Community Services

The Community Services block grant (csbg) program is a flexible grant funded by the federal government to enhance the growth of individuals and the communities they serve. Funds can be used to provide rent assistance, tuition, books, employment support, emergency food, transportation, and other Services. Csbg is also used to transition individuals and families out of poverty and become self-sufficient. The csbg program provides assistance in ten Texas counties.

The meals and games net extra treasures (magnet) program provides home delivered meals to low income seniors and disabled individuals certified eligible through Texas department of aging and disability Services (tdads) in navarro county monday through friday including holiday meals and emergency meals determined by environmental changes (weather related). Magnet senior Services meets the Community needs of serving low income disabled clients that may not be able to cook for themselves a nutritious meal monday through friday. Magnet senior Services also serves the need of seeing that each client is safe. The targeted population receiving magnet senior Services include low income and disabled adults from the age of 21 and higher.

Community transit service (cts) operates as a component of csi. Cts is a rural public transportation program that provides Services for the ellis and navarro county area. Hours of operation are monday through saturday 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Excluding holidays. Reservations are taken monday through friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The cts program was developed to provide safe and efficient transportation to the general public and to persons with special needs as specified by americans with disabilities act (ada) and as defined by contracts into which cts may enter.the buses have low floors so the first step is more accessible, and they are equipped with a wheelchair lift. The transit operators are trained to assist people with disabilities in boarding and securing their wheelchairs on the bus. By federal law, our operators announce major transfer points, intersections, and destination points along each route.