Texas Health Community Impact grant awarded
to Erath County United Way.

TEXAS HEALTH AWARDS $599,962 TO HELP ERATH COUNTY COMMUNITY BRIDGES INITIATIVE INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES
FOR OUR NEIGHBORS
​ Texas Health Resources has awarded a $599,562 grant to help Erath County organizations address crucial needs in their communities, including depression and food insecurity. The grant will benefit the work of Erath County United Way, in close collaboration with Tarleton State University and other community partners.
Awarded by Texas Health Community Impact, the grant helps fund the initiative known as Erath County Community Bridges, which is aimed at decreasing levels of anxiety and depression, increasing food security, and enhancing resource navigation services for low-income citizens age 40 and over in Erath County ZIP codes 76401, 76402 and 76446.
These were identified as the areas with the best opportunities to effect change.
“We’re excited to have this opportunity with the Texas Health Community Impact grant to help make measurable changes in the health and well-being of the people in our community,” said Lisa Scroggins, executive director of Erath County United Way. “We’ll work with our partners to help our communities find and leverage the resources that can help them in critical areas like anxiety,  depression and food insecurity.”
The program objectives for Erath County’s grant are two-fold among low-income individuals age 40 and over: decrease depression and anxiety as measured by standard assessments on patient mental health and general anxiety disorders; and increase food security by 10% as measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Security Questionnaire.
To do this, Erath County Community Bridges plans to create a Telehealth Institute through Tarleton State University; fund a navigator position to help coordinate the efforts of the collaborating organizations as they collectively help citizens; and enhance food pantries through healthier food options and offering financial literacy education to patrons.
Julie Merriman, Ph.D., associate dean of Tarleton State University’s College of Health Science and Human Services, said the Telehealth Institute will create a multidisciplinary clinic, bringing together counseling, public health, nursing, food sciences, social work and communication disorders.
“The Telehealth Institute will innovatively serve our community while training future healthcare workers in advanced technologies,” Merriman said.
In addition to Erath County United Way and Tarleton State University, Erath County Community Bridges is partnering with:
· H.O.P.E., Inc.
· Meals on Wheels of Erath County
· Area food pantries
· Stephenville and Dublin Independent School Districts
· Texas Bank
· Pecan Valley Mental Health Authority
This spring, Texas Health awarded $5 million in grants to help organizations address crucial needs in their communities, many of them made more urgent by the stress COVID-19 has placed on North Texans.
The grants are made with input from leaders in communities around North Texas, including Erath County. They are targeted at priorities that were identified in the Texas Health Community Health Needs Assessment and confirmed with data from community readiness surveys and focus groups. The grants are a data-driven, outcome-focused approach to addressing social determinants of health upstream before they become serious problems.
Screening for anxiety, expanding community gardens to address food insecurity and assisting with job training are among the issues that some of the Texas Health Community Impact grants will address.
“These issues, such as food insecurity and social isolation, have been long standing problems in these communities and have only become more critical because of the pandemic,” said Barclay Berdan, CEO of Texas Health. “Texas Health Community Impact is about reaching beyond the walls of our hospitals and improving the lives of people in the communities we serve.”
This is the second round of Texas Heath Community Impact grants. The funds go to community organizations in five geographic regions of North Texas. This series of grants builds on the successes of the first round made in 2019.


Since 1971 the Erath County United Way has partnered with local nonprofit agencies to work together and solve the most pressing issues effecting Erath County. 
This collaboration allows to wrap our efforts around a problem and tackle it from many angles, producing measurable outcomes that are changing lives in Erath County. 

The ECUW Board of Director's is proud to announce the 2021 Partner Agencies. 

Backpack Buddies of Erath County
CASA for the Cross Timbers Area
Cross Timbers Family Services 
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 234
Dublin Goodfellows
Dublin Senior Citizens Center
Erath County 4-H 
Erath County Child Welfare Board 
Erath County Meals on Wheels
H.O.P.E., Inc. 
Paluxy River Children's Advocacy Center
STAR Council on Substance Abuse
Stephenville School Supply Project
The LOVE Basket
T.R.E.A.T. Riding 
Treehouse Afterschool Program 

  Erath County United Way
        "Light up the Night" 

Erath County United Way was proud to bring "Light up the Night" presented by Christmas Decor, in Abilene, Texas to our community in December 2020.The "Light up the Night" brought breathtaking light features and iconic displays in the Stephenville City Park. 
This would not have been possible with out our Community Sponsors. 
Christmas Decor. /Lone Star Electric
City of Stephenville 
Mangrum Air Conditioning Sales & Service
Bruner Auto Family 
Citizens National Bank 
HEB
PAL-CON, Ltd. 
Beneath the Surface News
BMY Wealth Management 
Circle J Backhoe Service & Construction, Inc. 
Bramlett Implement 
Easter Heat & Air 
First Financial Bank 
Borgus Media
Gifford TV & Electronics 
Pate's Lumber & Hardware
InterBank 
Sings & Design 
Saint-Gobain 
Pet Supplies Plus 
Howdy Enterprises
B&A Media Tech
Riverwalk Laundry 
BMY - CPA
Preferred Properties
Texan Restrooms
Texas Health Harris Methodist - Stephenville 
TexasBank 
Hardy & Carolyn Hampton Family 
Flight Reach 
Woods Furniture
F&M Bank 
McCoy's Building Supply
Stephenville Printing
TechnipFMC
Wellington State Bank 
Members Trust of the Southwest
All Around Laundry 
Totelcom 
Basket Insurance
Baxter Chemical & Janitorial Supply
Brister Construction
Clark Real Estate Group
Cross Timbers Title
Dublin Livestock Auction 
Hard 8 BBQ
Jason & Staci King Family 
King Title Company
Associated Well Service
Bluff Dale Country Store
Collier Diamond C Ranch
Ruby's Texas Bistro
Hayden Real Estate
Stephenville Sports Rehab. & Physical Therapy 
Stephenville Trailer & Truck
The Allen Firm, P.C. 
Todd & Robin Fanning Family 

Nativity Scene Sponsors 
Faith Lutheran Church & School
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Timber Ridge Church 

We hope to see you at Erath County United Way ​"Light up the Night" for 2021.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday weekends December 3-5, 10-12 &
18-20 , 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Stephenville City Park. 

The Erath County United Way commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, We recognize that in order to achieve our mission, we must continuously strive to be relevant and responsive to our community as a whole. As the diversity in our community grows, we must be increasingly intentional about aligning our practices and policies. 
The Erath County United Way understands diversity to include all human characteristics that make us unique as individuals. It includes everyone and excludes no one. Inclusion is our strategy to leverage the diversity of our community. 
Join us as we continue to address the underlying causes of community problems, transform lives and create opportunities for a good life for all!
Together, we DO make a difference!