Human Services offering energy assistance

<p>County residents who may struggle to pay their energy bills this summer may qualify for help.</p><p>Human Services, Inc. is now accepting households for the 2018-2019 Energy Assistance Program for the summer season.</p><p>In order to be eligible for the Summer Crisis Benefit a household must meet each of the following criteria:</p><p><ul><li>Have applied and been determined eligible during the 2018/2019 heating season.</li><li>Include at least one household member who meets the criteria for an “at-risk” household (i.e. elderly, disabled, veteran, child aged 5 or under).</li><li>Present an electric utility bill that is scheduled for disconnection or already disconnected or be within 10 days of running out of funds on a prepaid electric account.</li></ul></p><p>In order to be eligible for a window air conditioner unit a household must:</p><p><ul><li>Meet the first two criteria for energy assistance help</li><li>Live in a dwelling that does not have a central air conditioning system installed, or a central air conditioning system is installed but not operational</li><li>Have a member of the household who has a medical condition that makes air conditioning necessary in order to ensure health and safety, verified by a physician or nurse practitioner on the Air Conditioner Affidavit.</li><li>Household has not received a window air conditioner paid for with LIHEAP funds in the past five years.</li><li>Applicant has signed Air Conditioner Affidavit agreeing to all terms, including prohibition on selling or transferring the air conditioner unit for a period of five years.</li><li>Funds and Air Conditioners are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.</li></ul></p><p>Information: 317-736-0755.</p>