12/22/12 - A pair of Livingston County non-profits will split nearly $16,000 in federal funds to supplement emergency shelter programs in the county. Livingston County received $15,878 from Michigan Set-Aside funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be spent for emergency food or shelter before March 31st, 2013. A recommendation to spend the funds all on emergency housing was recently ratified by the local FEMA board via an email vote. The recommendation was to split the total in half, so that $7,939 would go to both LACASA and the Livingston Family Center for use in their respective shelter facilities, but also for hotel and rental shelter costs as needed. LACASA operates a shelter in Howell Township for survivors of domestic violence and their children, while the Livingston Family Center hosts a shelter through Connection Youth Services, providing safe housing for young people from 12-21. (JK)
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