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2007 Community Resource Guide
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Energy
Assistance |
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Energy Assistance turns up the heat |
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When winter descends, Community Action's Energy Assistance Program heats
up. Each year, this program provides over $400,000 in assistance
to more than 1,000 households who would otherwise be unable to pay for
heat and energy. Funding comes through the federal Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for heat, and from Puget Sound
Energy for electric, as well as a smaller fund for Cascade
Natural Gas customers. As one energy client told us, "Thank
you for helping me this winter. I am disabled and without your
program would not have had money for heat." |
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SCCAA's Energy Program has five separate funds
that provide low-income households with energy assistance |
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The
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
LIHEAP benefits,
based on household size and income, can assist in the
purchase of electricity, gas, wood, propane, or oil.
Participants also receive training in energy conservation.
Each year, more than 1,000 households in Skagit County are able to
stay warm and ease the financial burden of winter heating
costs because of LIHEAP assistance.
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Puget
Sound Energy Program
This program
assists low-income Puget Sound Energy customers with their
electric bills. The program can assist families with
incomes up to 150% of federal poverty
guidelines, enabling SCCAA to assist more "working poor"
families. Each year, this fund helps 800-1,000 households.
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Salvation Army Warm Home
Fund
Funds provided by
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) allow
us to assist low-income PSE households with disconnect notices and
deposits |
Cascade Natural Gas
Winter Help
Fund
Funds provided by
Cascade Natural Gas (CNG) allow us to assist
low-income CNG households with
disconnect notices and deposits. Each year, this
fund helps about 60 households.
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Cascade Natural Gas
Washington Energy Assistance Fund (WEAF)
Funds provided by
Cascade Natural Gas allow us to
assist low-income households with natural gas expenses. This is a new
program available to help CNG customers with their energy costs. With
income guidelines up to 150% of the federal poverty level, customers not
qualifying for LIHEAP may still qualify for this program. |
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For more information about
Energy Assistance, call Community Action's Energy Assistance Program at (360)
428-1011.
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