The public healthy crisis is impacting many people all across America, but perhaps none moreso than the homeless and hungry in our midst. There’s at least some additional help on the way thanks to FEMA’s Emergency Food & Shelter Program according to Congressman Fred Upton.
Upton announced this afternoon that the national board of FEMA’s Emergency Food & Shelter Program is allocating more than $7.1-million to the state of Michigan, including more than $323,000 to counties in Michigan’s Great Southwest that are in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District.
The money is designed to assist organizations providing critical resources to people with economic emergencies, including our communities’ hungry and homeless populations, during the coronavirus pandemic.
The funding was made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Upton voted for and the House passed at the end of March.
The Congressman says, “This public health crisis is impacting all of us, and our hungry and homeless populations are facing extraordinary challenges.” He adds, “I am pleased to see so many organizations across southwest Michigan that are stepping up to help feed the hungry, provide shelter, and deliver critical resources. This funding will help them to fulfill their mission and better care for those in the most need in our communities.”
The following counties in Upton’s congressional district will receive funding:
- Berrien County, $85,746
- Cass County, $30,330
- Kalamazoo County, $126,862
- Joseph County, $34,620
- Van Buren County $46,002
The funding is allocated to qualifying local jurisdictions, and each funded jurisdiction establishes a Local Board that awards the grant funds to local social service organizations, both nonprofit and governmental, that can best address the identified needs of the community.
