Grant Awards as of August 31, 2008

Abilene Area

Basic Needs Network/United Way of Abilene to provide funds for basic needs of military personnel and their families through local program providers. www.acallforhelp.info
Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Texas to provide support to the Big Brothers Big Sisters programs in Abilene and San Angelo to make matches of "Bigs" to "Littles" whose parents are currently deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. www.bbbsabilene.org
Community Action Program of Taylor County to address needs of military personnel residing in a 14 county area around Taylor County/Abilene who are facing economic hardship as a result of deployment. (325) 673-5785

Amarillo Area

American Red Cross Texas Panhandle Chapter to address emergency needs of military service members and their families. www.amarillo.redcross.org
United Way of Amarillo & Canyon to increase awareness of services available using the 211 program as a means to get military families connected with services. www.unitedwayama.org
West Texas Family & Community Services to fund services through several Amarillo area organizations including counseling, educational and employment assistance, and child care. (806) 651-2982

Organizations under the West Texas Family & Community Services umbrella include:
-Amarillo Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ACADA) to provide assistance to families dealing with substance abuse. (806) 374-6688
-Family Support Services to deliver family violence counseling services, Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program, domestic violence services, sexual assault crisis services, and child care services. www.fss-ama.org
-Goodwill Industries of Amarillo to provide services related to vocational skills, work adjustment, personal and social adjustment, career skills development, and job placement services. www.amagoodwill.org
-The Hope and Healing Place to provide general grief and loss counseling. www.hopeandhealingplace.org

El Paso Area

American Red Cross El Paso Chapter to address emergency communication needs between deployed military service members and their families. www.redcrosselpaso.org
Army Community Services, Fort Bliss to provide furnishings and computer equipment for the "Yellow Ribbon Room", a room to be used by family members of deployed soldiers to keep in contact with their loved ones. (915) 568-0768
Army Community Services, Fort Bliss to provide childcare during recreational outings for the spouses of military personnel who are deployed. (915) 568-0768
Army Community Services, Fort Bliss for emergency needs funding to soldiers, to cover such items as emergency travel, lodging, food, and child care for the families of wounded soldiers. (915) 568-0768
Army Community Services, Fort Bliss for Freedom Camp 2008, a camp aimed at children who have a parent deployed. (915) 568-0768
Child Crisis Center of El Paso to provide emergency shelter for children, infants through 13 years of age, of military service personnel. www.childcrisiselp.org
The Children's Grief Center of El Paso to assist with outreach to families who have children in need of counseling who have lost a parent as a result of conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. www.cgcelpaso.org
El Paso Child Guidance Center to provide mental health services for military personnel and their families. (915) 562-1999
El Paso/Ft. Bliss Armed Services YMCA to provide toddler playground equipment. www.asymcaelpaso.org
Goodwill of El Paso, Inc. to assist veterans with post-military employment training and placement opportunities. www.goodwillep.org
Jewish Family & Children's Service, El Paso to provide mental health services to military personnel and their families in the Fort Bliss Area. (915) 581-3256
Paso Del Norte Food Bank, El Paso to provide additional services to assist in the needs of military personnel and their families. (915) 532-1508
Salvation Army - El Paso to provide food boxes, clothing, furniture vouchers, gasoline, and utility, rent or house payment assistance to military service members and their families. (915) 544-9811
YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region to provide financial counseling services, including household budget and debt management training to military service members and their families. www.ywcaelpaso.org
YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region to assist young parents using "Parents as Teachers" model. www.ywcaelpaso.org

Lubbock Area

American Red Cross South Plains Regional Chapter to assist with outreach, emergency communications, and financial assistance to military personnel and their families. www.lubbock.redcross.org
Family Promise of Lubbock to assist Lubbock area military personnel and their families with essential family and household needs. www.familypromiselubbock.org
Family Service Association of Lubbock to provide counseling services to military personnel and their families. (806) 747-3488

Midland/Odessa Area

American Red Cross of Southwest Texas to provide emergency communciations and finacial assistance to soldiers and their families in a 26 county region. www.redcrosssouthwest.org
Centers for Children & Families to provide counseling services to military service members and their families. www.centerswesttexas.org
Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas to fund counseling services to military personnel and their families, with an emphasis on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. www.samaritanccwtx.org
Soldiers of Today and Yesterday for the West Texas Service Members and Family Fund to assist with purchasing necessary troop items including the delivery expenses. www.styveteran.org
West Texas Opportunities, Inc. to assist military personnel and their families with emergency and unmet needs such as utilities assistance, home repair and weatherization and other emergency needs. www.gowto.org

San Angelo Area

Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Texas to provide support to the Big Brothers Big Sisters programs in Abilene and San Angelo to make matches of "Bigs" to "Littles" whose parents are currently deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. www.bbbsabilene.org
Christians In Action, San Angelo to assist military families with basic needs such as housing, food, clothing, utility bills, medical bills, etc. (325) 655-5127
MHMR Services for the Concho Valley to provide counseling services to military personnel and their families. www.mhmrcv.org
Salvation Army - San Angelo to provide services including basic needs, medical care and transportation, and alcohol and drug abuse counseling to military service members and their families. www.salarmysanangelo.org

West Texas Region

Big Bend Natural History Association, Activets Program to provide re-integration therapy with outdoor experiences for military service members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan. www.activets.org
Military Child Education Coalition to assist with public engagement of volunteers in area communities to help children deal with injury, illness, or death of a parent in Iraq or Afghanistan. www.militarychild.org
National Center for Human Performance to determine feasibility of delivering post acute cognitive rehabilitation services to veterans in West Texas though videoconferencing with vocational rehabilitation counselors. www.tmc.edu
Operation Homefront of Texas to provide repairs and modifications for homes of soldiers disabled as a result of battle wounds. www.operationhomefront.net
Operation Render Comfort to expand casualty notification/assistance training support to Ft. Bliss Center, provide children's grief counseling, and develop rural community and professional education offerings in conjunction with Texas National Guard. www.operationrendercomfort.org
Texas Health & Human Services Commission to establish connections between 211 providers and military families. www.hhsc.state.tx.us
Texas National Guard Family Support Foundation to assist with Young Heroes Youth Camp, a camp aimed at children that have a parent currently deployed. (512) 782-6911
USA Cares, Inc. to assist in the Homeownership Preservation Foundation to intervene in foreclosures on military family homes. www.usacares.us
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Texas to help meet the unmet needs of military personnel and their families through emergency grants. www.texasvfw.org