Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:13 PM
Eric Brown
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Over $112,000 has been awarded to help emergency food and shelter programs in Licking County.
Sylvia Friel with the Licking County United Way explains what the funds will be used for.
“those funds are to assist with individuals in need of food assistance, sheltering, rent, mortgage, and utility assistance and that sort of thing.”
She says the agencies applying to receive some of the money must meet certain criteria.
She adds that with the dollars they received last year, a number of Licking County residents were helped.
“Individuals were assisted with 4,368 nights of shelter; 152 households were assisted with rent and mortgage assistance; 593, 304 meals were served.”
To find out more, call the Licking County United Way at (740) 345-6685.
Press release
Licking County has been awarded $112,449.00 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National Board to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.
The Licking County EFSP Board will determine how the funds are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies. Programs given priority status will be those that offer emergency shelter; rent/mortgage and utility assistance; or food assistance to those in need in Licking County.
Award recipients must be private non-profit or units of government, have an accounting system, practice nondiscrimination, have demonstrated capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply for these funds.
Contact local EFSP Board Chair, Sylvia Friel, at the Licking County United Way, 740-345-6685 for an application. The deadline for applications to be received is March 22, 2010.
