Community Action expands utility assistance enrollment
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[October
03, 2013]
The Community Action
Partnership of Central Illinois has announced that the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, is now open to homes children
under the age of 6. This is an expansion of the current priority enrollment
period that includes seniors, residents with disabilities and households
that are disconnected from their primary or secondary energy source. |
To qualify for this program,
individuals must have incomes of no more than 150 percent of the
federal poverty level.
Community Action Partnership administers the program, which provides
a one-time benefit toward utilities to eligible households in
DeWitt, Logan, Mason, Menard and Piatt counties.
Interested participants can contact their local Community Action
office to schedule an appointment:
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Logan County: 217-732-2159, ext.
226
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Menard County: 217-632-3137
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Mason County: 309-543-6988
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DeWitt County: 217-935-2455
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Piatt
County: 217-762-2421
All other households that meet the
150 percent federal poverty guidelines will be eligible for the
program beginning Nov. 1. The program will continue until May 31,
2014, or until all LIHEAP funds are depleted.
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Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois
serves low-income, disabled and elderly households in six central Illinois
counties: Fulton, Logan, Mason, Menard, DeWitt and Piatt. For more information,
visit www.capcil.org. |