Created as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Community Services Block (CSBG) program is designed to reduce poverty and revitalize low-income communities.
Empowering low-income families to become self-sufficient through family support.
Family Assistance
Serving within the Energy Services Department, the CSBG program helps low-income families meet their basic needs to ensure they are able to focus on achieving their educational and employment goals.
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| Persons in Family/Household | 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines |
|---|---|
| 1 | $31,300 |
| 2 | $42,300 |
| 3 | $53,300 |
| 4 | $64,200 |
| 5 | $75,300 |
| 6 | $86,300 |
| 7 | $97,300 |
| 8 | $108,300 |
| Families with more than 8 persons | Add $11,000 for each additional person |
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Meet the Team
CSBG
Program Staff
Community Services Advisory Council Members
Wendy Velotti
Sherman ISD
Chairperson
Ms. Yvonne Sandmann MS
North Central Texas College
Secretary / Treas.
Ms. Julie Craig
Workforce Solutions Texoma
Marsha Gaddis
Getting Ahead
Ken Keeler
Cooke County Representative
Jason Myers
Trident Industriies
Sandra Pimenta
Abigail Arms
Honorable Allen Sanderson
Councilman - City of Bonham
Ms. Kim Starrett
Getting Ahead
Agendas
Meeting Minutes
No Community Services Advisory Council Meeting minutes are available.
Want to help make a difference in the lives of others?
We are always interested in developing partnerships to build better lives throughout Texoma and can use your help! From volunteering at the diaper bank to providing supplies for Getting Ahead classes, there are many ways YOU can make a difference.
Getting Ahead
We have partnered with MasterKey Ministries of Grayson County Inc. and the Fannin County Ministerial Alliance to provide our communities a nationally-recognized program based on the aha! Process' Bridges Out of Poverty Curriculum with the mission to help the impoverished populations in Cooke, Fannin and Grayson counties. This effort will radically improve their lives while transitioning out of poverty and into the middle class.
Participants, referred to as Investigators, learn to identify and overcome barriers using resources available to them in a 16-week class called "Getting Ahead in a Just-gettin'-by World." This course is then followed up by a Staying Ahead program which addresses financial wellness, healthy boundaries, and trauma care. We also provide additional education workshops to the middle- and wealthy classes on how not to create further hardships for the low-income populations.
The Getting Ahead program has six (6) facilitators and works directly with TCOG's Foster Grandparent Program to provide free childcare for our investigators.
