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Melancon Announces South Louisiana Awarded Almost $500,000 for Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Federal Grants will Help Local Shelters and Food Banks
December 19, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) announced today that $497,217 in grant funding has been awarded to parishes in the Third Congressional District to help feed and shelter needy Louisianians in the coming year.  The grants are awarded through the Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program, a federal grant program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that provides supplemental funding to shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks to help individuals and families with non-disaster, temporary emergency needs.  Grants are allocated to localities based on population, unemployment, and poverty levels.
 
Deadline Extended: Melancon Urges Louisianians in Disaster-Affected Areas to Register for Assistance
FEMA extends registration deadline for Hurricane Ike victims to January 12, 2009
December 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) urged residents in south Louisiana to register for disaster assistance following an announcement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that they were extending the registration deadline for victims of Hurricane Ike.  Residents of parishes that have been given the Federal Disaster Designation for Hurricane Ike have until January 12, 2009, to register for Individual Assistance from FEMA.

 

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