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TX - Gregg

TX - Harrison

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_Joined Community Fuse May 26th, 2023_


**[Click here to find out why we are the most successful drop-out prevention organization in America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjeuYYcn_A)**
**[Click here to read a quick CIS success story!](https://www.cisetx.org/news/we-love-our-cis-success-stories/)**

Communities in Schools East Texas is a 501c3 non-profit organization. For nearly 40 years, Communities In Schools has been helping students flourish and go on to bright futures. Local CIS affiliates bring our unique model to schools in their community by positioning site coordinators inside schools and partnering with local businesses, social service agencies, health care providers, and volunteers to provide students with exactly what they need. Whether it’s food, school supplies, health care, counseling, academic assistance or simply a positive role model, CIS is there to help. Our model is successful because of one simple tenet: Communities In Schools works with local communities to support local kids with local solutions.

**Address:** P.O. Box 1233, Marshall, Tx 75671

**Phone number:** (903)927-1128

**Services/Resources offered at Communities in Schools East Texas**

- Child advocacy services
- Crisis intervention services
- Community closet
- Youth services
- Mental Health Services
- Healthcare Services (Medical/Dental/Vision)
- Food pantry/bank or Meals
- Tutoring services


**Our services are provided at no cost.**

**Eligibility Requirements:** Student must attend a campus that has a Communities In Schools program on it.

**[Areas and Schools we serve](https://www.cisetx.org/who-we-are/our-schools/)**

- Conroe: [Conroe ISD](https://www.conroeisd.net/)
- Carthage: [Carthage ISD](https://www.carthageisd.org/)
- Lufkin: [Lufkin ISD](https://www.lufkinisd.org/)
- Longview: [Longview ISD](https://w3.lisd.org/)
- Marshall: [Marshall ISD](https://www.marshallisd.com/)
- Elysian Fields: [Elysian Fields ISD](https://www.efisd.net/)
- New Diana: [New Diana ISD](https://www.ndisd.org/)

**Services offered in:** English & Spanish

**Contact:** – Patricia Harbin, Development and Marketing Coordinator / email: marketing@cisetx.org

**Check out our leadership team [here.](https://www.cisetx.org/who-we-are/leadership-team/)**

**We currently need:**
- Donation of School supplies

**There are many ways how you can get involved with CIS. Becoming a volunteer, employee, partner, or bringing CIS to your school can change the lives of children and help prevent the increase of school drop-out. Click [here](https://www.cisetx.org/get-involved/) to get involved today!**

**Your donation makes a huge difference in the lives of students. Click [here](https://www.cisetx.org/donate) to learn more on how you can impact a student with your donation.**

**Job opportunities**
For career opportunities, click [here.](https://www.cisetx.org/contact/?VID=1)

**Mission:** 
To surround students with a community of support empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

**Website:** For more detailed information about our services and programs please visit us at https://www.cisetx.org/

**Follow us on Social Media:** 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cisetx

Twitter - @cisetx

Instagram - @cisetx

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_Joined Community Fuse May 26th, 2023_

**[Haz clic aquí para descubrir por qué somos la organización más exitosa en prevención del abandono escolar en Estados Unidos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjeuYYcn_A)**
**[Haz clic aquí para leer una breve historia de éxito de CIS](https://www.cisetx.org/news/we-love-our-cis-success-stories/)**

Comunidades en Schools East Texas es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3). Durante casi 40 años, Communities In Schools ha estado ayudando a los estudiantes a prosperar y a tener un futuro brillante. Las afiliadas locales de CIS implementan nuestro modelo único en las escuelas de su comunidad, colocando coordinadores en las escuelas y asociándose con empresas locales, agencias de servicios sociales, proveedores de atención médica y voluntarios para brindar a los estudiantes exactamente lo que necesitan. Ya sea comida, útiles escolares, atención médica, asesoramiento, asistencia académica o simplemente un modelo a seguir positivo, CIS está allí para ayudar. Nuestro modelo es exitoso gracias a un principio simple: Communities In Schools trabaja con las comunidades locales para apoyar a los niños locales con soluciones locales.

**Dirección:** P.O. Box 1233, Marshall, Tx 75671

**Número de teléfono:** (903)927-1128

**Servicios y recursos ofrecidos por Communities in Schools East Texas**

- Servicios de defensa infantil
- Servicios de intervención en crisis
- Armario comunitario (ropa)
- Servicios para jóvenes
- Servicios de salud mental
- Servicios de atención médica (médicos, dentales, de la vista)
- Despensa de alimentos o Comida
- Tutorias
- Consejeria para beneficios

**Nuestros servicios se ofrecen de forma gratuita.**

**Requisitos de elegibilidad:** El estudiante debe asistir a una escuela que cuente con un programa de Communities In Schools.

**[Áreas y escuelas a las que brindamos servicio](https://www.cisetx.org/who-we-are/our-schools/)**

- Conroe: [Conroe ISD](https://www.conroeisd.net/)
- Carthage: [Carthage ISD](https://www.carthageisd.org/)
- Lufkin: [Lufkin ISD](https://www.lufkinisd.org/)
- Longview: [Longview ISD](https://w3.lisd.org/)
- Marshall: [Marshall ISD](https://www.marshallisd.com/)
- Elysian Fields: [Elysian Fields ISD](https://www.efisd.net/)
- New Diana: [New Diana ISD](https://www.ndisd.org/)

**Servicios ofrecidos en:** Inglés y Español

**Contacto:** – Patricia Harbin, Coordinadora de Desarrollo y Marketing / correo electrónico: marketing@cisetx.org

**Consulta nuestro equipo de liderazgo [aquí](https://www.cisetx.org/who-we-are/leadership-team/)**

**Actualmente necesitamos:**
- Donación de útiles escolares

**Hay muchas maneras de involucrarse con CIS. Convertirse en voluntario, empleado, socio o llevar CIS a su escuela puede cambiar la vida de los niños y ayudar a prevenir el aumento del abandono escolar. ¡Haga clic [aquí](https://www.cisetx.org/get-involved/) para participar hoy!**

**Su donación hace una gran diferencia en la vida de los estudiantes. Haga clic [aquí](https://www.cisetx.org/donate) para obtener más información sobre cómo puede impactar a un estudiante con su donación.**

**Oportunidades de trabajo**
Para oportunidades profesionales, haga clic [aquí](https://www.cisetx.org/contact/?VID=1)

**Misión:**
Rodear a los estudiantes con una comunidad de apoyo para empoderarlos a que permanezcan en la escuela y logren en la vida.

**Sitio web:** Para obtener información detallada sobre nuestros servicios y programas, visítanos en https://www.cisetx.org/

**Síguenos en las redes sociales:**

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cisetx

Twitter - @cisetx

Instagram - @cisetx

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Servicios de defensa de los derechos del niño y prevención del abuso/desamparo infantil, servicios de intervención en crisis, ropero comunitario, servicios para jóvenes, servicios de salud mental, servicios de atención médica, despensa/banco de alimentos 

Child advocacy services, Crisis intervention services, Community closet, Youth services, Mental Health Services, Healthcare Services, Food, Tutoring services

**HISTORY**
Communities in Schools national was established in 1977 (then called Cities in Schools). Today Communities in Schools is the nation’s leading community-based organization in dropout prevention. There are currently 25 states with Communities in Schools Programs. Texas is the largest program in the national Communities in Schools network.

The first Texas Communities in Schools program was established in 1979 in Houston.

Communities in Schools of East Texas, Inc.(a non-profit 501© 3) was founded in 1995 with the Deep East Texas program added in 1999.


**ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE**

**National Level:** Communities In Schools, Inc., (National Office) requires each state to follow an organizational structure that has proven to ensure successful state and local programs. The National Communities In Schools office has a board of directors. The National Office enters into written agreements with each state.

**State Level-** Legislative: Communities In Schools of Texas State Advisory Committee (CISSAC) was established by the legislature with nine members appointed by the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House. The committee advises and provides guidance to the CIS State Office.

**State Level-** State Office: Communities In Schools of Texas, State Office is administered by the Texas Education Agency. The role of the State Office is to administer the Communities in Schools programs statewide according to legislation, program model, and National Communities in Schools Office requirements.

**Local Level:** 501c(3) Board of Directors: Each local Communities in Schools program must have a local Board of Directors. This board administers the Communities In Schools program at local levels through contracts with the state.

**School District and Campus Level:** Local Communities In Schools programs partner with school districts through written agreements to provide services to selected schools.

Communities in Schools East Texas

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Lead Outreach Coordinator

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_Joined Community Fuse on April 12th, 2024_

The East Texas ADRC is a 501c3 that provides resources, information, and referral to 14 counties in East Texas and 9 counties in our Texarkana location but is offered all across the State of Texas. We try and provide accurate information to ensure that individuals get the correct, most effective resource that they need. 

**Resources offered at the ETX ADRC:**
The East Texas Aging and Disability Resource Center is your one source for free, trusted, and unbiased information about services and supports for caregivers, people with disabilities, and older adults. ADRC’s Provide Information and Referral Assistance with other community services, and government programs.
- Affordable housing program - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/affordable-housing/) to learn more!
- Application assistance - signing up for Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, or CHIP or renewing Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, and CHIP
- Resources for senior citizens - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/aging-services/) to learn more!
- Medicare counseling and Benefits counseling - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/benefits-assistance/) to learn more!
- Disability Services - Click [HERE](vhttps://etxadrc.org/services/disability-services/) to learn more!
- Transportation
- Relocation services (Home By Choice Program) - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/relocation-assistance/) to learn more!
- Prescriptions
- Long term care services - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/long-term-care/) to learn more!
- In-home services
- Caregiver support - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/veterans/) to learn more!
- Veterans services - Click [HERE](https://etxadrc.org/services/veterans/) to learn more!

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El ADRC del Este de Texas es una organización 501c3 que proporciona recursos, información y referencia a 14 condados en el este de Texas y 9 condados en nuestra ubicación de Texarkana, pero se ofrece en todo el estado de Texas. Intentamos proporcionar información precisa para garantizar que las personas obtengan el recurso correcto y más efectivo que necesitan.

**Recursos ofrecidos en el ADRC del Este de Texas:**
El Centro de Recursos para el Envejecimiento y Discapacidad del Este de Texas es su única fuente de información gratuita, confiable e imparcial sobre servicios y apoyos para cuidadores, personas con discapacidades y adultos mayores. Los ADRC proporcionan información y asistencia para la referencia con otros servicios comunitarios y programas gubernamentales.
- Programa de vivienda asequible - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/affordable-housing/) para obtener más información.
- Asistencia con la solicitud: inscripción en Medicaid, Cupones de Alimentos, TANF o CHIP o renovación de Medicaid, Cupones de Alimentos, TANF y CHIP
- Recursos para personas mayores - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/aging-services/) para obtener más información.
- Asesoramiento sobre Medicare y asesoramiento sobre beneficios - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/benefits-assistance/) para obtener más información.
- Servicios para discapacitados - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/disability-services/) para obtener más información.
- Transporte
- Servicios de reubicación (Programa Hogar Por Elección) - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/relocation-assistance/) para obtener más información.
- Recetas médicas
- Servicios de atención a largo plazo - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/long-term-care/) para obtener más información.
- Servicios en el hogar
- Apoyo al cuidador - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/veterans/) para obtener más información.
- Servicios para veteranos - Haga clic [AQUÍ](https://etxadrc.org/services/veterans/) para obtener más información.

##### ¡Llámenos hoy mismo y lo orientaremos en la dirección correcta!

Programa de vivienda asequible, recursos para personas mayores, asesoramiento sobre beneficios, servicios para discapacitados, servicios para veteranos y más.

Affordable housing program, Resources for senior citizens, Benefits counseling, Disability Services, Veterans services, and more!

**Our History**
The East Texas Aging & Disability Resource Center (ETxADRC) first began as a grant opportunity through the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services (DADS), in 2008, now Texas Health and Human Services (THHS). Community Healthcore is the fiscal agent with support from:

- 2-1-1 Texas, East Texas Region
- Area Agency on Aging of East Texas
- THHS Community Services for Regions 4 & 5
- INFOline of Gregg County
- Workforce Solutions East Texas
- East Texas Center for Independent Living
- East Texas Border Health Clinic
- Early Childhood Intervention

East Texas Aging and Disability Resource Center

Care

TX - Hardin

TX - Houston

TX - Jasper

TX - Jefferson

TX - Nacogdoches

TX - Newton

TX - Orange

TX - Polk

TX - Sabine

TX - San Augustine

TX - San Jacinto

TX - Shelby

TX - Trinity

TX - Tyler

###### About Wellpoint
Welcome to Wellpoint. Here, we believe whole-person health is the foundation to living well.

Wellpoint is the new name for our health plan (currently known as Amerigroup or UniCare Prescription Drug plans) dedicated to delivering whole-person health insurance plans and solutions. Wellpoint is an affiliate of Elevance Health. We are a manage care organization.

We believe focusing on the whole person is the foundation to living well because health is beyond physical; it’s recognizing the behavioral and social drivers that impact it, too.

**Individuals that are eligible for Medicaid (Low-cost coverage for adults and children) through the State can become members of Wellpoint and enjoy all the benefits of having our health plan. Benefits include:**
- Medical Care
- Dental Care
- Vision Care
- Transportation
- and more!


##### Please click [here](https://www.wellpoint.com/tx/medicaid/star) to learn more about our benefits and see our member handbook!

###### Acerca de Wellpoint
Bienvenido a Wellpoint. Aquí, creemos que la salud integral es la base para vivir bien.

Wellpoint es el nuevo nombre de nuestro plan de salud (actualmente conocido como Amerigroup o planes de medicamentos recetados de UniCare) dedicado a ofrecer planes y soluciones de seguros de salud integral. Wellpoint es una afiliada de Elevance Health. Somos una organización de atención administrada.

Creemos que enfocarse en la persona completa es la base para vivir bien porque la salud va más allá de lo físico; también implica reconocer los factores conductuales y sociales que la impactan.

**Las personas que son elegibles para Medicaid (cobertura de bajo costo para adultos y niños) a través del Estado pueden convertirse en miembros de Wellpoint y disfrutar de todos los beneficios de tener nuestro plan de salud. Los beneficios incluyen:**
- Atención médica
- Atención dental
- Atención de la vista
- Transporte
- ¡y más!


##### ¡Haga clic [aquí](https://www.wellpoint.com/tx/medicaid/star) para obtener más información sobre nuestros beneficios y ver nuestro manual para miembros!

Planes y soluciones de seguros de salud integral

Whole-person health insurance plans and solutions

Community Outreach

Wellpoint (formerly Amerigroup) has been helping Texas families get the health care benefits they need since 1996. We have helped millions of Texans get and stay healthy. Wellpoint works with thousands of doctors, specialists, and hospitals throughout Texas, and we partner with many local community organizations. Our focus is to help you get the care and services you need to make a difference in your life.

Wellpoint, a brand under Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.), evolved from traditional health insurance to a comprehensive health plan provider focused on whole-person care. Originally known as Amerigroup and UniCare, Wellpoint's mission is to improve lives by offering value-driven health solutions and community-focused care. With a strong emphasis on customer-first values, integrity, and continuous improvement, Wellpoint seeks to innovate in healthcare delivery, promoting better health outcomes through tailored plans that address medical, behavioral, and social health needs, ultimately aiming to create healthier communities and drive growth in the healthcare industry.

Wellpoint

Health

_Joined Community Fuse February 22nd, 2023_

[Did you know that you can request a FREE at-HOME HIV test kit on our website? Click here to learn how!](https://www.facebook.com/specialhealthresources1/videos/679791450340942)

The Jim Meyer Comprehensive Health Center of Longview is a clinic that operates under Special Health Resources. Special Health Resources is a nonprofit organization (501c3). We are a comprehensive health care system in East Texas, providing affordable care for the whole family.

**[Schedule your appointment here!](https://healow.com/apps/provider/shrfortexasinc-zz-1910712)**

**Longview:**
- 410 Fourth St, Longview, TX 75601

**Hours of Operation**
Hours: Mon-Thurs. 8-5, Fri. 8-3

**Phone number:** (903)501-1747

**Healthcare services offered:** 
- Counseling services
- Medical/Dental/Vision Services
- Transportation services
- Infectious disease screening and treatment

**Eligibility Requirements:** No eligibility requirements.

**Cost varies depending on service. We accept Medicare, Medicaid, Most Private Insurances, and Uninsured (self pay).**

**Areas we serve:** Longview, TX and surrounding areas

**Services offered in:** English & Spanish.

**Contact:** Bailey Riddle - Social Media Coordinator / email: briddle@shrt.net

**Help us make healthcare accessible for all! Click [here](https://www.specialhealth.org/donations) to donate.**

**Job Openings:**  We are usually always hiring! This is our page to review job listings and apply: https://www.specialhealth.org/employment

**Upcoming Events** We usually always have events going on! Check out social media pages below for updates.

**Mission:** Making Healthcare Accessible

**Website:** For more detailed information about our services and programs please visit us at https://www.specialhealth.org

**Follow us on Social Media:** 
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JimMeyerCareClinic/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialhealthresources/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FSpecialHealthR1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/special-health-resources-for-texas-inc./

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_Unido a Community Fuse el 22 de febrero de 2023_

[¿Sabías que puedes solicitar un kit de prueba de VIH GRATUITO para hacer en casa en nuestro sitio web? ¡Haz clic aquí para aprender cómo!](https://www.facebook.com/specialhealthresources1/videos/679791450340942)

El Centro de Salud Integral Jim Meyer de Longview es una clínica que opera bajo Special Health Resources. Special Health Resources es una organización sin fines de lucro (501c3). Somos un sistema de atención médica integral en East Texas, que brinda atención asequible para toda la familia.

**[Agende su cita aquí](https://healow.com/apps/provider/shrfortexasinc-zz-1910712]**

**Longview:**
- 410 Fourth St, Longview, TX 75601

**Horario de atención**
Lunes a jueves: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Viernes: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

**Número de teléfono:** (903) 501-1747

**Servicios de atención médica ofrecidos:** 
- Consejeria
- Servicios medicos / dentales / de visión
- Servicios de transporte
- Detección y tratamiento de enfermedades infecciosas

**Requisitos de elegibilidad:** Sin requisitos de elegibilidad.

**El costo varía según el servicio. Aceptamos Medicare, Medicaid, la mayoría de los seguros privados y personas sin seguro (pago propio).**

**Áreas que atendemos:** Longview, TX y áreas circundantes.

**Servicios ofrecidos en:** Inglés y español.

**Contacto:** Bailey Riddle - Coordinadora de redes sociales / correo electrónico: briddle@shrt.net

**¡Ayúdanos a hacer que la atención médica sea accesible para todos! Haga clic [aquí](https://www.specialhealth.org/donations) para donar.**

**Ofertas de trabajo:** ¡Normalmente estamos contratando! Visita esta página para revisar las ofertas de trabajo y enviar solicitudes: https://www.specialhealth.org/employment

**Próximos eventos:** ¡Por lo general, siempre tenemos eventos en marcha! Consulta las páginas de redes sociales a continuación para obtener actualizaciones.

**Misión:** Haciendo que la atención médica sea accesible.

**Sitio web:** Para obtener información más detallada sobre nuestros servicios y programas, visítanos en https://www.specialhealth.org

**Síguenos en redes sociales:** 
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JimMeyerCareClinic/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specialhealthresources/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FSpecialHealthR1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/special-health-resources-for-texas-inc./

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Servicios Médicos/Dentales/Oftalmológicos, Consejería, Servicios de Transporte, y Detección/Tratamiento de Enfermedades Infecciosas - Centro de Salud Integral Jim Meyer de Longview.

Medical/Dental/Vision, Counseling, Transportation services, & Infectious disease screening/treatment - Jim Meyer Comprehensive Health Center of Longview

Over the past two decades, Special Health Resources has grown into a comprehensive health care system in North East Texas and South West Arkansas , providing affordable care for the whole family. We have clinics in Longview, Tyler, Paris, Texarkana, TX and AR, and Jacksonville. Additionally, we have our Mobile Units to serve rural areas. SHR now provides health care to families in all 23 East Texas counties. SHR is a FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Clinic), offering patients a full-range of services, including both adult and pediatric primary care, adult and pediatric dental care, women’s health services, immunizations and vaccinations, HIV/AIDS screening and treatment, mental health care, and substance abuse services.

Special Health Resources

_Joined Community Fuse February 27th, 2024_

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501c (3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, ages eight through high school graduation. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members.

The Young Marines strengthens the lives of America’s youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building and leadership and promotes a lifestyle that is conducive to being productive members of society.

**Address:** 3450 Corporate Dr. Tyler, Tx

**Phone number:** (903) 253-6624

**Services/Resources offered at the Young Marines**
- Youth services
- Coaching and Mentoring program
- Career focused education programs
- Environment and Nature preservation education program for teens
- Scholarships
- Veteran services
- Support groups
- After Recruit training the Rose City Young Marines meet every other Saturday for normal meetings. Plus we participate in community service events, camping trips, hikes, parades, color guards, veteran appreciation & more.
- During the summer months, Young Marines can attend the Young Marines National Summer Programs including Adventures, Challenges, Encampments, and Schools (SPACES). Some of the exciting SPACES events include Junior Leadership School, Senior Leadership School, Advanced Leadership School, the Great American History Adventure, Space Camp, National Flight Academy, Drill and Ceremonies School, Orienteering, Sailing, Cowboy Experience, National Outdoor Leadership School, SCUBA and Master SCUBA Diver Schools, and the National Encampment.

**There is a one-time joining fee with yearly registration for those who desire to earn the title Young Marine. 
All other services provided to the community are free.**

**Eligibility Requirements:** Boys and girls ages 10-18 are welcome to join.

**Areas we serve:** 19 counties in East Texas - Smith, Gregg, Wood, Henderson, Van Zandt, Upshur, Camp, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Rains, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Bowie, & Red river counties. 

**Contact:** Amber Leach – Executive Officer / email: RoseCity@youngmarines.org

**We currently need:**
- Monetary donations to purchase cargo trailer to store and transport camping gear. ($5,000)
- Monetary Donations to keep the costs of camping trips and challenges to a minimum.
- Monetary donation to assist with purchasing uniforms, camping gear, and other stuff the kids need to be successful in the program. ($5,00)

###### [Click here to make a donation to our program!](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/7763d23f-710e-4bbc-a953-9dcb2b9b142f).

**Mission:** 
The mission of the Young Marines is to positively impact America’s future by providing quality youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Upon joining a local Young Marine unit, youth undergo a 40-hour orientation program. Meetings are hosted on Saturday, every week, for 7 weeks. This orientation is called Recruit Training. . The youth learn general subjects such as history, customs and courtesies, close order drill, physical fitness, and military rank structure, land navigation, public speaking, and more. At the end of recruit training, we hold a weekend-long campout for the recruits to apply the skills they learned during recruit training and celebrate with a graduation and awards ceremony.

After graduating from Young Marine Recruit Training, the youth have the opportunity to learn even more new skills, earn rank, wear the Young Marine uniform, and work toward earning ribbons and other awards.

**Website:** For more detailed information about our organization please visit us at https://youngmarines.org/public/page

**Follow us on Social Media:** 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RoseCityYoungMarin

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Keywords: Fun / activities for kids / child skills / teen skills / teens / teenagers / adolescents / activities for children / activities for teens / activities for teenagers / youth services / safe place for kids / safe place for children / character building / character development / friends / mentoring / mentors / mentorship / fun activities / education / learning / camps for kids / camps for teenagers / summer camps / summer camp / summer camp for children / drug prevention / camping trips

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_Unido a Community Fuse el 27 de febrero de 2024_

Los Jóvenes Marines es un programa nacional sin fines de lucro 501c (3) de educación y servicio juvenil para niños y niñas, de ocho años hasta la graduación de la escuela secundaria. Los Jóvenes Marines promueven el desarrollo mental, moral y físico de sus miembros.

Los Jóvenes Marines fortalecen las vidas de los jóvenes de Estados Unidos enseñando la importancia de la autoconfianza, el logro académico, honrar a nuestros veteranos, la buena ciudadanía, el servicio comunitario y vivir un estilo de vida saludable y libre de drogas. Los Jóvenes Marines promueven el desarrollo mental, moral y físico de sus miembros. El programa se enfoca en la formación del carácter y el liderazgo y promueve un estilo de vida que es propicio para ser miembros productivos de la sociedad.

**Dirección:** 3450 Corporate Dr. Tyler, Tx

**Número de teléfono:** (903) 253-6624

**Servicios / Recursos ofrecidos en los Jóvenes Marines:**

- Servicios para jóvenes
- Programa de Entrenamiento y Mentoría
- Programas educativos enfocados en la carrera
- Programa educativo de preservación del medio ambiente y la naturaleza para adolescentes
- Becas
- Servicios para veteranos
- Grupos de apoyo
- Después del entrenamiento de reclutas, los Jóvenes Marines de Rose City se reúnen cada dos sábados para reuniones normales. Además, participamos en eventos de servicio comunitario, excursiones de camping, caminatas, desfiles, guardias de honor, aprecio a veteranos y más.
- Durante los meses de verano, los Jóvenes Marines pueden asistir a los Programas Nacionales de Verano de Jóvenes Marines, que incluyen Aventuras, Desafíos, Campamentos y Escuelas (SPACES). Algunos de los emocionantes eventos SPACES incluyen Escuela de Liderazgo Junior, Escuela de Liderazgo Senior, Escuela de Liderazgo Avanzado, la Gran Aventura de Historia Americana, Campamento Espacial, Academia Nacional de Vuelo, Escuela de Perforaciones y Ceremonias, Orientación, Vela, Experiencia Vaquera, Escuela Nacional de Liderazgo al Aire Libre, SCUBA y Escuelas de Buceo Máster SCUBA, y el Encuentro Nacional.

**Hay una tarifa de membresía única con registro anual para aquellos que deseen obtener el título de Joven Marine.
Todos los demás servicios proporcionados a la comunidad son gratuitos.**

**Requisitos de elegibilidad:** Niños y niñas de 10 a 18 años son bienvenidos a unirse.

**Áreas que servimos:** 19 condados en el este de Texas - Smith, Gregg, Wood, Henderson, Van Zandt, Upshur, Camp, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Rains, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Bowie y condados de Red River.

**Contacto:** Amber Leach – Oficial Ejecutiva / correo electrónico: RoseCity@youngmarines.org

**Actualmente necesitamos:**
- Donaciones monetarias para comprar un remolque de carga para almacenar y transportar equipo de camping. ($5,000)
- Donaciones monetarias para mantener los costos de excursiones de camping y desafíos al mínimo.
- Donación monetaria para ayudar con la compra de uniformes, equipo de camping y otras cosas que los niños necesitan para tener éxito en el programa. ($5,00)

###### [Haga clic aquí para hacer una donación a nuestro programa!](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/7763d23f-710e-4bbc-a953-9dcb2b9b142f).

**Misión:**
La misión de los Jóvenes Marines es impactar positivamente el futuro de América proporcionando programas de desarrollo juvenil de calidad para niños y niñas que nutran y desarrollen a sus miembros en ciudadanos responsables que disfruten y promuevan un estilo de vida saludable y libre de drogas.

Al unirse a una unidad local de Jóvenes Marines, los jóvenes participan en un programa de orientación de 40 horas. Las reuniones se llevan a cabo los sábados, cada semana, durante 7 semanas. Esta orientación se llama Entrenamiento de Reclutas. Los jóvenes aprenden temas generales como historia, costumbres y cortesías, formación en orden cerrado, aptitud física, estructura de rangos militares, navegación terrestre, hablar en público y más. Al final del entrenamiento de reclutas, organizamos un campamento de fin de semana para que los reclutas apliquen las habilidades que aprendieron durante el entrenamiento de reclutas y celebren con una ceremonia de graduación y entrega de premios.

Después de graduarse del Entrenamiento de Reclutas de Jóvenes Marines, los jóvenes tienen la oportunidad de aprender aún más habilidades nuevas, obtener rangos, usar el uniforme de Jóvenes Marines y trabajar hacia obtener cintas y otros premios.

**Sitio web:** Para obtener información más detallada sobre nuestra organización, visítenos en https://youngmarines.org/public/page

**Síguenos en las redes sociales:**
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RoseCityYoungMarin

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Palabras clave: Diversión / actividades para niños / habilidades infantiles / habilidades para adolescentes / adolescentes / actividades para niños / actividades para adolescentes / actividades para adolescentes / servicios juveniles / lugar seguro para niños / lugar seguro para niños / formación de carácter / desarrollo de carácter / amigos / mentoría / mentores / tutoría / actividades divertidas / educación / aprendizaje / campamentos para niños / campamentos para adolescentes / campamentos de verano / campamento de verano / campamento de verano para niños / prevención de drogas / excursiones de camping

¡Programa de mentoreo, desarrollo del carácter, becas, servicios para jóvenes y más!

Mentorship program, character building, scholarships, youth services, and more!

**Our History**
In 1959 in Waterbury, Connecticut, several former Marines formed an organization for boys that would mirror the values of the Marine Corps. Their vision – to offer leadership training and other life skills – formed the bedrock of the organization known today as the Young Marines. Years later, the program is a highly respected youth organization, for boys and girls ages eight through high school graduation, that has grown to over 236 units. Our focus, though, has remained the same: to strengthen the lives of America’s youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a health, drug-free lifestyle. The core values - leadership, teamwork, and discipline - are well understood and practiced by all.

Since the Young Marines’ humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 236 units with over 5,000 youth and over 1,950 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Okinawa, Japan, and affiliates in other countries.

**Our Motto**
The Young Marines strengthens the lives of America’s youth by teaching the importance of self-confidence, academic achievement, honoring our veterans, good citizenship, community service, and living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral, and physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building and leadership and promotes a lifestyle that is conducive to being productive members of society.

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_Joined Community Fuse July 2nd, 2023_

**Date founded:** 8/25/2014

Heartisans Marketplace is a nonprofit that helps women break the chains of dependency and achieve self-sufficiency! We are changing lives, one woman at a time. Looking within our community, we discovered a lack of resources that provided underserved women with opportunities to access higher paying jobs and education which would move them toward self-sufficiency. Our mission is to lift up these women and provide a place for job and life skill training, career and higher-education opportunities, and healthy relationships through our Job-Readiness and Aftercare Programs.

**Address:** 3501 Gilmer Rd. Longview, TX 75604

**Phone number:** (903) 431-1188

**Hours of Operation:** 
Monday-Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm 


**Services offered at Heartisans Marketplace**

- Job readiness
- Unemployment & Vocational rehab services
- Shop - Click [here](https://heartisans.org/collections) to visit!


**Our services are provided at no cost.**

**Eligibility Requirements:** Must be a Woman with a GED or High School Diploma and able to pass a drug test.

### **[CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR OUR PROGRAM](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0568/5923/0402/files/Heartisans_ProgramApplication-2021.pdf?v=1632596810)**

**Areas we serve:** Gregg, Harrison, Upshur, Rusk, Smith or anyone with transportation to our facility daily for 10 weeks

**Services offered in:** English

**Contact:** Kendrah Tennison – Program Director / email: kendrah@heartisans.org

**Current Needs:** Financial assistance - $1M to build transitional housing on our property.

**Volunteer Opportunities:** We are recruiting retail volunteers to work in our gift shop.

**Mission:** 
To provide a customized job readiness program for unemployed women living in the local community so they can provide for their families' needs and be contributing members of our community.

**Website:** For more detailed information about our services please visit us at https://heartisans.org

**Follow us on Social Media:** 
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heartisans/
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heartisans_loveserves/

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_Unido a Community Fuse el 2 de julio de 2023_

**Fecha de fundación:** 25/08/2014

Heartisans Marketplace es una organización sin fines de lucro que ayuda a las mujeres a romper las cadenas de dependencia y lograr la autosuficiencia. Estamos cambiando vidas, una mujer a la vez. Mirando dentro de nuestra comunidad, descubrimos la falta de recursos que brinden oportunidades a mujeres sin hogar o desfavorecidas para acceder a trabajos mejor remunerados y educación que las lleve hacia la autosuficiencia. Nuestra misión es elevar a estas mujeres y proporcionar un lugar para la capacitación laboral y de habilidades para la vida, oportunidades de carrera y educación superior, y relaciones saludables a través de nuestros Programas de Preparación Laboral y Seguimiento.

**Dirección:** 3501 Gilmer Rd. Longview, TX 75604

**Número de teléfono:** (903) 431-1188

**Horario de atención:** Lunes a sábado de 10:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

**Servicios ofrecidos en Heartisans Marketplace**

- Preparación laboral

- Servicios de desempleo y rehabilitación vocacional

**Nuestros servicios se ofrecen sin costo alguno.**

**Requisitos de elegibilidad:** Debe ser mujer con GED o diploma de escuela secundaria y poder pasar una prueba de drogas.

### **[HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA SOLICITAR NUESTRO PROGRAMA](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0568/5923/0402/files/Heartisans_ProgramApplication-2021.pdf?v=1632596810)**

**Áreas de servicio:** Gregg, Harrison, Upshur, Rusk, Smith o cualquier persona que pueda venir a nuestras instalaciones diariamente durante 10 semanas.

**Servicios ofrecidos en:** Inglés

**Contacto:** Kendrah Tennison – Directora del Programa / correo electrónico: kendrah@heartisans.org

**Necesidades actuales:** Asistencia financiera - 1 millón de dólares para construir viviendas de transición en nuestra propiedad.

**Oportunidades de voluntariado:** Estamos reclutando voluntarios para trabajar en nuestra tienda de regalos.

**Misión:** 
Brindar un programa de preparación laboral personalizado para mujeres desempleadas que viven en la comunidad local, para que puedan satisfacer las necesidades de sus familias y ser miembros contribuyentes de nuestra comunidad.

**Sitio web:** Para obtener información más detallada sobre nuestros servicios, visítanos en https://heartisans.org

**Síguenos en redes sociales:** 
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heartisans/
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heartisans_loveserves/

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Preparación laboral, Servicios de desempleo y Rehabilitación Vocacional.

Job readiness, Unemployment & Vocational rehab services

**Our Story**
In the Fall of 2012, the Women's Ministry of First Baptist Church-Longview conducted an interest survey. The top category of interest was arts and crafts. Our first thought was, “What in the world can we do with arts and crafts?” Julee Rachels, CEO and Founder of Heartisans, and a friend discussed how that might look as an outreach opportunity for the women of FBC-L. They reached out to another friend and the name Heartisans was born from three words: He, Heart, Artisans. "He": we wanted whatever we did to be Christ-centered; "Heart": because of our love for Christ, our activity would come from the heart; and "Artisans": the products made would be high quality. 

In the Summer of 2013, Julee volunteered with Buckner Ministries and FBC-L at the Bellaire Apartments, a low-income apartment complex in the Longview Community. She worked with 20-22 ladies each week teaching healthy cooking, exercise, and Bible study. During this time, several of the ladies expressed a desire to move out of Bellaire. Many lived there in the cycle of generational poverty and did not know how to transition out. Julee knew opportunities for them were in education and employment; so, she began praying about how Heartisans could serve as a vehicle for these women to move out of Bellaire and poverty.

In the Fall of 2013, 14 of the women who had been in the Summer group participated in the Heartisans’ pilot program. The participants met once a week at the Buckner facility where they learned business principles through producing arts and crafts items. The women would choose an item, calculate the cost of materials, make note of the time required to craft the item (labor cost), price the item, and then market the items. At the end of the pilot program, each woman received a percentage of the profits generated from the sale of the products they had made. This provided them with Christmas money to spend on their families.

Although the women enjoyed the program and were proud of the money they had earned, Julee realized this model would not provide the women a way out of Bellaire, much less poverty.

In the Spring of 2014, Julee began the paperwork for Heartisans to be designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. She invited two friends to join her with the startup as founding board members, and she was thankful they did!

When she visited her daughter in Nashville that March, she took Julee to Thistle Farms, a nonprofit organization that rescues women off the streets and out of the sex-trafficking trade, providing them with shelter for two years while they got their GED, counseling, and work experience. This was a lightbulb moment for Julee.

She returned to Thistle Farms for training in April 2014 where she learned how to implement what was needed in the Longview community. The Longview community had several nonprofits that provided homeless women coming out of domestic violence and drug addiction with a safe living environment. Another nonprofit, Buckner Pathways, was being built that would provide single mothers a place to live while attending college. What our community lacked was a vehicle to the higher paying jobs, moving women toward self-sufficiency.

Julee knew she wanted Heartisans to accomplish five things:
Provide women in the Longview community with quality job training that would give them the best opportunity to apply and enter a career they were naturally drawn to by God-given interests and abilities, a job that would afford them the ability to provide for themselves and their families, and access to higher education to continue moving up in that career.
Provide hands-on work and essential skills training enabling program participants to be work-ready when exiting the program.
Provide an opportunity for a valuable network of people in our community to meet the specific social, physical, and spiritual needs that relationships afford (mentors/tutors).
Provide a place for the community to “Serve in Love” with their gifts and talents.
Incorporate the gifts and talents of the community volunteers as a vehicle to finance the program (manufacturing studios staffed by community volunteers with the products sold in a retail store environment).
In November of 2014, the retail store of Heartisans Marketplace opened and operated November and December. Funds generated from the sale of products from the studios and community donations provided funds to begin accepting women into the job training program in January 2015. That January, partnering with Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO), Heartisans became the ACT WorkKeys Career Ready site in Gregg County providing program participants with certificates in ten key essential skills for the workplace plus a National Career Readiness Certificate upon completion of the program. 

Women are referred into the Heartisans’ job readiness program from other local 501(c)(3) nonprofits, churches, families, the court system, and the community at large. Heartisans offers a holistic approach to being job ready. While in our program, legal, medical, dental, and vision challenges are addressed, along with spiritual, emotional and physical needs through volunteers and community partners. The Heartisans program provides job skills to re-enter the workforce as well as life skills and mentoring so that women can provide for their families' needs and be contributing members of our community. 

Through the process, we discover each woman's God-given talents and interests and, as a result, there are women laying roads in our community, caring for the sick, providing services in company offices, and serving healthy meals to children in our school system, along with various other career fields. We continue to support many of our graduates as they hold down a job and provide for their families while attending higher education. All of these women fill vital roles in our community making life better for their families and our community.

We began with two women and helped six women achieve success in the first year. Now, almost nine years later, we are able to support up to ten women per session (8 to 10 weeks). To date, we have had 132 women complete the Heartisans’ job readiness program. Over 90% of these women have entered the workforce in our community with many continuing their education through Kilgore College or trade certifications, each moving towards independence.

FUTURE PLANS:

We have been in our new location two years, which has enabled us to expand our program area, retail store and manufacturing studios, along with acreage needed to build the Heartisans Village, a cottage community of independent homes. As we continue serving women in our local community, our greatest need is to provide safe, affordable housing in a supportive community and continued mentoring for one to two years as our graduates transition into their new life and put into practice what they have learned. Heartisans Village will have two three-bed/one-bath cottages, six two-bed/one-bath cottages, a one-bed/one-bath cottage for our resident assistant, a laundry cottage, playground, community garden, gathering areas and an alumni center. Groundbreaking is planned for late Summer 2023. For more information, contact Julee Rachels, 903-431-1188, ext. 101.

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