Community Services, Inc.

Community Services, Inc. (CSI) was formed in 1966 in response to the federal administration’s declaration of war on poverty. CSI has been providing services to individuals, families, and the communities it serves for over 55 years. CSI serves a 10-county area with the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) direct client services program (Anderson, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, and Van Zandt); a 2-county area with Community Transit Services (CTS) (Navarro & Ellis); and a single county area with MAGNET, the home-delivered Meals on Wheels program. From January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, CSI delivered daily meals to 233 unduplicated individuals, CTS provided transportation to 345 unduplicated individuals as often as scheduled, and the CSBG program coordinated direct and referred services to 1,868 unduplicated individuals in various domains of education, employment, housing, etc. in a comprehensive effort to assist low-income individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency.