Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Metrocrest Services asks Carrollton for one-time $102,002.84 to cover food and housing gaps
Summary
Metrocrest Services told Carrollton council it has seen client demand rise sharply and risks a near-term food shortfall after North Texas Food Bank cuts; executive director Tracy Eubanks asked the council for a one-time $102,002.84 emergency payment to maintain pantry and housing-stability services through the fiscal year.
Tracy Eubanks, executive director of Metrocrest Services, asked the Carrollton City Council during a June 17 work session for a one-time payment of $102,002.84 to help the nonprofit maintain food and housing-stability services amid rising demand and recent funding losses.
Eubanks told council that Metrocrest served about 24,000 individuals in the last fiscal year and is on pace to serve roughly 28,000 this year; she said about one in three clients are under 18 and about 10 percent are seniors. "We're in a nonprofit space serving people in brutal situations," she said, and added the agency is projecting to serve 14,698 Carrollton residents this year — about 11 percent of the city’s population.
The request follows what Eubanks described as a troubling funding shift at the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
