903-218-6400
3800 Stone Road
Kilgore, TX 75662
Fiscal Year 2024
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County!
Grants Allocated
$1.9M in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Environmental
$10K in solid waste minimization grants were allocated to support cleanup, recycling, and illegal dumping enforcement
Public Safety
$107K was invested in the
911 system, combined with allocating $394K in public safety grants to help keep East Texans safe
Senior Services
248 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
10.7K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
1.3K job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.85M 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 (Cherokee County)
- $500,000 – Texas Community Development Block Grant (City of Jacksonville)
- $500,000 – Texas Community Development Block Grant (City of Wells)
- $336,148.86 – Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Advocacy (Crisis Center of Anderson & Cherokee Counties)
- $57,929.33 – DA's Victim Assistance Project (Cherokee County)
- $5,000 – Community Cleanup Grant 3rd Year Local Litter Abatement Officer (City of Rusk)
- $5,000
– Solid Waste Grant for Community Cleanup (City of Jacksonville)
Environmental Programs
ETCOG is the state designated organization for municipal solid waste planning in our region. We utilize regional goals and waste diversion resources to coordinate projects that benefit health and safety. Here are some results from the funded cleanup projects in your county.
$10K
Allocated in regional solid waste minimization grants
84.2K
Pounds of waste collected
12.2K
Pounds of recycling materials collected
258
Tires collected
1,700
Pounds of appliances collected
9,080
Pounds of yard waste collected
2
Illegal dump sites cleaned up
300
Pounds of waste removed from dump sites
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$170K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
27,993
9-1-1 calls received
3,139
Texts to 9-1-1
$394K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
109
Peace officers were trained
$3.6K
Invested for peace
officer training
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.
248
Seniors received services
61
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
6.8K
Senior meals served
1.6K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
30
Individuals received nutrition education services
19
Received benefits counseling services
48
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$17.7K
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.
10,705
GoBus trips
$522.9K
Invested in trips
52,365
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.
549
Workforce center visits and calls
802
Employers received assistance
$31.8K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
2,002
Job openings worked
88
Unemployment claimants served
357
Unemployment claimants entered employment
503
Customers received
Child Care Services
$1.8M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$48.4K
Invested in child care quality improvement
54
Daycare staff received training
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