Ninth District Opportunity Heating Program - GA

Households in which every member is age 65 and older, or in which every member is completely unable to leave the home due to health reasons may apply for assistance with their home heating bills beginning on November 2, 2009. The Georgia Department of Human Resources will help pay heating costs for Propane, natural gas, electricity or kerosene. One time payments will be made by checks issued to the home energy suppliers on behalf of eligible households. Eligibility for the program is based on the income of everyone living in the home. All eligible households must be responsible for their home heating bill. Depending on the availability of funds, the regular program will be open to the general public on December 2, 2009.

When applying for assistance, persons will be required to present verification of age for everyone in the home, verification of all household income received within the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.), verification of Social Security Numbers for everyone in the home and the most recent home heating bill.

All interested applicants are asked to contact Ninth District Opportunity Inc. at 706-896-4783 after 9:00 AM on the date of the program for which they qualify (November 2 or December 2) . No walk-ins please.

Additional information will be made available online at www.ndo.org.

North Carolina Division of Social Services - NC

The Low Income Energy Assistance Program(LIEAP) is a Federally-funded program that provides for a one-time cash payment to help eligible families pay their heating bills. This payment is usually received in February of each year.

A household that applies must:
•Have at least one U.S. citizen or non-citizen who meets the eligibility criteria
•Meet an income test
•Have reserves at or below $2,200
•Be responsible for it's heating bills

Energy Assistance is important to all that receive it, but more so if someone in your home is elderly, disabled or a young child under 6 years old. These persons are especially at risk for life threatening illness of death if their home is too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer.
In addition to the LIEAP program we also offer assistance through our Crisis Intervention Program. For more information on the Crisis Intervention Program please visit our Crisis Intervention Program page.