Agency Overview

Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation is a charitable and educational organization that exists to serve the most vulnerable populations and to mitigate poverty through the administration of federal, state, local, and private resources. IVEDC shall be a catalyst and advocate for the interest of its clients in order to improve lives and enrich communities.

Providing a broad range of individual and family services, designed to change lives, increase self-sufficiency, embody a spirit of hope, improve communities and make our service area a better place to live.

Increased Client Self Sufficiency

Enhancing Communities

Strengthening Partnerships

Operational Excellence

lllinois Valley Economic Development Corporation (IVEDC) was established in 1966 in order to provide a better focus of all available private, local, state and federal resources toward helping low-income and other disadvantaged individuals and families to obtain the skills, knowledge, motivation and opportunities to become more self-sufficient.

Since the organization was incorporated in 1966, the mission statement has been expanded from those earlier years to more accurately define the current mission and purpose of the agency.  IVEDC is organized as a charitable and educational organization that exists to serve the community, through programs to assist low-income, disabled, elderly individuals and families in need.

To fulfill this mission, the corporation shall act to receive, plan, coordinate, and administer Federal, State, local, and private resources towards education, employment and training, housing, energy, food and nutrition, developmental training, transportation, resource coordination, and other such related needs.  IVEDC shall be a catalyst and advocate for the interests of its clients in order to improve lives and enrich communities.

Incorporated in 1966 as a not-for-profit community action organization

Created as a result of federal legislation passed in 1964 as part of the Economic Opportunity Act

Board has tri-parte representation

1/3 Local Government

1/3 Private Groups/Interests

(Lions Club, United Mine Workers, Blackburn College etc.)

1/3 Individuals services by the agency

Service area: Macoupin, Jersey, Greene and Calhoun Counties

Offices in each county

Administrative Office is located in Gillespie

Employs approximately 180 individuals with approximately one-half  are full-time positions

Annual budget: Approximately $9 million

Largest programs: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Community Day Services Program, and Head Start

Approximately 5,000 households benefit annually from our services

OUTREACH CENTERS:

Gillespie

Jerseyville

Carrollton

Hardin

Carlinville

COMMUNITY DAY SERVICE CENTERS:

Gillespie

Jerseyville

HEAD START SERVICES:

Gillespie

Benld

Carlinville

Hardin

Otterville

White Hall

Brighton

SENIOR NUTRITION:

Gillespie

Carlinville

Palmyra

Jerseyville

Carrollton