services (including online job searches, resume assistance, local labor market information, and career counseling assistance) • 2,966 local jobs were posted using NCWorks Online
Public Safety • Town ofWest Jefferson police vehicle laptops $24,313 grant • Watauga County E-911 GIS maintenance
• Wilkes County E-911 GIS maintenance
• 16,434 referrals were provided for posted jobs • 74% of training services occurred in the Healthcare field
Certifications Received Planning and Technical Assistance • Town of North Wilkesboro Comprehensive Plan update • Three Zoning Ordinance text amendments for Town of Sparta • Town of West Jefferson municipal cemetary web application
• Town of Wilkesboro Cub Creek Mountain Bike trail mapping • Yancey EDC Retreat facilitation • Town of Boone Council/Planning Department Retreat facilitation • Hosted one NC DEQ workshop
• For a Certified Career Pathway in Healthcare by NCWorks Commission
• For Wilkes as a Work Ready Community by ACT