Montgomery County (VA)
Emergency Assistance Program

Vice President: Fred Hodges (oursaviour@naxs.net)
Secretary: L. David Roper (roperld@vt.edu)
Treasurer: Margie Zelinski (Marz918@aol.com)
Operations Manager: Melanie Collins ( mcollins@nrcaa.org)

Members:

Nelson Carey, Robert L. Dobson, Linda Kaluk, Claire Kelly, Wayne Leininger, Angela Little, Stephen C. Pond, Jeanne B. Roper, Chereen Sossi, Lois B. Wade

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The Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program assists families and individuals in immediate, temporary, and emergency situations. Its efforts are coordinated with the major local social service agencies and with area civic and religious groups. MCEAP serves those who failed to qualify for public assistance or had exhausted their benefits. Its philosophy is one of assisting county residents in maintaining their households and restoring their self sufficiency.

Services Provided:

• Financial Assistance: A financial fund is available to give limited help in areas such as rent, utilities, heat and prescription medicine.
• Food Bank: The food bank is located at the NRCA office and can assist in providing emergency food.
• Clothing Bank: The Clothing Bank is located at 409 Roanoke Street in Christiansburg. It is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9 AM to 12 noon and on Tuesday evenings from 6-7:30 PM. Donations of clean usable clothing are welcome.
• Furniture Bank: We seek to maintain a supply of household furniture in useable condition..

All these services are available to eligible recipients after client screening at the 110 Roanoke Street office.

MCEAP has worked with the following organizations:

• New River Community Action
• Montgomery County Department of Social Services
• American Red Cross
• New River Valley Community Services Board
• Free Clinic of New River Valley
• Lions Club
• Montgomery County Christmas Store
• Montgomery County Health Department
• Montgomery County Information and Referral Office
• New River Family Shelter
• New River Valley Habitat for Humanity
• Voluntary Action Center

• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 1996
• MCEAP Resolution for Betty S. Thomas, Feb 1997
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 1998
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 1999
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2000
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2001
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2002
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2003
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2004
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2005
• MCEAP President's Annual Report for 2007

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Federal Emergency Management Agency
"Emergency Assistance" search by AltaVista

Excerpt from the minutes of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting in April 2005: BOARD NOTES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Board voted unanimously to "recognize the 30th Anniversary of the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program and proclaims April 23, 2005 as MCEAP’s 30th Anniversary and Appreciation Day." Since its inception in 1975, MCEAP has dispensed more than $2 million in assistance for food, rent, utility payments, and medical prescriptions to 132,483 individuals in more than 46,000 cases in Montgomery County. Citizens are invited to help celebrate MCEAP’s Anniversary at a cookout at Nellie’s Cave Park in Blacksburg on April 23, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.

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Page coordinator: L. David Roper (roperld@vt.edu)