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
$1.16M in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$60.4K was invested in the
911 system, combined with allocating $399K in public safety grants to help keep East Texans safe
Senior Services
307 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
13.3K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
703 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.83M 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.
- $765,000 – TxCDBG Community Development Fund (Cherokee County)
- $337,135 - Victims of Crime Act Funding (Crisis Center of Anderson & Cherokee Counties)
- $62,171.83 - Victims of Crime Act Funding (Cherokee County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$60.4K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
17,344
9-1-1 calls received
1,760
Texts to 9-1-1
$399K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
161
Peace officers were trained
$13.4K
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.
307
Seniors received services
75
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
9.9K
Senior meals served
1.4K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
64
Individuals received nutrition education services
66
Received benefits counseling services
22
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$10.1K
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.
13,953
GoBus trips
$610.1K
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.
450
Workforce center visits and calls
253
Employers received assistance
$39.5K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
878
Job openings worked
18
Unemployment claimants served
278
Unemployment claimants entered employment
474
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
58
Daycare staff received training
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