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BY MELISSA ENAJE & DANICA LLOYD
Target MAILBOXES WITH POSTCARDS local Harris County expands citizenship programs Harris County commissioners announced Jan. 23 the launch of a three-year, $5.8 million program that aims to assist the county’s legal permanent residents in becoming naturalized U.S. citizens. Funding was allocated with a $4 million grant from the nonprot Houston Endowment and an additional $1.8 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The details Under a coordinated eort overseen by the Harris County Community Services Department, a network of public partners and the Harris County Public Library, the organizations will provide assistance such as civic education classes, natural- ization interview preparation, legal services and funds to cover application fees. HCPL will supplement its volunteer tutor team with 10 full-time instructors, library ocials said.
Fire department recognized nationally The Cy-Fair Fire Department was ranked No. 1 in customer service among 57 similarly sized agencies across the U.S. in EMS Survey Team’s 2023 rankings, ocials said. In a nutshell EMS Survey Team distributes surveys to patients following their incidents and analyzes the data in a monthly report to participating departments. Justin Reed, assistant chief of emergency medical services for the CFFD, said tracking patient experience ratings is optional for re departments, but the data helps leadership understand what they’re doing well and where there is room for improvement. The survey evaluates the department on more than 20 metrics, including the care shown by the medics on the ambulance.
In the Gulf Coast region, 94.9% of the population that hold lawful permanent residency and are eligible to become U.S. citizens reside in three counties. The path to citizenship
Harris County 195,530 Fort Bend County 33,400 Montgomery County 10,580 Brazoria County 7,500 Galveston County 5,500
U.S. citizenship eligibility by county*
*DOES NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE BORN IN THE U.S.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in the region:
More than 123,600 of those eligible for citizenship came from a pool of people who were immediate relatives of U.S. citizens More than 29,800 lawful permanent residents spend at least 10 years until they meet the requirements for citizenship eligibility
SOURCE: 2022 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA FROM HARRIS, FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY, GALVESTON AND BRAZORIA COUNTIESCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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