CCSCT awarded $150,000 “Fund for Veterans’ Assistance” Grant
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28 Sep 2022
Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Cindy Aguirre
Community Council of South-Central Texas to provide financial assistance to area Veterans through
partnership with the Texas Veterans Commission
(Guadalupe County) — The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) announced that CCSCT’s, “Veterans’ Financial Assistance Program,” was selected as a 2022-2023 $150,000.00 General Assistance Grantee by the Texas Veterans Commission.
Last year, CCSCT helped keep 42 Veteran families from homelessness with the generous support of the Commission.
Veteran’s Resource Coordinator, Kenneth Loy, expresses his gratitude for the funding by stating, “…thank you for making us third year recipients of the Texas Veteran’s Commission Grant- it always helps us make a good Veteran’s program, a great Veteran’s program.”
The “Veterans’ Financial Assistance Program” helps eligible Veterans, Veteran Dependents, and Surviving Spouses. Through the program, CCSCT will assist beneficiaries with short-term and temporary financial Emergency Services to include one-time utility payments (may include electric, gas, propane, water, sewer, trash, late fees) and one-time rental/mortgage payment (may include rent, mortgage, late fees, application fees, security deposits).
The Veterans’ Financial Assistance program is available to eligible applicants in 21 CCSCT service counties including: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala. For more information, you may contact Veteran Service Coordinator, Kenneth (Ken) Loy, at 830-876-9812 or at kloy@ccsct.org.
CCSCT is a non-profit community action agency that empowers vulnerable families and individuals in the greater South Central Texas area to achieve self-sufficiency by eliminating barriers through innovative programs and strong community partnerships. Counties serviced include Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Brewster, Comal, Crane, Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala. For more information, visit www.ccsct.org or follow us on the socials at https://linktr.ee/ccsct_cares.
This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For more information on the Texas Veterans Commission, visit https://www.TVC.Texas.gov.
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