"FEMA" stands for: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
This is listed on the http://www.fema.gov/ website:
"Advising on building codes and flood plain management...teaching people how to get through a disaster...helping equip local and state emergency preparedness...coordinating the federal response to a disaster...making disaster assistance available to states, communities, businesses and individuals...training emergency managers...supporting the nation's fire service...administering the national flood and crime insurance programs...the range of FEMA's activities is broad indeed and spans the life cycle of disasters.
The disaster life cycle describes the process through which emergency managers prepare for emergencies and disasters, respond to them when they occur, help people and institutions recover from them, mitigate their effects, reduce the risk of loss, and prevent disasters such as fires from occurring.
And at every stage of this cycle you see FEMA -- the federal agency charged with building and supporting the nation's emergency management system."
Fish Samaritan is suffering due to on a national level FEMA money WAS NOT released to any progams such as Fish. This money is extremely important in helping feed those in need or whom request assistance in foods. The great employees at Fish are struggling to help those in our neighborhood and are doing such a fantastic job of trying to make ends meet thus far. But, like everything this will only go so far before all options have been exhausted.
Sales have also been lagging recently, so Fish Samaritan decided to extend their hours and even talk about special Saturday hours during the summertime.
So I ask to you friends and family-- next time you have a garage/yard sale, the next time you clean out your attics or basements or do that major spring cleaning. Consider donating to Fish Samaritan House, all the money from their sales goes to feeding those in need and paying our employees who help keep Fish Samaritan progressing and successful! They even do special delivery and pick ups from your business or house!
Fish Samaritan House, 17 Kenmore Avenue Youngstown, Ohio 44507 (330) 746-4190.
