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Red River Valley Community Action

Red River Valley Community Action is a community action agency that since 2005 has provided five AFI grants with the objective of developing self-sufficiency in the financial lives of its IDA participants.

The organization administers single agency and Network projects. Its Network projects have five subgrantees. Red River Valley Community Action emphasizes homeownership, postsecondary education, and business capitalization with the goal of changing the way participants think about financial matters by instilling the importance of asset development and developing self-sufficiency in their financial lives. The organization has been successful in enrolling participants, opening IDAs, and making several asset purchases.

Partners

The organization partners with the Village Family Service Center, Small Business Development Center, and TRIO Educational Opportunity Center to provide financial education. The group also partners with the IRS, sponsoring VITA programs; Grand Forks Housing Authority and Grand Forks County Social Services, providing referrals; and USDA Rural Development and Red River Valley Community Action Homeownership and Rehabilitation Program, providing home purchase assistance.

Assets for Independence Grant History

Name	Amount	Start Date	End Date
90EI0708	$143,750	9/30/2011	9/29/2016
90EI0600	$143,750	9/1/2009	8/31/2014
90EI0559	$6,600	9/1/2008	8/31/2013
90EI0481	$115,000	7/1/2007	6/30/2013
90EI0356	$10,000	9/30/2005	9/29/2011

Project Title

North Dakota Community Action IDA Program

Highlights/Outcomes

207 IDAs have been opened.

85 participants have received financial education.

$283,049 saved by participants.

116 participants have purchased an asset.

Total AFI Funding

Total AFI Grant Funding: $419,100
Total Non-Federal Support: $419,100

Focus Population

Red River Valley Community Action focuses on eligible low-income families in North and South Dakota. Specifically, it focuses on people in its Self-Reliance Program and in the Grand Forks Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program, as well as people receiving services from county social service offices in the region.

Contact

Red River Valley Community Action
1013 North 5th Street
Grand Forks, ND 58203
(701) 746-5431
http://www.rrvca.com