Emergency Financial Assistance

"For I was hungry"

 

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in." Matthew 25:53

 

Sarasota and Manatee Counties--The Emergency Financial Assistance Program of Catholic Charities announces new granted services in collaboration with the Sarasota County government. The new grant, known as ARRA, provides for an additional 120 Sarasota County families to be helped over the next year with intensive case management services to include budgeting, vocational assistance, housing/ homelessness prevention, and linking to community financial resources for a hand-up from economic disaster.

 

To qualify for the program a family (or person) must meet poverty definitions as set forth in the grant and be a resident of Sarasota County. The program is tightly monitored and managed by county officials in tandem with Catholic Charities staff to ensure those in need in our community are getting assistance to recover from financial disaster.

 

For more information about ARRA, please call Emergency Financial Assistance Program Director Mary Koctur at 941-356-2050.

 

Photo: Courtesy of Catholic Charities USA.