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Overview

Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) Grant

Funder: United Way of Cumberland County (UWCC) - administers on behalf of federal government

Program Type: Federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA)

Legal Basis: Authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (PL 100-77)

Purpose: "To supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food and supportive services" by local social service organizations for people across the Nation who are hungry, homeless, and in economic crisis.

Geographic Scope

Cumberland County, North Carolina (administered locally through UWCC)

Focus Areas

  • Emergency food assistance
  • Emergency shelter
  • Supportive services
  • Assistance for people experiencing homelessness
  • Assistance for people in economic crisis
  • Assistance for people experiencing food insecurity

Contact Information

United Way of Cumberland County

  • Address: 321 Dick Street Suite 107, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

  • Phone: (910) 483-1179

  • Website: unitedway-cc.org
  • Note: This is a federal program administered locally. Specific deadline, application procedures, and award amounts are not detailed in the provided website content.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsfood-securityhomelessfood-pantriessupportive-housinghardship

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