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Community Resources

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Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS)

CARTS provides transportation services to nine Hill Country counties, including Blanco county. CARTS delivers transportation tailored specifically for each of the communities it serves and provides predictable connections between these communities and metropolitan transportation services.

Combined Community Action 

CCA is the provider of the Meals on Wheels service in Blanco.   For more information, contact Lainie Parker at 830-554-0564.

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Community Resource Centers (CRC)

CRC is a referral source for numerous social services. In addition to connecting you with the agencies you need, the also offer computers and a fax machine for your use if you are job hunting.

Blanco Good Samaritan Center

Good Sam is a food pantry and thrift store. It provides help for people in need. All funds for the Center come from donations of several local churches, individual gifts, and the sale of second-hand clothing and other items.

Blanco Chamber of Commerce

The Blanco Chamber provides information about businesses and organizations in and around Blanco.

City of Blanco

The City of Blanco's website provides information about Blanco City services as well as other useful information about the community.

Warn Central Texas

Sign up on the Warn Central Texas website to receive emergency warnings on your cell phone.

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Coalition of Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse

Blanco CoAPT is a group of people who have come together with a common goal to reduce youth substance abuse.

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Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)

CAPCOG serves as an advocate, planner, and coordinator on important regional issues in the 10-county Austin metropolitan area. It works directly with its member local governments to recognize opportunities for cooperation and eliminate unnecessary duplication in emergency communications, elderly assistance, law enforcement training, criminal justice planning, solid waste reduction, homeland security planning, infrastructure development, transportation planning, and economic development.

Hill Country AllianceThe Hill Country Alliance (HCA)

HCA is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness and build community support around the need to preserve the natural resources and heritage of the Central Texas Hill Country.

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Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers

Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers is a non-profit volunteer citizen-directed organization that works with local law enforcement and the media through tips provided to help keep our communities a safe place to live.

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Keep Blanco Beautiful (KBB)

Keep Blanco Beautiful works at beautifying the city, from maintaining the plants on the Courthouse Square to cleaning up trash during the annual community Trash-Off and River Cleanup. The Streetscape Committee is working with KBB to raise funds for the city's master planner.

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Texas A&M ArgiLife Extension

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a unique education agency with a statewide network of professional educators, trained volunteers, and county offices. It reaches into every Texas county to address local priority needs. Some of our major efforts are in mitigating drought impacts; conserving water use in homes, landscapes, and production agriculture; improving emergency management; enhancing food security; and protecting human health through education about diet, exercise, and disease prevention and management.

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Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute is an agency of the State of Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System that addresses complex transportation challenges and opportunities with innovation, objectivity, and unmatched technical expertise.

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​​The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) help​s prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

Gem of the Hills, Inc.

2233 US Highway 281 North
Blanco, Texas 78606

Mailing Address:  PO Box 1572
Blanco, Texas 78606

 

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