Up to $100,000 will support residents with the highest need who were hardest hit by power outages
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Paul Young and Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington today announced Memphis Cares, a partnership between the City administration, Memphis City Council, and United Way of the Mid-South to provide food assistance to residents impacted by this weekend’s severe storms and extended power outages.
Through Memphis Cares, the City is making up to $100,000 available to help residents replenish groceries and receive food assistance after losing food during the outages. The effort will focus on households with the highest need in areas hardest hit by the storm.
“For many Memphis families, days without power also meant losing groceries they simply can’t afford to replace,” said Mayor Paul Young. “We know recovery looks different for every family. Through Memphis Cares, we’re working with City Council and United Way to get help to the Memphians who need it most.”
“The City administration and City Council are working together with United Way of the Mid-South to help those with the highest need who were also the hardest hit by this storm,” said Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington. “This work will help ensure that critical aid reaches the people who need it most.”
United Way of the Mid-South will coordinate relief through its network of partner agencies. This approach will enable assistance to be directed to eligible households in MLGW-affected areas through United Way’s existing network of community partners.
We encourage our corporate and philanthropic community to contribute to this fund to help extend the impact. (Link: https://give.uwmidsouth.org/o/memphiscares)
Residents can call the MemphisCares line at 844-444-4211 for more information.
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