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ALICE is a hardworking member of the community who is employed yet does not earn enough to afford the basic necessities of life. ALICE earns above the federal poverty level, but does not earn enough to afford a bare-bones household budget of housing, child care, food, transportation, and health care.

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Barry County FEMA/EFSP funding amount announced for Phase 40

Barry county has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter national board program. Barry County has been chosen to receive State Set Aside dollars of $8,129.00 within Phase 40 funding for supplemental emergency food and shelter programs in the county.   Congress has appropriated $130,000,000 for Phase 40 funding.  The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National Board has again reserved a portion of the funds for the State Set- Aside (SSA) process. Barry County’s award is based upon our jurisdiction’s total number of unemployed [Read More]
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Housing Choice Voucher Program Wait List to Open in March!

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) may be able to assist. The HCV program (formerly “Section 8”) is a federally funded rental assistance program that assists low-income residents with paying their rent. Generally, eligible families must have income levels at or below the extremely low-income limit as established by HUD based on county and family size. MSHDA’s HCV Program waiting lists for counties listed below will be open on 3/22/2023, at 11:00:00 AM EST and closed on 4/5/2023, at 11:00:00 AM EST. Applications are available on-line only; no paper applications will [Read More]
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2024-2025 Allocation Applications NOW being accepted!

    Thank you for your interest in applying for Barry County United Way Allocations.  The allocations process includes a committee of community peers that review the applications as well as the annual budget and take extreme care when allocating funds.  The Allocations Committee takes great pride in helping to fund local programming and is [Read More]

Barry County FEMA/EFSP funding amount announced for Phase 40

Barry county has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter national board program. Barry County has been chosen to receive State Set Aside dollars of $8,129.00 within Phase 40 funding for supplemental emergency food and shelter programs in the county. [Read More]

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