Columbia County has been awarded $7,620 in Federal Funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.

Columbia County’s award is based upon the total number of unemployed in the county, as compared to the total number of unemployed in all qualifying areas.

The United Way of Columbia County provides the administrative staffing. A local board determines how the funding will be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local agencies in the area.

Under the ter...