Community Action Energy Assistance Program

The georgia low income home energy assistance program liheap is a federally funded program that helps low income households with their home energy bills.

Community action energy assistance program.

Program participants must be motivated toward becoming self sufficient. For households with income at or below 50 percent of the state median income. Klcas began accepting applications on november 1 st 2020 for all households. Liheap primarily assists households by applying an energy assistance grant directly to the energy provider on behalf of the eligible household.

You d be surprised at what a huge difference a little bit of your time can make. Community action agency newsletter. The program is designed to help these families keep their heat on especially those households that are most vulnerable such as the elderly the disabled and households with young children. Eligible families can receive benefits paid toward their heating bill including natural gas electricity wood propane and oil costs.

Applications for the 2021 heating season were sent to 2020 approved households starting at the end of august. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. Combined community action inc. In response to the covid 19 pandemic our office walk in.

For renters or homeowners. Cap offers a variety of energy assistance programs designed to assist families who have low incomes with utility and heating fuel bills. Mission statement combined community action is committed to assisting. Benefit amounts are determined by total household income size and historical energy usage and do not require a disconnection or situation where heating fuel is nearly exhausted in order to be received.

We are providing energy assistance on a first come first served basis for applicants who provide a complete and signed application and all required documentation. Department of health and human services. Improve your community by joining our cause. In order to be considered for assistance you will need to provide the following.

Payment of energy bills. Those services might include child care rent assistance tuition books uniforms job. Energy bill payment assistance. Applications for new applicants are available below on this website available to send through regular mail and available for pickup at our two office locations.

Based on energy cost household size and income. The georgia liheap program may be able to offer you one or more of the following types of assistance. Giddings texas the promise of community action community action changes peoples lives embodies the spirit of hope improves communities and makes america a better place to live. The 2021 energy assistance program season began on october 1 2020.

This assistance can reduce the risk of health and safety problems such as illness fire or disconnection. If you wish to receive the child care resource referral newsletter please click here. Community action s energy programs are committed to helping community members with low income in franklin and hampshire counties cover their energy costs. Energy assistance program is federally funded through the u s.

Community action agency staff works intensively with each family to overcome these barriers by providing counseling advocacy and reinforcement of self esteem.