Help Available for Past Due Water Bills The Lorain County Community Action Agency (LCCAA), which serves all of Lorain County, was awarded $1.1 million in Home Relief Grant (HRG) funds to assist households impacted by COVID-19.
to which LCCAA has allocated a portion of its funding. If you are 65 or older, apply at www.ucanapply. org. All payments are made directly to the utility companies. You must be past due to apply.
Programs to help with past due rent and past due water bills opened Eligibility criteria, required Nov. 9. The rent program filled in have received a disconnect notice, documents and frequently asked your application will be given questions are posted at www.lccaa. less than four hours. The water program remains priority. net under Programs. Look for Home Applications for water assistance Relief Grant. open, but residents should apply quickly. Funds are only available are being taken through the agency’s The agency is not able to accept website at this link: https://www. phone calls to answer questions until Dec. 30. To qualify, you must live at or lccaa.net/programs/home_relief_ about this program. All applicants below 200 percent of the federal grant-water_assistance will be called by an advocate and Seniors are urged to apply through will receive a written confirmation poverty level. If your water service the United Way’s UCAN Network, letter in the mail. is not currently connected or if you
Changes Coming as Director Retires
A retirement and promotions are bringing changes Changes in Youth Program to key programs at Lorain County Community Action Youth Services Coordinator Bobby Agency. Taylor has been promoted to Deputy Retirement in CSBG Director of Planning and Community Frank Prihoda, Director of Planning Services and will take over Prihoda’s and Community Services, will retire as role on Jan. 1, 2021. of Dec. 31, 2020. Prihoda oversees all programs funded by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). These include Getting Ahead, Tech Connect and Youth Services. He also oversees all the Utility Help programs including Winter Crisis and Summer Crisis.
A lifelong Lorain County resident, Prihoda has held positions in industry and the public sector. Prior to joining LCCAA in 2014, he was a Workforce Development specialist at Ohio Means Jobs - Lorain County (formerly known as the Employment Network). He also taught business management classes at the college level for 15 years and ran his own business for 23 years. A drive-by retirement celebration will be held for Prihoda at 936 Broadway Ave., on Monday, Dec. 14 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Taylor was hired by Prihoda to expand the Youth Services program to include work experience. He has grown the program to include the LCCAA Bike Shop on West 10th Street in downtown Lorain. Taylor is well-connected in the community and brings a wealth of experience. Taking over for Taylor is newly hired Youth Services Coordinator Joshua Smith who started work Nov. 16. Smith has been familiar with LCCAA’s youth program as a volunteer at the Elyria Bicycle Center, where our youth were trained to operate the LCCAA Bike Shop. Smith is a native of Grafton, Ohio with a science degree from Bowling Green State University (that he began at Lorain County Community College) and several years of industrial experience.
