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Volume 8, Issue 9
September 2006
AACOG
8700 Tesoro, Suite 700
2006 Chairman
2006
Vice-Chairman
Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Deputy
Director
Serving the Counties
of: Celebrate Bandera County's 150th Anniversary Celebration Coleto Creek Park Opens First Bike Trail in Victoria GBRA Lake Wood Recreation Area Hosts KIDFISH Event Innovations in American Government Award The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards Texas Historical Commission History Museum Grants Traffic Congestion, Safety & Solutions Workshop UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures calls for volunteers
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The Center for Health Care Services is passing the baton as the Mental Retardation Authority of Bexar County to AACOG effective September 1, 2006, as it becomes known as the Bexar Mental Retardation Authority (MRA). The MRA will be responsible for providing development, implementation, and expansion of a comprehensive plan for services to children and adults with mental retardation in Bexar County. Presently there are approximately 40,000 persons in Bexar County with some degree of mental retardation, 25,000 persons in Texas on the waiting list for services, and 2,500 on the waiting list for services in Bexar County. The Bexar MRA will be located on the eighth floor of 8700 Tesoro Drive, and will move-in the middle to latter part of September. Approximately fifty employees will transfer from the Center for Health Care Services to AACOG and become AACOG employees. We will celebrate this change, the new ownership of the program, and the MRA's new location with an Open House in October for families and providers.  A comprehensive "Focus Group" orientation of the Resources and Mission of the Bexar County Assisted Living Task Force will be held on Monday, September 18, 2006, from 1 to 4 p.m., in the City of San Antonio Development Services Building, Training Room B, 1901 S. Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78204. To find out more, click here. The AACOG Regional Review
Committee (RRC) has recently released the Applicant Guidelines for the
2007 and 2008 program years. The Guidelines were adopted by the RRC at
their organizational meeting on June 7, 2006 and approved by the Office
of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) staff on July 14, 2006.
These Guidelines were established by the RRC according to their
responsibilities under the 2007-2008 Texas Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Program. The Guidelines assist applicants from
the AACOG region in understanding the scoring criteria
used to determine the regional scores for applications submitted for the
Community Development Block Grant Fund competition.
The incoming 2006 Charlie class begins October 9, 2006. The Academy will administer entrance evaluations throughout September. The Distance Learning program is finally underway. The first class is scheduled for September 14, 2006, for Crisis Intervention Training, a mental health course mandated by the state for all peace officers. We will hold the ribbon cutting ceremony in November.
The San Antonio economy continued to generate jobs at a healthy rate in the second quarter of 2006. Total Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 13,933 jobs during (1.78 percent) the period as a broad sample of industry sectors experienced upturns in employment. The Leisure & Hospitality sector led the expansion, adding 6,700 jobs during the Quarter as area businesses ramped up for the busy summer season. Complementing this seasonal shift, a continuingly expansive economy continued to generate strong demand within the Professional & Business Services sector and the Construction & Manufacturing sector spurring strong job growth. Click here to read this entire article in latest edition of the Alamo WorkSource E-NewsSource. |
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AACOG's Mission:
To enhance the lives of all residents of the Alamo Region by working in mutual respect and partnership with all levels of government, the business sector, and the community at large to meet regional challenges and to create regional strengths.
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