Fiscal Year 2025
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 2025 (October 1 - September 30) through our service agencies. It has been our pleasure to serve Wood County!
Grants Allocated
$80.4K in grants were funded within the county to help build strong communities, improve public safety, and/or minimize solid waste
Public Safety
$67K in public safety grants were allocated, along with $81.3K invested in the 9-1-1 system to help keep East Texans safe
Senior Services
545 seniors received services through our Area Agency on Aging to meet the social, nutritional, educational, and logistic needs of residents
Transportation
2.3K public transit trips were provided through GoBus to help residents get to where they need to go
Workforce Development
452 job seekers and employers were served by Workforce Solutions East Texas, and $1.41M 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 – Victims of Crime Act Funding (Wood County)
- $8,150 - Solid Waste Minimization Grant for Recycling (USV Solid Waste)
- $5,304.91 - Solid Waste Minimization Grant for Community Clean Up Collection (Wood County)
Public Safety
ETCOG assists the region with public safety planning to help our local communities and first responders coordinate resources and training.
$67K
in grants funded to improve public safety and support victims of crime
$81.3K
Invested in the 9-1-1 system
17.8K
9-1-1 calls received
958
Texts to 9-1-1
77
Peace officers were trained
$5.1K
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.
545
Seniors received services
209
Seniors received home delivered or congregate meal services
22K
Senior meals served
1K
Sponsored GoBus trips
for seniors
130
Individuals received nutrition education services
69
Received benefits counseling services
27
Seniors assisted with information and referral services
$10.6K
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.
2.3K
GoBus trips
$108K
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.
388
Workforce center visits and calls
114
Employers received assistance
$45.4K
Invested in employment training for job seekers
389
Job openings worked
98
Unemployment claimants served
235
Unemployment claimants entered employment
348
Customers received Child Care Services
$1.4M
Invested in providing child care, enabling families to work or receive training
$160K
Invested in child care quality improvement
155
Daycare staff received training
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