Cooke County United Way's Funded Partner Agencies
The Child Advocacy Center of Cooke County is committed to the well-being of children living in our community. We stand on the firm foundation that children need a safe place to live and thrive, protection from violence and when victimized, they deserve justice. Our mission is to provide a place where justice and healing can begin through inter-agency cooperation and community education.
Ph: 940.665.2873
Site: https://abigailsarms.org/how-we-help/child-advocacy-center/
Provide relief to victims of disasters, both large-scale and single-family, provide community education to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Provides emergency communications for military personnel and their families.
Ph: 903-465-1330 (Denison Office)
Site: https://www.redcross.org/tx/denison
Provide a supervised competitive baseball program for the youth of Cooke County and surrounding areas while promoting teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership.
Ph: 469-715-8683
Site: https://www.boysbaseball.org
Inspire and enable all young people, especially from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential.
Ph: 940-665-6527
Site: https://www.bgccooke.com
Camp Sweeney provides assistance and programs which help children who have diabetes acquire the principles of diabetic management to prevent long-term and short-term complications.
Ph: 940-665-2011
Site: https://www.campsweeney.org
To serve as an independent voice in court for abused and neglected children. Volunteers are court-appointed to investigate, monitor, report, and serve as advocates in court for abused/neglected children’s best interests and assist in locating permanent placement in a safe and caring environment.
Ph: 940-665-2244
Site: https://www.casant.org
Serves as a positive recognition event for 4H, FFA, FCCLA youth. This recognition culminates their year’s work and learning with their livestock, shop and home economic projects.
Site: https://www.ccjls.org/
The mission and purpose of LOSS Team is to help people of Cooke County who have tragically lost someone to suicide, which ultimately reduces the incidence of suicide within our community, through available education, awareness, and prevention services.
Phone: 972-654-LOSS(5677)
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat works toward this vision by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of a decent and affordable place to live.
Phone: 940-665-3091
Site: https://www.habitat.org/tx/gainesville/gainesville-area-hfh
Dedicated to inspiring girls in the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service.
Ph: 800-582-7272
Site: https://www.gs-top.org
Dedicated to the care of the terminally ill and their families and for those who grieve.
Ph: 940-665-9891
Site: https://www.homehospice.org
Senior nutrition program which provides home-delivered meals to enable older citizens to continue living in active independence. Also, a “Dine In” lunch program available at local Senior Centers (Callisburg, Gainesville, Muenster and Valley View) open to all senior citizens of at least 60 years of age.
Ph: 1-903-786-3351
Site: https://www.mealsonwheelstexoma.org
My Brother’s House is a non-profit organization that provides shelter, food and fellowship with other recovering alcoholics using a mechanism through Alcoholics Anonymous to guide them to a permanent road of recovery.
Ph: 940-727-8266
Sea Cadets instills values of discipline, accountability, and teamwork in a safe environment. We give cadets a chance to step outside of their comfort zones with dynamic challenges. We help our cadets thrive with humility and confidence. We hope to develop skills in these youngsters that will help them become strong leaders that will stay or return to our community to make it better.
Phone: 940-668-6403
The Stanford House is an activity center for senior citizens that is committed through the work of volunteers to enrich the lives of senior citizens of the community through physical and social activities
Ph: 940-665-1452
Site: https://www.stanfordhouse.org
A rural public transportation system serving persons of all ages in Wise, Clay, Cooke, Fannin, Jack, Grayson and Montague counties.
Ph: 580-775-8736
The Texas Ramp Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free wheelchair ramps to low-income older adults and people with disabilities identified by local health care providers. Ramps are built exclusively with volunteer labor, keeping costs to a minimum. Ramps are built without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, age or gender.
Phone: 214.558.0339
E-mail: info@texasramps.org
Provide emergency assistance to people in crisis including: food, prescriptions, and rental/utility assistance. VISTO also serves the homeless and transients.
Ph: 940-668-6403
Site: https://www.vistohelps.com
Our mission is saving and changing lives by increasing awareness and the early detection of breast cancer and by providing hope and support to those we serve.
Phone: 903-487-2528