Pictured left to right presenting and receiving the helmets: Stephanie Davidson, Sgt. Cory Brookshire, Cpl. Jim Lewis, Ptl. Jeremy Hollar, and C.J. Durbin-Higgins.
Bonham Police Department receives Ballistic Helmets from TCOG
May 3, 2018
Aging & Disability Resource Center of Texoma
TCOG’s ADRC Announces New Educational Series
June 6, 2018
Pictured left to right presenting and receiving the helmets: Stephanie Davidson, Sgt. Cory Brookshire, Cpl. Jim Lewis, Ptl. Jeremy Hollar, and C.J. Durbin-Higgins.
Bonham Police Department receives Ballistic Helmets from TCOG
May 3, 2018
Aging & Disability Resource Center of Texoma
TCOG’s ADRC Announces New Educational Series
June 6, 2018

Identified Needs

Matrices

The following table (Table 21) shows the overall aggregate rankings for the five needs data collection methods. The aggregate score was obtained by assigning a score of “5” for the top ranking need in each method, a “4” for the second, and so on until a “1” is assigned for the lowest ranking need in each category. The overall aggregate shows that the availability and access to medical/health, especially mental health, providers and facilities is the top need evidenced in the region, followed by the need for safe, affordable housing, then the need for basic transportation, especially to medical appointments or/and to jobs, followed by the need for additional resources to pay basic household expenses, especially utilities and rent payments, and the need for additional resources to pay basic household expenses, especially utilities and rent payments. Two need categories, the need for additional resources to address hunger, food insecurity, and food deserts, and the need to address childhood poverty/availability, access and affordability of early education / childcare, each received a relatively low score of 4. Each regional need falls into one the following CSBG domains.

  • Employment
  • Education and Cognitive Development
  • Income and Asset Building
  • Housing
  • Health and Social andBehavioral Development
  • Civic Involvement and Community Involvement

Below are the identified regional needs. Each is linked to one of the above domains, and the level of need, either family or community, or both.

NeedDomainLevel of Need
Availability and Access to Mental Health/Medical Providers and FacilitiesHealth and Social/Behavioral DevelopmentCommunity
Safe and Affordable HousingHousingFamily and/or Community
Transportation, Especially to Medical Appointments or/and to jobsIncome and Asset Building/td>

Family and/or Community
Resources to Pay Basic Household Expenses, Especially Utilities and Rent PaymentsHousingFamily and/or Community
Hunger, Food Insecurity, and Food DesertsHealth and Social and Behavioral DevelopmentFamily and/or Community
The Need to Address Childhood Poverty/Availability, Access and Affordability of Early Education / ChildcareEducation and Cognitive DevelopmentFamily and/or Community
Table 21: Overall Aggregate Rankings for the Five (5) Needs Data Collection Methods
Needs Matrix
Aggregate
Client LifecycleClient Lifecycle UnmetAgency SurveyFocus Group Aggregate2-1-1 Call Data
Health Issues / Mental HealthHousingMental Health / MedicalTransportationUtility Assistance
Utility AssistanceTransportationTransportation / Gas MoneyMedicalHousing
HousingMental HealthAffordable HousingUtility AssistanceHealth / Mental Health / Medical
Financial IssuesRespite NeedsFoodEducation – ChildhoodFood
TransportationEducational IssuesEducationHousingTransportation
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method.




The following table (Table 22), shows the aggregate for each county, incorporating focus group rankings, the organization survey results, and the 211 call data.

Table 22: County-Level Data
Focus Group
Fannin CountyGrayson CountyCooke County
Utility AssistanceChildcare / EducationUtility Assistance
Transportation IssuesTransportationMedical
Medical IssuesMedicalTransportation
Childhood PovertyFoodHousing
JobsAffordable HousingJobs
Affordable Housing
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method.



Agency Survey
Fannin CountyGrayson CountyCooke County
Mental Health / CounselingMental Health / MedicalTransportation
FoodHousingHealthcare / Mental Health
Utility AssistanceEducational NeedsFamily Social Services
Transportation / Gas MoneyBasic Needs / FoodHigher Paying Jobs
Affordable HousingTransportationEducation / Tech Ed
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method.



2-1-1 Call Data
Fannin CountyGrayson CountyCooke County
Utility AssistanceUtility AssistanceUtility Assistance
Healthcare / Mental HealthAffordable HousingAffordable Housing
FoodHealthcare / Mental HealthHealthcare / Mental Health
Affordable HousingFoodFood
Transportation / Gas MoneyTransportation / Gas MoneyTransportation / Gas Money
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method.



County Aggregates
Fannin CountyGrayson CountyCooke County
Utility AssistanceHealthcare / Mental HealthHealthcare / Mental Health
Healthcare / Mental HealthAffordable HousingUtility Assistance
FoodFoodTransportation
Transportation / Gas MoneyTransportation / Gas MoneyAffordable Housing
Childhood PovertyUtility AssistanceFood
Affordable Housing
Multiple sources as shown in the table for each method.

The aggregate results for Fannin County indicate that additional assets to address utility assistance is the number one need, followed by the need to address healthcare/medical, especially mental health needs (availability and access to providers and facilities), food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues, basic transportation needs, with childhood poverty and the need for safe, affordable housing tying for the lowest ranking. In Grayson County the top need is availability and access to healthcare/medical facilities and providers (again with an emphasis on mental health), followed by the need for safe, affordable housing. This is followed by food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues, then, basic transportation issues, and the need for additional assets to address the inability to pay utility bills. Interestingly, the need for assets to address utility assistance is either number one or two in Fannin and Cooke counties, but number five in Grayson. Cooke County also has the need for healthcare/medical (again with mental health needs) as number one, followed by the need for utility assistance, basic transportation needs, the need for safe, affordable housing, and food insecurity/food deserts/hunger issues.