Fiscal Year 2024
Wood 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 Wood County!
Grants Allocated
$1.06M in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$61K in public safety grants were allocated, along with $86.7K invested in the 9-1-1 system to help keep East Texans safe
Senior Services
665 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
1.9K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
890 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.16M 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 (Wood County)
- $500,000 – Texas Community Development Block Grant (City of Hawkins)
- $61,000
– Criminal District Attorney's Victim Service Project (Wood County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$61K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$86.7K
Invested in the 9-1-1 system
20,521
9-1-1 calls received
1,450
Texts to 9-1-1
73
Peace officers were trained
$5.5K
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.
665
Seniors received services
258
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
25.6K
Senior meals served
1.2K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
154
Individuals received nutrition education services
16
Received benefits counseling services
70
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$46.4K
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.
1,928
GoBus trips
$94.1K
Invested in trips
48,055
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.
441
Workforce center visits and calls
449
Employers received assistance
$38.4K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
864
Job openings worked
89
Unemployment claimants served
305
Unemployment claimants entered employment
275
Customers received Child Care Services
$1.1M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$125K
Invested in child care quality improvement
56
Daycare staff received training
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