Emergency Food and Shelter Program awards local counties with funding
ALPENA, Mich. — Phase 38 of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program has awarded funding to Alpena, Alcona, and Montmorency counties. Alpena has been awarded $12,950, Alcona $4,901 and Montmorency $5,211.
Each county has a Local EFSP Board that will allocate the money awarded to their county to fund existing programs in compliance with EFSP national standards that assist residents with emergency food, shelter and utility payments.
The ESFP nationally has $140 million to allocate across the country. Boards are made of representatives from food pantries, charitable groups, human service agencies, government and local churches.
Organizations interested in applying for EFSP funds should contact the United Way of Northeast Michigan, administrator of EFSP program funds, at 989-354-2221 or jgentry@unitedwaynemi.org.
