United Way of Coastal Georgia provides administrative support to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) for Glynn County. EFSP was created in 1983 to supplement and expand the work of local social service agencies, both nonprofit and governmental, in an effort to help people with economic emergencies (not disaster-related, e.g., fires of any kind, floods, tornadoes, etc.). The EFSP funding is open to all organizations helping hungry and homeless people. EFSP is funded by Federal funds made available through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.
EFSP funds must be used to supplement feeding, sheltering (including transitional sheltering), rent/mortgage assistance, and utility assistance efforts only. EFSP funding may NOT be used to substitute, reimburse, or provide seed money for a new program.
Program expenditures are limited to food, meals, shelter, rent/mortgage assistance, and utility assistance.
To be eligible to receive funds from EFSP, you must first complete the Emergency Food and Shelter Program Application and submit it electronically along with required documentation by the due date stated. You may find the current phase application linked below. You will be notified if your agency is selected to receive funds from EFSP.
For more information , please contact Justin Callaway at justin@uwcga.org or 912-265-1850.