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APPENDIX G - 1998 GRANTS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
1. Williamson County. A $15,000 grant was awarded to Family
Eldercare, Inc., (Austin) to provide guardianship and money
management services to an estimated 30 individuals in Williamson
County. This is an example of the second principle - encouraging
full service programs to expand services to nearby counties. Family
Eldercare, Inc., is a full service local guardianship program with its
main office in Travis County. This is also an example of the third
principle - focus on counties where the county judge has identified
the need. Judge Henderson and Judge Morse each stated that
Williamson County needed a local guardianship program. These
Judges consulted with Family Eldercare, Inc., and decided to ask
Family Eldercare, Inc., to expand its services into Williamson County.
Family Eldercare, Inc. then recruited volunteers in Williamson County
to assist in the provision of guardianship and money management
services in Williamson County.
2. Tarrant County. A $15,000 grant was awarded to Guardianship
Services (formerly Volunteer Guardians, Fort Worth) to expand
guardianship services to an estimated 40 incapacitated individuals
under the age of 60 in Tarrant County. This is an example of the first
principle - making existing programs into full service programs.
Guardianship Services, Inc., was initially a program that primarily
served incapacitated individuals age 60 and over in Tarrant County.
This grant allowed Guardianship Services, Inc., to expand its services
to incapacitated individuals age 18 and above. It also allowed
Guardianship Services, Inc., to hire a supervisor for guardianship cases
that involve incapacitated adults with mental health or mental
retardation diagnoses. This grant is also an example of the fourth
principle - encouraging counties to support local guardianship
programs. When Guardianship Services, Inc., expanded its program to
serve incapacitated adults of all ages, the Tarrant County
Commissioner's Court increased the amount of county funding for the
program from $30,000 to $60,000.
3. Dallas County. A $8,700 grant was awarded to Senior Citizens
Services of Greater Dallas Volunteer Guardianship Program (Dallas) to
expand its program to include money management services for an
estimated 20 individuals in Dallas County. This grant is an example of
the first principle - making existing programs into full service
programs. This grant allowed Senior Citizens Services to hire a
money management program director and to recruit volunteers to
provide money management services. The program then decided to use
the technical assistance provided by the Texas Money Management38
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Guardianship Alliance of Texas. Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000, report, December 1, 2000; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544020/m1/60/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.