Office of Economic Opportunity

Education Employment Maintenance Utility Assistance
Contact
1205 Pendleton Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, United States

Created by the Community Economic Opportunity Act of 1983, the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) is the state’s administering agency for the Community Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Weatherization Assistance Program and Emergency Solutions Grant. OEO works in partnership with community action agencies and other non-profit agencies to administer and distribute funds for local initiatives designed to appreciably impact the causes of poverty.