Panhandle Community Services will be able to continue serving Veteran’s in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle through funds received from the Texas Veteran’s Commission. Two programs exist Restoring America’s Heroes Project, which will be able to provide critical home repairs for both Veterans and their surviving spouses and a general assistance program as well.

DETAILS:

Provided monies will bring assistance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses and will be used to make critical repairs, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofs, doors, windows, refrigerators, and stoves. The grant can also modify homes for handicapped accessibility in bathrooms, walkways, and ramps. PCS will adapt a plan according to the specific needs of each household that qualifies.

Low-income Veterans may receive assistance with rent, deposits, fees, mortgage payments, utility bills, internet, phone, car repairs, and restorative dental.

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. Further information is available at https://www.tvc.texas.gov
 

WHO QUALIFIES:
For Home Restoration, eligibility for the project includes individuals who have served in any U.S. military branch or the surviving spouse of a veteran and qualify at or below the 2023 income guidelines. Veterans may also qualify if they are disabled, as defined by the Veteran Administration and under $100,000 income. Eligible participants include both active duty and former service members who live in the top 26 counties of Texas in the PCS service area own their homes and current on their mortgage and property taxes

HOW TO APPLY

Residents of the top 26 counties of Texas can apply at the PCS service center closest to them, visit the agency’s website www.pcsvcs.org to learn more.

RESTORING AMERICA’S HEROES: Call Brenda Taylor 806-654-2036, our Veteran Assistance Coordinator, email brenda.taylor@pcsvcs.org  

GENERAL VETERAN ASSISTANCE: Call Melissa Darsey, Outreach Services Director, at 806-342-6135 or email melissa.darsey@pcsvcs.org

ABOUT PCS

Headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, PCS has 12 service centers to assist the entire top of Texas. We are a Community Action Agency and work hard, along with our partners, to change lives and lead change while bridging the gap from poverty to self-sufficiency.

OUR MISSION
Is to work as a community leader and partner in the Texas Panhandle to change the lives of low-income people by bridging the gap from poverty to self-sufficiency.

Counties served include: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. Further information is available at https://www.tvc.texas.gov