Solutions That Empower People (STEP), Inc., is a dynamic community action agency that provides selected housing programs in our service area. STEP is headquartered in Rocky Mount, VA and provides Weatherization Assistance for eligible residents in Franklin and Patrick counties through Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and private utility funds, and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers through Virginia Housing for income eligible residents of Franklin, Patrick, and Bedford counties.
Our Weatherization Assistance program began in 1969 and has assisted hundreds in Franklin and Patrick counties. STEP contracts with highly trained industry professionals that utilize the latest technologies and equipment to properly diagnose each client's specific energy saving needs and address accordingly. These remedies make homes safer, more comfortable, and more efficient to reduce energy consumption and lower heating/cooling costs to the residents.
STEP administers Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, including eligibility, reasonable rent calculations, and rental inspections to ensure units are properly maintained, safe, and sanitary.
STEP Inc also provides Early Head Start, Head Start, Life Academy, and Senior Food Service Programs in Franklin and Patrick, and has a satellite office in Stuart, VA.