	PROGRAM PROFILE Program Name: Community Services Block Grant Address: 411 Austin St. - P.O. Box 610 City: Levelland State: Texas Zip Code: 79336 Telephone #: 806/894-6104 Fax: 806/894-5349 Days Open: Monday - Friday Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Director: Luis Perez (806/894-3800) Contact Person: Debra Cox (806/894-5005) Origination Date: 1966 Budget Total: 133,727 Type of Funding: Reimbursement Clients Served Annually: 7,500 Services Provided: Information and Referral, Form Filing, Case Management Requirements for Eligibility and Financial Guidelines: Income below the current federal poverty income guidelines. Intake Procedure: Applications are taken at each Multi-Service Center. Required Documents: Income documentation Fee Structure: None Counties Served: Bailey, Cochran, Garza, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum Funding Sources: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs History with SPCAA: The idea of community action was conceived by the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964. The program was launched as a "War on Poverty" concept. The objectives were not to "Do" for people but to make them aware of how to do for themselves and to give aid whenever necessary. This concept caught on in Hockley County in 1965 when a group of concerned citizens met to discuss the possibilities of forming some type of group. Other Comments:
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PROGRAM PROFILE

Program Name: Community Services Block Grant

Address: 411 Austin St. - P.O. Box 610

City: Levelland State: Texas Zip Code: 79336

Telephone #: 806/894-6104

Fax: 806/894-5349

Days Open: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Director: Luis Perez (806/894-3800)

Contact Person: Debra Cox (806/894-5005)

Origination Date: 1966

Budget Total: 133,727

Type of Funding: Reimbursement

Clients Served Annually: 7,500

Services Provided: Information and Referral, Form Filing, Case Management

Requirements for Eligibility and Financial Guidelines: Income below the current federal poverty income guidelines.

Intake Procedure: Applications are taken at each Multi-Service Center.

Required Documents: Income documentation

Fee Structure: None

Counties Served: Bailey, Cochran, Garza, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum

Funding Sources: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

History with SPCAA: The idea of community action was conceived by the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964. The program was launched as a "War on Poverty" concept. The objectives were not to "Do" for people but to make them aware of how to do for themselves and to give aid whenever necessary. This concept caught on in Hockley County in 1965 when a group of concerned citizens met to discuss the possibilities of forming some type of group.

Other Comments:

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