903-218-6400
3800 Stone Road
Kilgore, TX 75662
Fiscal Year 2024
Anderson County Solutions Report
With the leadership and guidance of our Board, Executive Committee, and Advisory Committees, we are hard at work to serve East Texas and provide regional solutions. This report offers information and stats on how we served the community in the Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1 - September 30) through our service agencies. It has been our pleasure to serve Anderson County!
Grants Allocated
$1.01M in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$123K was invested in the 911 system, combined with allocating $9.8K in
police training funds to help keep the county safe
Senior Services
532 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
25.4K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
6.9K job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.6M went to families within the county to subsize their child care
Grants Allocated Within Your County
Working with local, state, and federal partners, ETCOG assists with prioritizing and administering important grants in our region. The following grants were awarded this fiscal year for solid waste minimization, public safety, and/or economic development initiatives.
- $500,000 – Texas Community Development Block Grant (City of Palestine)
- $336,148.86 – Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocacy (Crisis Center of Anderson & Cherokee Counties)
- $132,000 – Crime Victims Assistance (Anderson County)
- $41,226.78 – Violence Against Women Act Funding for DA’s Women’s Case Manager (Anderson County)
- $4,957.75
– Regional Evaluation Services for Juveniles (Anderson County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$509.3K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$123K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
27,173
9-1-1 calls received
1,641
Texts to 9-1-1
86
Peace officers were trained
$9.8K
Invested for peace
officer training
$4,957
Funded in grants for regional evaluation services for juveniles
Senior Services
ETCOG administers the Area Agency on Aging of East Texas, utilizing state and federal funding to help seniors with information and referral assistance, benefits counseling, legal assistance, care coordination and caregiver support. We also coordinate in-home support, legal awareness, nutrition and ombudsman services.
532
Seniors received services
234
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
21.9K
Senior meals served
2.8K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
136
Individuals received nutrition education services
20
Received benefits counseling services
39
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$12.2K
Funded in case management services
Transportation
We provide safe, reliable, and friendly transit services to East Texas through GoBus, a rural, demand response public transit system.
25,433
GoBus trips
$1.2M
Invested in trips
57,868
Population served
Workforce Development
By offering a trained, first-class workforce, we can attract employers and make a difference in the economy and quality of life in East Texas. ETCOG administers Workforce Solutions East Texas, which delivers no-cost retruitment and employment services to businesses and job seekers in the region.
6,169
Workforce center visits and calls
738
Employers received assistance
$40.6K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
5,631
Job openings worked
112
Unemployment claimants served
402
Unemployment claimants entered employment
484
Customers received
Child Care Services
$1.6M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$121.6K
Invested in child care quality improvement
74
Daycare staff received training
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