Trinidad ISD and the City of Trinidad will be hosting a Rural Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, July 21, at the TISD Cafeteria located at 105 W. Easton St., Trinidad.
The 2-hour fair will provide local health and wellness resource information.
The fair will include: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); East Texas Crisis Center; Henderson County Help Center; Faith In Action Food Pantry; Salvation Army Malakoff Service Unit; Community Food Pantry in Tool; Disciples Clinic; Andrew Center; Alzheimer’s Alliance; Department of Assistive and Rehab; TVCC Adult Education; State HHSC representative; special health resources navigator; Friends of the Animals; and Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake.
The Cedar Creek Lake Home Health Care and Hospice will be onsite doing blood pressure checks.
Texas Health Steps will be able to enroll individuals in Medicaid, SNAP, TANF and CHIP. United Health Care and Cigna-Health Spring will be on hand to discuss options for Medicaid.
The County Agriculture Extension Agent or the Henderson County Master Gardeners will be at the fair to discuss community gardens.
East Texas Workforce will be available to explain the various programs offered. The Workforce will have their bus available to help job hunters.
Texas Impact, Child Hunger and Baylor Hunger Initiative will explain each of the programs. The Hunger Initiative seeks to make food secure by ensuring that every individual has access to three healthy meals a day, seven days a week.