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Emergency Food and Shelter Program (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Oct. 4, 2006
Report Number RS22286
Report Type Report
Authors Libby Perl, Domestic Social Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program allocates funds to local communities to fund homeless programs including soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, and homeless prevention services. The EFS program is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and after Hurricane Katrina struck, some questions have arisen about the use of EFS program funds for Presidentially-declared disasters. This report describes how the EFS program operates through a National Board, local boards, and local recipient organizations. It further discusses the use of EFS program funds during disasters, and recent attempts to move the program from FEMA to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).