Fannin County, Texas -- Helping Fannin (helpingfannin.org) is a new online resource directory designed to help connect Fannin County residents with critical health care, mental wellness and social service resources. While Helping Fannin highlights local resources, it also includes many Texoma area resources and virtual service that provide no cost, low cost or sliding scale payment options for Fannin residents.

Service providers are encouraged to visit Helping Fannin to submit a listing, claim an existing listing or submit suggestions for new listings. There is no cost to list an organization or service, and any non-profit or for profit is eligible for listing as long as the listing supports wellness and social services for Fannin residents.

Searching the directory is easy. Users can select categories of services or submit a name or topic search. Helping Fannin also includes an easy-to-access listing of crisis services and other wellness resources.

The Fannin County Resource Directory is a community service project sponsored and maintained by the Fannin Behavioral Health Leadership Team (FBHLT). The FBHLT is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving wellbeing in our county with a focus on programs to improve mental wellness through access to care, improved resilience and reduced stigma.

According to FBHLT board co-chair, Bill Wilson, “Our goal was to create a directory that is easy to search and maintain, and we worked hard to make sure that the guide captures many low and no cost services. As we researched services, we were pleased to find that the recent growth of virtual services has greatly expanded low cost options, especially in the area of mental health.”

Cindy Bankston, FBHLT board co-chair added, “Our team found 7-8 different resource guides for our county. Each was different and most were not current. Our team decided to launch Helping Fannin with the hope that it becomes our primary resource for health and social services in the county.” 

You can learn more about the FBHLT at fanninbhlt.org. Please use the web contact form to ask questions, make suggestions or for help listing your organization or service.