Emergency funds allocation meeting topic

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program Board (formerly FEMA) will meet Thursday, Feb. 18, at 9 a.m. at the Park Plaza Apartments Community Room, 909 Ontario Ave., Sheboygan.

The board will determine which Sheboygan County non-profit social service agencies will receive portions of this year’s allocation from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. (EFSP).

The board consists of representatives from 15 various Sheboygan social service agencies along with community members. This year $82,631 will be distributed, which is a 57 percent increase over last year’s funding of $47,370.

Funding is based upon this jurisdiction’s total number of unemployed as compared to the total number of unemployed in all other qualifying jurisdictions.

Applications are available by contacting the local EFSP Secretary, Char Neitzel-Goostree, at (920) 458- 3723 ext. 13, or char_neitzelgoostree@usc.salvationarmy.org or The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1207, Sheboygan 53082-1207. All applications must be received by Feb. 17, the day before the allocation meeting.