Energy assistance program opens for homebound and elderly on Nov. 1 - Daily Citizen

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services volition unfastened to homebound and aged households connected Nov. 1.

Homebound households are defined arsenic those households successful which each household subordinate is confined to the location due to the fact that of aesculapian conditions oregon disabilities.

Elderly households are defined arsenic those households successful which each subordinate is aged 65 years oregon older. (If anyone successful the household is nether property 18 and each the different household members are 65 oregon older that household volition conscionable the explanation of elderly.)

All households participating successful the programme indispensable conscionable the income criteria, beryllium liable for paying the outgo of vigor for location heating straight to the supplier and beryllium U.S. citizens oregon aliens admitted to the U.S. for lawful, imperishable residence.

To apply, applicants indispensable nonstop successful their astir caller heating bill, electrical bill, impervious of household income, impervious of valid Social Security number, impervious of citizenship with a valid representation ID and/or alien status. In addition, aged households indispensable supply impervious of property for each household members.

All assemblage work centers are closed to the nationalist due to the fact that of COVID-19. To use for assistance, you indispensable telephone the work halfway successful your region to person instructions connected however to taxable your documents for your application.

Assistance volition beryllium successful the signifier of a one-time outgo connected behalf of the eligible household to assistance offset the outgo of heating their homes. The checks are issued straight to the location vigor supplier. No checks tin beryllium issued until North Georgia Community Action Inc. receives the funds from the authorities of Georgia, Department of Human Services. Assistance is connected a “first-come, first-served” basis, portion the funds last.

Any low-income residents of the region who judge that their household meets the explanation of homebound oregon aged should interaction the North Georgia Community Action Inc.’s assemblage work halfway for their region of residence opening Nov. 1 astatine 8:30 a.m. If you are incapable to get done connected the telephone line, delight beryllium diligent and support trying. The homebound/elderly “priority” is done Nov. 30. You bash not person to get connected the database the archetypal day. Keep calling until you scope someone. Do not permission messages arsenic they volition not beryllium returned.

• Catoosa: (706) 858-0926.

• Gilmer: (706) 635-5858.

• Chattooga: (706) 857-0729.

• Murray: (706) 695-5913.

• Cherokee: (770) 345-6531.

• Pickens: (706) 692-6803.

• Dade: (706) 657-4664.

• Walker: (706) 638-0818.

• Fannin: (706) 632-2854.

• Whitfield: (706) 226-7241.