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Foothills Regional Commission

Fostering REgional Collaboration

For Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Counties in Western North Carolina

Area Agency
on Aging

Community & Economic
Development

Workforce
Development

Housing
Program

OUR
MISSION

Foothills Regional Commission is the council of governments for the Isothermal Region which includes Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Counties in Western North Carolina. The membership of the Commission consists of the local governments within the Isothermal Region.

The Commission serves its members and their citizens by fostering regional collaboration and providing professional and technical expertise. The Commission houses the region’s Area Agency on AgingHousing ProgramsRural Planning OrganizationWorkforce Development Board and provides services through its Economic & Community Development and Workforce Development programs and Technical Assistance programs. For more information, check out our About page!

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FRC Newsletter, May 25, 2023

Exciting wins, funding opportunities for STEM Programming and Infrastructure Projects, and more! Catch up on all of this in the latest FRC newsletter, available here.

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FRC Newsletter, April 13, 2023

Check out this week’s FRC newsletter to learn about funding opportunities, a public comment drop-in session for the Rutherford County Farmland Protection Plan, and two

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