903-218-6400
3800 Stone Road
Kilgore, TX 75662
Fiscal Year 2024
Panola 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 Panola County!
Grants Allocated
$35.3K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$82.9K was invested to strengthen the 9-1-1 system, along with other public safety initiatives
Senior Services
250 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
2,026 public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
678 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $935K 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.
- $20,543 – P25 Radio Request Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Carthage)
- $14,800
– Portable Radios State Homeland Security Program (City of Carthage)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$82.9K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
10,899
9-1-1 calls received
959
Texts to 9-1-1
$20.5K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$14.8K
in grants funded to prevent terrorism and improve security
119
Peace officers were trained
$9.7K
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.
250
Seniors received services
50
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
7.4K
Senior meals served
632
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
40
Individuals received nutrition education services
10
Received benefits counseling services
57
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$15.3K
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.
2,026
GoBus trips
$98.9K
Invested in trips
22,904
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.
445
Workforce center visits and calls
233
Employers received assistance
$26.5K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
1.6K
Job openings worked
58
Unemployment claimants served
204
Unemployment claimants entered employment
225
Customers received
Child Care Services
$935K
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$108.8K
Invested in child care quality improvement
31
Daycare staff received training
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