Address: 610 Biscoe St
Helena, AR - 72342
(870) 338-6406
Area Served:
Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie.
The Arkansas Community Action Agency (CAA) offers opportunities for low- and middle-income Arkansans to improve their family stability and self-supports.
Low-income people have the opportunity to be engaged members of their communities through volunteering and other civic activities.
People with disabilities and the elderly are provided with support and emergency services that help them maintain an independent living status.
Infants, children, and young people are provided with development services so that they can make full use of their potential.
The Arkansas CAA partners with a network of community partners to provide opportunities for families to improve living conditions in low-income communities.
Energy Efficiency and Utility Assistance Programs
Utility costs for low-income households consume a significant amount of their monthly income.
The increased energy efficiency of these households not only reduces their running costs but also their energy consumption.
The Arkansas Community Action Agency provides utility assistance to low-income families through the federally funded Low-Income Families Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The funding is limited.
They provide the payment of a fixed benefit based on monthly income and household size.
Revenue guidelines are revised annually.
Generally, LIHEAP services are paid directly to utilities on behalf of the applicant.
Qualified families may receive assistance once per program.
Government policy sets the maximum amount of support available per household.
Benefits are paid directly to the utility companies.
Eligible families may receive assistance once per plan.
A copy of the closing notice is required.
- Proof of residence
- Proof of income for all family members and for all sources received in the month prior to the request for assistance
Proof of income may include:
- Copies of checkbooks with full-time, part-time, or self-employed wage before tax
- Statement by the Department of Employment Security for all unemployed adults
- Statement of the Office of Child Support Enforcement, if one or more natural parents are not at home
- A copy of the reward letter or bank statement showing automatic deposits for Social Security, SSI, Veterans Administration, or other pension or disability payments
- Complete information for all family members (names, dates of birth, social security numbers)
- Copy of the electricity bill
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year.
To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.
You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.
| Persons In Family | Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline) |
| 1 | $15,060 |
| 2 | $20,440 |
| 3 | $25,820 |
| 4 | $31,200 |
| 5 | $36,580 |
| 6 | $41,960 |
| 7 | $47,340 |
| 8 | $52,720 |
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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