United Way of Marion County, the local administrative agent for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), has announced that Marion County will receive $23,215 in federal funding this year to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.
Local agencies that provide such services wishing to apply for funding from Marion County’s EFSP Board will need to submit an application on or before Monday, July 14, 2014. To be eligible, an agency must: 1) be a private voluntary non-profit or a unit of government, 2) have an accounting system, 3) practice non-discrimination, 4) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 5) if a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. The local EFSP Board will review the applications, determine where the funds would make the most impact, and recommend that the money be distributed accordingly.
For an application or additional information, contact United Way of Marion County at (740) 383-3108. The office is located at 125 Executive Drive, Suite 100 in Marion, Ohio.
A National Board, chaired by EFSP and with members from prominent non-profit organizations, identifies “high-need areas” throughout the U.S. and divides up funds appropriated by Congress to help those areas increase the capacity of their local food and shelter programs.
The Marion County EFSP Board is made up of volunteers including: Kerr Murray – chairperson, retired; Andy Appelfeller, Marion County Board of Commissioners; Sandy Azaroff, Jewish Foundation; Jody Demo-Hodgins, Marion-Crawford ADAMH Services Board; Joe Devaney, Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission; Charles Bulick, Marion Shelter Program; Mike Neil; Michael Bowe, Catholic Charities; Matt Primmer, Marion County Job and Family Services; Michael Vance, Marion County Chapter of the American Red Cross; Major Paul Knickerbocker, The Salvation Army; Kelly Garrett, United Way of Marion County, and Jarad Williams, Salem United Methodist Church.
Local organizations receiving funds under this program in the last funding cycle included: The Marion Shelter Program, Johnson-Rudd Food Pantry, Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission, and The Salvation Army.
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