Texoma Regional Consortium See attached documents for information about the Texoma Regional Consortium, which includes the three county area for Texoma, Cooke, Fannin and Grayson Counties and 10 counties in Southern Oklahoma.

Texoma Economic Strategy Report

Texoma Regional Consortium Plan Amendment 0907

Economic Summit

COC Presentation to Texoma 12.6.07

Unemployment Debit Card The State of Texas recently adopted a debit card program for Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments. Attached you will find important information regarding your UI Debit Card and how to best access your funds. Also attached you will find the Allpoint ATM Locations for the Sherman / Denison, Bonham, and Gainesville Areas.

 ATM Locations

Unemployment Debit Card Information

Project Recovery The Project Recovery Task Force was formed for the purpose of tapping into three sources of prospective employees; under-skilled adults who lack basic education skills, older workers who need updated skills to enter the market and substance abusers. With the current labor shortage, these groups represent potential solutions for employers, and we believe working together we can develop regional strategies to recover job seekers in these three groups. A 2007 survey of over 800 households in Grayson County identified Substance Abuse as the number one concern in this county. The Project Recovery Task Force has met several times and is currently focusing on substance abuse. Following are some resources regarding substance abuse in the workplace.

1 in 12 Full Time Workers Admit Drug Use

Infrequent Use of Marijuana Increases Risk of Psychosis

Survey Shows Most Drug & Alcohol Users are in the Workplace

Worker Substance Abuse Survey Results