RPC Seeking New Home for Future Operations
Planning for the Future
CHALLENGES
- Identify new space to serve clients
- Leasing from a for-profit entity can significantly add to operating costs because of property taxes
- Prohibited form owning property by statute
- 90% of funding is grant pass-through, limiting funding available for space acquisition
- The lack of secure space does not provide stability
SOLUTIONS
- Explore legislative change to allow for property ownership
- Identify space that meets the RPC's needs
- Identify funding to purchase and renovate property
IDEAL
- Combine more services under one roof
- Centrally locate in the community
- 25,000 - 35,000 square feet
- Secure space that keeps overhead costs low and directs the most grant funding possible to services
IMPACT
- Stable and secure space for the future operation of the RPC
- Continue providing quality services for thousands of people in our community every year
- In 2023, the RPC served more than 16,000 clients through its Community Services (13,726), Workforce Development (1,595+), and Early Childhood Education (750+) divisions alone
RPC services currently extend into 14 counties throughout East Central Illinois:
- Champaign
- Clark
- Coles
- Cumberland
- DeWitt
- Douglas
- Edgar
- Ford
- Iroquois
- Macon
- Moultrie
- Piatt
- Shelby
- Vermilion
Including the home office at the Brookens Administrative Center, the RPC operates 15 physical locations in Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Iroquois, and Piatt Counties. Find more information here.