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Steve Taylor

EDINBURG, TEXAS – The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service interviewed the director of Hidalgo County’s Community Service Agency, Jaime R. Longoria,  at the conclusion of the agency’s recent Access to Success banquet.

Here is a video recording of the interview:

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Community service agencies were established across the county as part of President Johnson’s War on Poverty initiative in the 1960s. Hidalgo County’s version started in the mid-1970s.

HCCSA’s Access to Success is funded through a Community Service Block Grant. The intention is to empower participants and establish a foundation for upward mobility, helping them to self-sufficiency and transitioning them out of the poverty. 

The banquet was held at Monza Social Event Center in Edinburg on Dec. 12, 2024.

Nineteen participants graduated from this year’s program. They are:

Joel Barrios – South Texas College

Jocelyn Bravo – Valley Grande Institute

Nathalie Casa – South Texas College

Aleander Camacho – South Texas College

Karla Castillo – McAllen Careers Institute

Adelina Vega – UT-Rio Grande Valley

Juan Gonzalez – Southern Industrial Careers Institute

Shelsey Gutierrez – South Texas College

Amoramay Hernandez – Del Mar College

Jose Juarez – McAllen Careers Institute

Nahomi Erin – South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

Ezequiel Moreno – McAllen Careers Institute

Anahi Munis – Rio Grande Valley College

Angelica Olvera – UT-Rio Grande Valley

Christophe Pruneda – South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

Raymond Rojas – McAllen Careers Institute 

Marisa Zepeda – South Texas College

Lone Star National Bank, McAllen Careers Institute, and UTRGV School of Nursing were also recognized by HCCSA. Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez was named Field Marshal of the War on Poverty in Hidalgo County.