903-218-6400
3800 Stone Road
Kilgore, TX 75662
Fiscal Year 2024
Rains 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 Rains County!
Grants Allocated
$4.9K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$29.5K was invested to strengthen the 9-1-1 system, along with other public safety initiatives
Senior Services
671 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
351 public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
137 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $110K 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.
- $3,000 – Community Cleanup Collection Event (City of East Tawakoni)
- $1,950 – Community Cleanup Tire Collection Event (Rains County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$29.5K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
6,086
9-1-1 calls received
444
Texts to 9-1-1
4
Peace officers were trained
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.
671
Seniors received services
245
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
22.3K
Senior meals served
406
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
171
Individuals received nutrition education services
6
Received benefits counseling services
33
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$40.6K
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.
351
GoBus trips
$17.1K
Invested in trips
13,024
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.
83
Workforce center visits and calls
54
Employers received assistance
$4K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
94
Job openings worked
53
Unemployment claimants entered employment
33
Customers received
Child Care Services
$110.1K
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$5.2K
Invested in child care quality improvement
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