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Federal funds awarded to food, shelter programs
The local board of the Ventura County Emergency Food & Shelter Program was given $439,273 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.
The selection was made by the EFSP National Board, which is chaired by a representative of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. This year the local board has decided that 70 percent of the allocation should be dedicated to shelter assistance and 30 percent to food assistance.
Ventura County agencies and programs funded for EFSP Phase XXVI are AIDS Project Ventura County, food supplies; Catholic Charities. food supplies and rent/mortgage assistance; Coalition to End Family Violence, shelter services; FOOD Share Inc., food supplies; Interface Children Family Services, shelter services; Lutheran Social Services, rent/mortgage assistance; Miracle Recovery Center, shelter services; Project Understanding, rent/mortgage assistance; Salvation Army Oxnard/Port Hueneme, food supplies; Salvation Army Simi Service Extension, food supplies and rent/mortgage; Salvation Army Ventura, shelter services; Samaritan Center of Simi Valley, served meals; Services United, Santa Paula, shelter services; St. Vincent de Paul Society, Fillmore, food pantry; St. Vincent de Paul Society, Los Angeles, Ventura County warming shelter; and Turning Point Foundation, served meals and shelter services.
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Foundation's gift benefits cancer resource center
The Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation has made a contribution to Community Memorial Hospital's Cancer Resource Center. The money will go to pay half the cost of a contract with The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura to operate a satellite office in the center to provide educational support and counseling services for cancer patients.
The Cancer Resource Center, across the street from CMH at 184 N. Brent St., offers services to meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with cancer, in addition to providing support programs for family members of cancer patients. The center is open to all cancer patients, and services are free.
The Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation, formed in 1984, is a nonprofit organization with the basic mission of providing ways to educate the community regarding the service capabilities of Community Memorial Hospital; to work with the community to facilitate support of Community Memorial Hospital; and to raise funds for the development, operation and maintenance of programs and services.
— From staff reports
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