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Orange County Living Wage

Orange County Living Wage is a volunteer-driven nonprofit working to promote a living wage in Orange County, North Carolina.

Through our employer certification program, we recognize local businesses and organizations who pay the 2023 living wage of $16.60 per hour, or $15.10 per hour if the employer pays at least half the cost of health insurance. The living wage rate is adjusted annually.

North Carolina Employee Ownership Center

North Carolina Employee Ownership Center, Inc. (“NCEOC”) is an educational nonprofit corporation that is dedicated to protecting jobs, increasing community wealth, and creating a more vibrant, inclusive economy. We view employee ownership as a critical tool to achieve these goals. By educating the public on employee ownership, we hope to stimulate economic development in a way that broadens economic opportunity, to the benefit of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

Hope Renovations

We inspire hope in women and older adults for a joyful and fulfilling future. We accomplish this by teaching women the skills they need to work in the construction trades, and providing them on-the-job practice in the homes of older adults who need repairs and renovations in order to safely and comfortably stay in their homes as they age.