Fiscal Year 2025
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 2025 (October 1 - September 30) through our service agencies. It has been our pleasure to serve Panola County!
Grants Allocated
$810.4K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$75.2K was invested to strengthen the 9-1-1 system, along with other public safety initiatives
Senior Services
537 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
2,190 public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
629 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.17M 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 (City of Gary)
- $35,455.94 – Justice Assistance Grant Funding (City of Carthage)
- $9,974.65 - Solid Waste Minimization Grant (Panola County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$75.2K
Invested to strengthen the regional 9-1-1 system
6,357
9-1-1 calls received
563
Texts to 9-1-1
$35.4K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
143
Peace officers were trained
119
Invested for peace officer training
$10.3K
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.
537
Seniors received services
41
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
5.8K
Senior meals served
952
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
17
Individuals received nutrition education services
410
Received benefits counseling services
21
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$4.2K
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.
2,190
GoBus trips
$99.8K
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.
532
Workforce center visits and calls
97
Employers received assistance
$38.6K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
371
Job openings worked
56
Unemployment claimants served
156
Unemployment claimants entered employment
259
Customers received
Child Care Services
$1.17M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$53.8K
Invested in child care quality improvement
16
Daycare staff received training
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