Local nonprofit 1 of 12 awarded funding to help with homelessness in Alabama [Video]

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A local nonprofit is getting some help to provide housing and other services to people facing homelessness through Emergency Solutions Grants program funding.

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The Office of Gov. Kay Ivey shared in a news release that the Salvation Army was the nonprofit awarded funding in the News 5 coverage area.

The nonprofit was one of 12 municipalities or non-profit agencies within Alabama to be awarded a portion of the $2.6 million in funding. In total, the Salvation Army received $350,000 in funding that will be used to provide emergency shelter for homeless families in Baldwin, Mobile and Washington counties.

Other municipalities and nonprofits that received funding include:

“Emergency Solutions Grants are in many cases that last bit of rope from which those who are facing tough situations can pull themselves up to safety and go on to rebuild their lives,” Ivey said. “I commend local governments …