Provides low-income individuals and/or families with limited financial assistance to pay for water, electricity, gas, deposits, reconnecting or late fees.

Eligibility: 

• Must reside in Atascosa County
  
• Provide all Social Security cards and ID's for all household members
• Provide proof of income for past 30 days
• Provide current bills

Additional Info:

Please schedule an appointment and bring all the required documentation. Appointments take approximately half an hour to determine eligibility, and if you have all the required paperwork service can start as soon as eligibility is determined.

Contact the office for further details.

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.

Mission Statement

To promote the well-being of individuals and families through effective partnership between all area service agencies.”*

*From the Atascosa Christian Assistance Ministry website

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

Have you used the Atascosa Christian Assistance Ministry service before? If so, please help our website users by answer these questions below.