Services:

For rental:

If you have not provided assistance in the last 24 months and have an eviction notice or you are disabled and have not received help more than three times this year.

For utilities:

If a member of your household is medically disabled or * Rent / Mortgage / Utilities / Health care / Rx / Food / Bus vouchers / *

The client must not have income at present

People or families with no source of income may be eligible for emergency assistance to meet basic needs.

Their agency offers disability assistance for medicine/pharmaceuticals, rent and mortgage assistance (prevention of homelessness), supply assistance, food and bus vouchers as well as financial support for basic needs.

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

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%.

User questions & answers

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