Now that the mercury is dropping fast, people are turning up the heat to stay warm. But some may have a problem paying for that warmth.
The West Ohio Community Action Partnership along with the Ohio Services Agency is now taking applications for their Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program. It helps income-eligible people pay their heating bills and assist with fuel tank placement, testing, and furnace repair.
In 2019 more than 12-hundred families in Allen, Auglaize and Mercer counties received assistance through the program. Eligible households must have a gross income at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of four, that income is approximately $45,000 dollars or less.
You can visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to start an application. Then call 1-855-286-7559 to schedule an appointment.
