Sunday, March 2, 2008

Chambliss, Isakson Announce Funding for Emergency Food and Shelter Program

U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $4,335,431 to Georgia as part of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which provides supplemental funding to shelters, soup kitchens and food banks. One-month awards for rent, mortgage and utility assistance are also available through the program to help individuals and families with non-disaster, temporary emergency needs.

“Countless Georgians in communities across our state work each day to help our fellow citizens have access to food, shelter, and other critical services during times of need, and it is important that we continue to support these local organizations,” said Chambliss.

“These vital funds aid local communities by helping those who need it most,” Isakson said. “I will continue to work with my colleagues in support of the programs that mean so much to so many Georgia communities.”

Additional jurisdictions in Georgia may be selected at a later date by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program State Set-Aside Committee.

Funding for jurisdictions in Georgia is listed below:

Atlanta/DeKalb, Fulton Counties
$940,476

Macon/Bibb, Jones Counties
$108,822

Appling County
$11,032

Baldwin County
$27,545

Banks County
$7,186

Ben Hill County
$11,585

Berrien County
$9,120

Brantley County
$8,038

Brooks County
$7,992

Bryan County
$12,874

Bulloch County
$30,217

Burke County
$15,938

Butts County
$11,285

Carroll County
$58,269

Chatham County
$119,140

Chattooga County
$13,082

Clarke County
$55,160

Cobb County
$347,379

Coffee County
$22,409

Colquitt County
$20,866

Cook County
$9,397

Crawford County
$7,117

Crisp County
$14,740

Decatur County
$16,214

Dodge County
$10,479

Dougherty County
$55,298

Douglas County
$66,905

Elbert County
$13,634

Emanuel County
$12,667

Fannin County
$9,788

Floyd County
$52,258

Franklin County
$12,368

Gilmer County
$11,539

Glynn County
$33,741

Grady County
$11,354

Greene County
$9,282

Gwinnett County
$373,956

Habersham County
$18,793

Hall County
$72,847

Haralson County
$14,233

Hart County
$16,813

Houston County
$61,562

Jackson County
$23,768

Jasper County
$7,048

Jeff Davis County
$8,775

Jefferson County
$10,525

Lamar County
$9,788

Laurens County
$26,854

Liberty County
$30,700

Lowndes County
$45,901

Lumpkin County
$12,068

McDuffie County
$15,224

Macon County
$8,752

Madison County
$13,243

Meriwether County
$14,302

Mitchell County
$11,930

Murray County
$21,880

Muscogee County
$111,010

Peach County
$14,924

Pierce County
$7,946

Polk County
$21,557

Putnam County
$10,640

Rabun County
$12,183

Richmond County
$128,007

Screven County
$8,084

Spalding County
$38,301

Stephens County
$16,398

Sumter County
$23,215

Tattnall County
$10,871

Telfair County
$8,545

Thomas County
$21,718

Tift County
$23,630

Toombs County
$15,546

Troup County
$40,696

Turner County
$7,508

Union County
$9,212

Upson County
$17,757

Walker County
$31,944

Ware County
$17,227

Washington County
$10,756

Wayne County
$15,016

Whitfield County
$48,964

Wilkes County
$7,531

Worth County
$12,713

State Set-Aside Committee, GA
$639,374

Georgia Total
$4,335,431

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