Tyler Innovation Pipeline

Leadership Tyler is an organization serving Tyler and Smith County, Texas, through our mission of equipping leaders to enrich our community. We also offer training opportunities to business leaders and companies, and have a strong network of alumni who can be found in leadership positions throughout our region.

The Addie E. McFarland Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Mineola, Texas, dedicated to providing educational and recreational opportunities for the community. With a focus on senior citizens and youth, the foundation operates the Addie E. McFarland Community Center, offering a range of services and programs such as exercise programs, student tutoring, senior citizen activities, and special interest classes. Established in 1995, the foundation aims to create a vibrant and inclusive environment for the citizens of Mineola, promoting community engagement and personal development through various activities, including career planning workshops, nutrition assistance, and community affairs meetings. The foundation also organizes biennial McFarland School Reunions, fostering a sense of nostalgia and connection among alumni. Generated from the website

Based in Kilgore, Texas, East Texas Council of Governments provides emergency services to the Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rains, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood counties. It offers assistance to local criminal justice agencies in the region. The assistance is provided through funding projects, improving the criminal justice system and through seminars and technical assistance. It also provide services to the people 60 and above, with an emphasis on frail, minority and rural and low-income individual. A board of directors, through an executive committee elected from its membership, determines programs and goals of ETCOG.