Warren County budget process begins with requests from outside agencies: Blue Ridge Opportunities, The Warren Coalition and The Phoenix Project

Executive Director Cathy Wolfe-Heberle from Blue Ridge Opportunities leads off the budget requests. Photo and video by Mark Williams, Royal Examiner.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors held work session with outside agencies regarding the FY 2020-2021 budget on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Royal Examiner will follow the process over the next few weeks. In this first session, 15 outside agencies presented their request to the Board of Supervisors. In this first meeting, Supervisor Tony Carter  was absent – sick as well as Archie Fox. No word on why he missed the meeting. Supervisors Walt Mabe, Cheryl Cullers and Delores Oates, along with Doug Stanley and Bob Childress attended.

It’s interesting to hear the discussion and see the detail of what it takes to put a budget together. It’s a slow and long process, but necessary.

The first meeting lasted about three hours. The Royal Examiner will break this down into smaller sections to make this long and tedious process somewhat more tolerable.

The first video includes requests from Blue Ridge Opportunities, The Warren Coalition and The Phoenix Project.  Watch the presentations on the exclusive Royal Examiner video.

Blue Ridge Opportunities

Blue Ridge Opportunities is a 501 (c) [3] non-profit corporation that strives to build foundations on which individuals with disabilities can achieve success. Blue Ridge Opportunities is licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Disability Services (DBHDS) to provide Group Day Support, Community Engagement and Community Coaching Services.

BRO is located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in Front Royal, Virginia. We believe that all individuals are capable of participating in their community, regardless of disability, at the level they desire with supports. Blue Ridge Opportunities focuses on providing those supports.

The Warren Coalition

Warren County Community Health Coalition – Warren Coalition – is a nonprofit agency established in 1994 to help fill the gaps in health care and substance abuse awareness to the community. The Coalition began under the guidance of Warren Memorial Hospital as an outreach project, but has since grown and was incorporated in 2001.  The office is currently located in the Warren County Community Center.  We continue to work towards making Warren County a safe, healthy, and drug free community through the many programs we provide.

Phoenix Project

Ensuring freedom from all forms of domestic violence through empowerment, education, and community.