Cleveland non-profit extends water assistance program applications into 2023 - News 5 Cleveland WEWS

CLEVELAND — The request for economical assistance is ever-growing crossed Northeast Ohio.

Between the hurdles of the pandemic and inflation, galore radical are struggling each day.

A section non-profit is moving to conscionable the request and conscionable announced it is extending a captious h2o assistance program.

Step Forward is present actively accepting applications for their “Low Income Household Water Assistance Program”.

They really conscionable extended it until September of 2023 to conscionable the demand.

The state-run agency, Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, oregon LIHWAP, helps eligible Cuyahoga County residents with their h2o and discarded bills.

So far, it has fixed much than $79,000 successful assistance funds since past February.

The bureau is acceptable to supply much backing to country residents.

To suffice for the h2o assistance program, residents indispensable beryllium astatine oregon beneath 175% the national poorness lines, person a disconnection notice, been disconnected, successful the process of establishing a caller work oregon are paying to transportation service.

"We've seen truthful galore caller clients implicit the past six months to a twelvemonth that person ne'er sought assistance before. But due to the fact that of the mode things are going, they're present asking for help. So we're trying to region that stigma that if you request assistance done 1 of these programs, that it puts you successful a atrocious light," Said Paul Billups, manager of vigor assistance astatine Step Forward.

If you request assistance and privation to use for Step Forward’s h2o assistance program— clients indispensable docket an assignment by calling (216) 350-8008 oregon online astatine stepforward.itfrontdesk.com. Appointments are disposable Monday done Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Walk-ins are not accepted.

Residents with scheduled appointments should taxable their documentation astatine slightest 3 days successful beforehand of their assignment to person assistance astatine the clip of appointment.

Documentation tin beryllium submitted to the Step Forward driblet container astatine 2203 Superior Avenue, done the online scheduler linked above, emailed to Heapdocuments@stepforwardtoday.org, oregon submitted online astatine energyhelp.ohio.gov.

Clients request to supply copies of the pursuing documents for their appointment:
• Copies of their astir caller water/wastewater bills
• A database of each household members and impervious of income for the past 30 days oregon 12 months for each member
• Proof of U.S. citizenship oregon ineligible residency for each household members
• Proof of disablement (if applicable)

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