Deadline is Aug. 1 to submit requests
Logan County has been selected to receive $5,781 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, officials from the United Way of Logan County announce.
Local food and shelter agencies providing these services are encouraged to apply to receive all or a portion of those dollars.
Requests must be submitted in writing by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, to the United Way of Logan County, 130 S. Main St., Bellefontaine, Ohio, 43311, or e-mailed to [email protected].
The requestss should include your verification of non-profit status (i.e. 501C3) the amount of funding requested and how the funds will be used.
Under terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, have a sound accounting system, practice nondiscrimination, have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs and, if they are a private and voluntary organization, they must have an active board.
Funds received in the past have been used for rent, utility assistance and food.
A local board will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the United Way office to determine distribution of the funds. The board includes representation from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, Logan County Commissioners, Lutheran Community Services, The Salvation Army, United Way of Logan County and the local church community.
The amount of $5,781 to be used in Logan County was made possible by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from The Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; and United Way World Wide.
The National Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. This is Phase 34 of the program.