McDONOUGH — Henry County has been awarded $89,555 through the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.

Henry County’s 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 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, and United Way Worldwide. The local board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas. A local board made up of representatives from those agencies will determine how the funds awarded to Henry County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.

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