News Release
Contact: Michael G. Gaffney, APR
Vice President, Marketing
Office: 330-643-5532
Cell: 330-701-8080
Date: April 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY
FOOD, SHELTER TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH UNITED WAY
(AKRON, OHIO) – United Way of Summit County will oversee
distribution of federal monies designated for our region. Summit
County will be awarded $366,748 (an increase of $26,909 from 2007)
for year 2008 under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
Program. The funds are to be used by eligible local service agencies
to supplement and expand the capacity of emergency food and shelter
programs in Summit County. A National Board made up of
representatives from national organizations and chaired by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated the grant.
The Summit County Emergency Food and Shelter Local Board, consisting
of representatives from voluntary, governmental, and religious
sectors will determine how to allocate the Summit County award among
local eligible emergency food and shelter programs.
Under terms of the grant, local organizations receiving funds must
(1) be private voluntary nonprofit or units of government; (2) have
an accounting system and conduct an annual audit by an independent
accountant depending on the award amount; (3) practice
non-discrimination; (4) operate an ongoing program that has
demonstrated capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter
programs; and (5) have a voluntary board, if a private, voluntary
organization. The Summit County local board has distributed
Emergency Food and Shelter Funds previously to 29 participating
agencies, which provided more than 150,000 meals, 2,683 nights of
shelter, paid 266 utility bills and provided 387 units of
rent/mortgage assistance.
Eligible organizations interested in applying for Emergency Food and
Shelter Program funds must contact the United Way of Summit County,
Community Impact Division, at 330-643-5510. The application deadline
is 12 noon, April 11, 2008.
United Way of Summit County improves lives by mobilizing community
assets for health and human services. For more information, call
330-643-5509, visit our website at
www.uwsummit.org, or write to us at United Way of Summit
County, 90 N. Prospect St., P.O. Box 1260, Akron, Ohio 44309-1260.
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