EOAC has exhausted our CARES funds for rent and water assistance. At this time, we cannot take further applications for rental assistance or water assistance. Please keep an eye on our Facebook and website for further updates. We can still assist with electric, propane, and gas (utilities) bills. Please visit our website, https://www.eoacwaco.org/community-services/

As announced by Texas governor Greg Abbott, and by the United States Federal Government, the CARES Act will provide funding to assist families during the COVID-19 Crisis. EOAC is the recipient of CSBG funds for McLennan, Freestone, Limestone, Hill, Bosque, and Falls counties. If you need assistance due to the loss of employment (or reduction of employment) during COVID-19, please view the guidelines below. EOAC can assist with rent and mortgage payments under certain circumstances; if the client is facing the threat of eviction or homelessness. 

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides a range of services to assist low-income individuals in attaining the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. During the transition out of poverty program EOAC able to assist clients with needs; such as transportation, education, employment, financial literacy, job skills, computer literacy, youth programs, emergency needs, and other barriers as an ongoing effort to create lasting change in their lives. 

Eligibility for CARES Act CSBG is calculated at 200% of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.

SOURCE: U.S Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines