A local board has completed their work  on determining how just over $13,000 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program money will be distributed to local agencies and organizations in the Geary County community.

A total of $2,700 will go to the Open Door homeless shelter, $1,000 apiece to both the Salvation Army and Breaking Bread, $2,000 to Wheels of Hope, $674 to the Junction City Caring Place, $1,500 to the 1st United Methodist Church and $4,000 to the Food Pantry.

United Way Executive Director Nichole Mader said this is a grant program with both United Way world wide and federal money.Each organization gets a certain amount of money each year, according to their needs. The local board consists of representatives from  organizations such as Catholic Charities, Red Cross, Salvation Army plus county and city officials. Applications from nonprofit agencies that provide emergency food or shelter are reviewed and then funding decisions are made.

This funding program has been operating on an annual basis.