Texas Neighborhood Services Corporation (TNS) is a non-profit community action agency founded in 1965 with a vision to serve others, a budget of $13,359.00, and a staff of nine employees to serve the residents of a single county. The first Executive Dirctor of the organization was the Rev. Richard E. Brown. Through demonstrated performance and continuous improvement strategies, TNS has evolved into a regional entity with the same vision, a budget in excess of $60 million, and a staff of approximately 500 to serve the citizens of fourteen North Central Texas counties. The current service delivery area includes the counties of Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell and Wise. Texas Neighborhood Services serves as the program operator and manager for a portfolio of services to include the following:

Workforce Services

TNS has successfully operated workforce development programs and provided services in North Central Texas for forty-three years. TNS, formerly known as Palo Pinto Community Service Corporation, provided employment and training services to the citizens of Palo Pinto County from 1965 to 1972 under direct contract with the United States Department of Labor through the Manpower Training and Development Act and the Neighborhood Youth Council.

Based on TNS' overall capacity to deliver required services and a history of positive outcomes, TNS became a subcontractor of the North Central Texas Private Industry Council to provide services through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. The service delivery area expanded to include the residents of Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker and Somervell counties.

As a direct result of achieving outcomes and exceeding expectations, TNS was awarded the contract to provide WIA Adult and Youth services through the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982. During the course of the Job Training Partnership Act, TNS expanded the scope of services provided to include the WIA Dislocated Worker program.

In 1999, the geographic boundaries of the TNS workforce service delivery area expanded through a contract with the North Central Texas Workforce Development Board to incorporate Ellis, Kaufman, and Navarro counties. Throughout the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, TNS demonstrated a solid track record of meeting or exceeding expectations, providing services of exceptional quality, and working as a strategic partner with the North Central Workforce Development Board.

The strategic vision, results-oriented focus, and demonstrated effectiveness led Texas Neighborhood Services to be selected as the workforce center operator for the North Central Texas Workforce Development Board in 2004. This award also expanded the service delivery area to include Collin, Hunt, and Rockwall counties.

Throughout the history of the corporation TNS has demonstrated success in operating workforce centers and exceeding performance goals in workforce programs. In 2006 and 2007, the North Central Texas Workforce Board, with TNS as its primary contractor of workforce services, won the $100,000 Texas Workforce Commission's performance award for being the number one large board in Texas in incentive measures.

In 2008, TNS was awarded the contract to provide all workforce services for all of the fourteen counties within the North Central Texas Workforce Development Board area.  Thus, workforce services for Denton and Wise counties were placed under the management of TNS.  Along with this award, came the administration of Child Care Services, as well as WIA Youth Services, for all fourteen counties.

Children's Services

Funded under the United States Department of Health and Human Services, TNS operates Head Start centers in eight north central Texas counties (Erath, Hood, Johnson, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise) and for forty-two years have proudly provided a variety of developmental and supportive services to the families of the children in the program.

Community Services

Funded through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and private donations, this program is broad in scope and designed to meet the needs of the economically disadvantaged population by providing direct assistance. Through collaboration with other local and state agencies TNS provides emergency assistance for utilities, case management services, and crisis intervention to the citizens of seven counties (Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell and Wise).