WASHINGTON
- U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced that 24 counties in New Mexico will receive a total of $544,745 for emergency food and shelter programs that help support hungry and homeless New Mexicans.
The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The following counties will receive funding: Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, Doña Ana, Grant, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Sierra Socorro, Taos, Torrance and Valencia. The state of New Mexico will receive funding, as well.
"This funding will support programs across our state that provide food, shelter and support to people who need it most," Udall said.
Emergency Food and Shelter funds are used to supplement food, shelter, rent, mortgage and utility assistance programs for people with non-disaster related emergencies. Food insecurity affects 336,430 people in New Mexico. According to the Food Research Action Center, 21.4 percent of New Mexicans have a time during the year when they don't have enough money to buy food.
The following counties will receive funds:
Chaves County $21,753
Cibola County $9,545
Colfax County $5,604
Curry County $11,448
Dona Ana County $74,881
Eddy County $16,370
Grant County $11,900
Lea County $20,071
Lincoln County $7,209
Luna County $24,118
McKinley County $25,954
Mora County $3,172
Otero County $19,014
Quay County $3,441
Rio Arriba County $17,427
Roosevelt County $5,335
Sandoval County $51,648
San Juan County $51,831
San Miguel County $11,141
Sierra County $4,105
Socorro County $5,710
Taos County $17,197
Torrance County $6,988
Valencia County $30,577
State of N.M. $88,306
New Mexico Total $544,745
