Wyoming

Legal Notice

Legal Notice

Wyoming County has been chosen to receive through Phase 40 of the EFSP (Emergency Food and Shelter Program) $6,913 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America; The Salvation Army; United Way Worldwide. The Local Board has been charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high need areas around the country. The Local Board determines how the funds awarded to Wyoming County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. Distribution of these funds in Wyoming County has previously been made to Covel Baptist Food Pantry, Local Union 7604 Food Pantry, Itmann Food Bank, and Matheny Methodist Food Pantry for the provision of food. Last year these agencies provided thousands of meals for over 5,000 families in Wyoming County. These agencies fulfill the following requirements of the National Board. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1. be private voluntary non-profits or units of governments; 2. have an accounting system; 3. practice non-discrimination; 4. have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; 5. if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. An agency meeting these qualifications may apply. Anyone interested in the use and distributions of these funds from the emergency food and shelter program must contact the Local Board representative, Debra Stewart, St. Vincent de Paul Society, P.O. Box 1057 Pineville, WV 24874 or by phone at 304-732-6800. The deadline for applications to be received is Thursday, March 23, 2023.