Rep. Figures, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs Join Hundreds of Local Residents at the Bullock County Resource Summit

Union Springs, AL - On Thursday, January 29, U.S. Representative Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) joined state and local officials and hundreds of community members at the first-ever Bullock County Resource Summit at Bullock County High School. The event, which was hosted by the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, was created to provide free food, career resources, public health information, winter preparedness tools, and direct federal and state casework assistance to residents of Alabama's 2nd District.

Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-2) with local volunteers and partners at the Bullock County Resource Summit in Union Springs. (photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Figures)

"I am pleased to partner with the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs to hold the first-ever resource summit in Union Springs that directly responded to the needs of 2nd District residents," said Rep. Figures. "Not only did the summit provide my constituents with free food, health, career, and winter preparedness resources, but it also put smiles on the faces of so many of our neighbors. I am grateful to all of our partners who made this event possible."

During the event, Rep. Figures also joined with Bullock County Sheriff Raymond Rogers to announce that he secured $1.031 million for the Bullock County Sheriff's Department during the FY2025 appropriation process. The funding, which is a result of Rep. Figures' Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for the 2nd District, will be used to upgrade and modernize the Bullock County Sheriff's Department law enforcement equipment.

"I am proud to have secured much needed resources to make the types of upgrades that are needed to help keep the Bullock County community safe," said Rep. Figures. "This funding is a huge deal for the Sherriff's Department, and is a part of my ongoing efforts to support law enforcement officers and first responders throughout the 2nd District who put their lives at risk every day to keep our community safe."

State and local partners at the Bullock County Resource Summit included:

• The Alabama Office of Minority Affairs
• The Alabama Department of Public Health
• The Bullock County Emergency Management Agency
• Alabama Department of Mental Health
• Heart of Alabama Food Bank
• Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church
• Bullock County Sheriff's Office
• Union Springs Fire Department
• Union Springs Police Department
• Bullock County High School
• City of Union Springs

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