NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2013
Contact:
Rhonda Hannemann
(920) 954-7210
United Way Fox Cities
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM
APPLICATION DEADLINE SET
(MENASHA, WI) – Winnebago County has been selected to receive federal
funds to supplement area emergency food and shelter programs.
A National Board, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and comprised of representatives from
American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, National Council of Churches of Christ
in the U.S.A., The Salvation Army, United Jewish Communities, and the United Way
of America, is responsible for distributing funds appropriated by Congress to help
expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the
country.
A Local Board for the Emergency Food & Shelter Program, administered by
United Way Fox Cities, will determine how the funds awarded to the county are to be
distributed among local emergency food and shelter programs. The Local Board is
responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional
funds available under this phase of the program.
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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) have
an accounting system, 3) practice nondiscrimination, 4) have demonstrated the
capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 5) if they are a
private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board.
Qualifying agencies are urged to apply to United Way Fox Cities, 1455 Midway
Road, Menasha, WI 54952. For more information, contact Rhonda Hannemann
at (920) 954-7210. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 24, 2013.
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