Regional Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) certification classes are gearing up to meet the need of our community members. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, more than 50 percent of the state’s law enforcement population are CIT trained. The CIT program is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention with […]
Seniors with dementia may show anxiety or agitation in their hands. Signs include pulling or rubbing at clothes or bedding, rubbing hands together, twisting fingers, wringing hands, wandering, and repetitive speech. Sensory therapy or fidget items are an effective way to reduce anxiety, calm nerves, and provide comfort. Simple fidget items can provide an interactive, tactile, and engaging […]
A proposed budget for the operation of the Neuse River Council d/b/a Eastern Carolina Council of Governments, for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 has been presented to its Board of Directors. This budget is open and available for public inspection online at www.eccog.org or at 233 Middle St, Ste. 300, O’Marks Building, New Bern, NC during […]
The Eastern Carolina Council of Governments (ECC) Board of Directors takes great pleasure in announcing the appointment of David Bone as Executive Director, effective Monday, May 16, 2022. Mr. Bone brings extensive local government experience after service as County Manager in Davie and Martin Counties and as Town Manager in Wendell, Elizabethtown, and Chadbourn, NC. […]
Request for Proposal Home Delivered Meals Project Request for Proposal Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Home Delivered Meals for Older Adults Eastern Carolina Council (ECC) is accepting proposals for its Home Delivered Meals regional service project under the CARES Act Home and Community Care Block Grant program. The regional program is administered through ECC Area Agency […]
Notice of Executive Committee Board Meeting Eastern Carolina Council Board of Directors July 22, 2021 The Eastern Carolina Council has scheduled an Executive Committee Board Meeting for Thursday, July 22, 2021. This meeting will be held in the third-floor conference room of the O’Marks Building, located at 233 Middle Street, New Bern, NC 28560. […]
The ECC Executive Committee will hold a special meeting on July 8 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be remote pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.24. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a closed session to consult with an attorney in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege and to hear or investigate a complaint, charge, […]
June 30, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July is Social Wellness Awareness Month (NEW BERN, N.C.) – Social wellness in one of the eight dimensions of wellness, which also include physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental, occupational, financial, and spiritual wellness. All eight dimensions are extremely important to our overall health and wellbeing, but social wellness presents a […]
A proposed budget for the operation of the Neuse River Council d/b/a Eastern Carolina Council of Governments, for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 has been presented to its Board of Directors. This budget is open and available for public inspection online at www.eccog.org or at 233 Middle St, Ste. 300, O. Marks Building, New Bern, NC […]