July 3, 2019 – Ohio’s Northwestern Community Action Commission and Development Services Agency is now helping income-eligible Ohioans with summer crisis assistance as of July 1. The program offers assistance in paying electric bills as well as assisting in air conditioning system repairs. Ohio assisted more than 879 households with LIHEAP summer crisis assistance last year. The crisis program ends August 31.

June 21, 2019 – Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is now available to income-eligible residents that are in need to utility assistance this summer. The HEAP program offers help paying electric bills or assist in purchasing central air conditioning units. Residents who wish to apply should schedule an appointment with Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP) to sign up.

May 30, 2019 - The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) in Tennessee is reminding Upper Cumberland region residents that there is still funding available from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to assist with high utility bills.

May 15, 2019 – Delaware’s Delmarva Power has recently launched a pilot program, the Arrearage Management Program (AMP), intended to help low-income utility customers get back on track with paying their energy bills. Delmarva Power serves electric and natural gas customers in both Delaware and Maryland.

May 1, 2019 – Lake County, Ohio’s Community Action Agency, Lifeline, Inc., approved winter crisis assistance for 743 applicants out of 781 applications accepted. The Crisis Assistance Program in Ohio operates from Nov. 1 through March 29. According to the news release, over $194,000 in federal funds was used for the crisis assistance.

“We were always booked three or four solid weeks out for appointments,” said Carrie Dotson, Lifeline’s Executive Director, “It was definitely a busy season.”