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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], New River Community Action, Inc., Records, 1966-2015, Ms2022-030, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The New River Community Action, Inc., Records were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in January 2012. Additional materials were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in October 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the New River Community Action, Inc., Records commenced in August 2022 and completed in August 2022.

Administrative History

New River Community Action is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1965. The organization serves several counties in the New River area including, Floyd county, Giles County, Montgomery County, Pulaski County, and the City of Radford. New River Community Action recieves a majority of its funding through the Community Services Block Grant. The organization's mission statement is "New River Community Action's mission is to promote and support the well-being and self-reliance of individuals, families and communities".

Source: History of New River Community Action

Scope and Content

This collection contains the records of New River Community Action (NRCA), including administrative records, newspaper archives, awards, and recognitions. Also included are records relating to various community programs that were run through New River Community Action. This collection contains materials from 1966 to 2015. See the Arrangement note for additional information on the collection.

Arrangement

Series I: Administrative Records contains the administrative records of New River Community Action. It has five subseries: Annual Reports, Low-Income Community Needs Assessment, New River Community Action Community Needs Assessment, Employee Newsletters, and Display Photographs. Subseries I: Annual Reports contains some of the annual reports of New River Community Action from 1981 to 2002. Subseries II: Low-Income Community Needs Assessment contains several of the low-income community needs assessments from 1995 to 2008. Subseries III: New River Community Action Program Records contains information on various programs run through New River Community Action, including Head Start, the Homeless Intervention Program, and the Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP). Subseries IV: Employee Newsletters contains the quarterly employee newsletters sent to employees of New River Community Action between 1993 and 2006. Subseries V: Display Photographs contains photographs that were diplayed in New River Community Aciton offices. Most of the photographs were displayed in the Floyd Office. Series II: Newspaper Archives contains newspaper articles that were written about New River Community Action and various programs that were associated with the organization. Series III: Awards and Recognitions conatins certificates of apprectiation and certificates of recognition that were presented to New River Community Aciton. This series also contains serveral plaques and other recognitions presented by New River Community Action.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Community organization
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• New River Community Action, Inc.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the New River Community Action, Inc., Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).