Utah County Emergency Food and Shelter Program has been chosen to receive $137,196 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Utah County.
The selection was made by a National Board chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. The Local Board made up of Ministerial Associations, American Red Cross, DWS and others will determine how the funds are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.
The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program. The local board seeks to address the following priorities/needs in the Mountainland area: Shelter homeless singles and families, Homeless prevention through rental assistance and rental assistance to place people into housing, food assistance due to hunger caused by economic emergencies, mortgage assistance to prevent homelessness.
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact Marie Schwitzer (maries@unitedwayuc.org) at United Way of Utah County, 148 N 100 W, Provo for an application. Email applications to maries@unitedwayuc.org by noon on August 3rd.
