US Department of Housing (HUD)

Tarrant County ACCESS contracts with HUD to provide the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for Tarrant County, Texas. This program entered its second year of operation in June, 2004. The Tarrant County HMIS currently links 50 programs that serve the homeless in a computerized case management system.

ACCESS also provides HMIS services to Denton County and is seeking to replicate its successful HMIS project in other Texas counties and communities.

Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County

Tarrant County's local workforce development board, Workforce Solutions, partners with Tarrant County ACCESS in several projects that use the Safety Network to assist clients to achieve self-sufficiency through employment. Current and past projects include a Wagner-Peyser 7b grant to expand participation of community based and faith-based organizations in the Safety Network, an Innovative Initiatives grant, and a Workforce Investment Act Youth Employment Program.

AmeriCorps*VISTA Technology Projects

The ACCESS AmeriCorps*VISTA Safety Network Project (2004-2006)

The ACCESS AmeriCorps*VISTA Safety Network project will build on the prior T4T VISTA project, continuing its direct involvement with diverse community groups and furthering the cohesion among these groups through participation in the Safety Network and joint technology information exchange sessions. Healthier communities are being created through the tool of technology now made accessible to adults and youth who lack computer skills. VISTA volunteers directly support the utilization of technology by community-based non-profit organizations and the populations they serve.

The Safety Network currently links over 80 sites providing housing, social services, and workforce development activities. The eleven T4T sites will be linked to the Safety Network and its support services though this project.

Teaming For Technology AmeriCorps*VISTA Program (2000-2004)

Through its management of the Teaming for Technology (T4T) program and its extension in ACCESS’ VISTA Safety Network project, ACCESS is providing a much-needed service to groups by increasing their technology capacity through;

- Providing valuable technology training, hardware, and software to diverse groups lacking this capacity or internal resource.
-Allowing ACCESS to advocate for technology on behalf of these groups.
-Building trust and respect that will foster future collaborative opportunities.
-Identifying gaps in human services and untapped, non-profit resources.

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)

The Community Services Division of TDHCA contracted with Tarrant County ACCESS for five years (1999-2003) to organize and manage a collaboration of homeless and domestic violence shelters and transitional housing facilities which serve homeless individuals and families with State Emergency Shelter Grant funding.

Created By: Tarrant County ACCESS

Last Updated: 04/05/2005 13:08:36