Disconnect Notice? Make an Appointment ASAP LCCAA’s Winter Crisis Program will help you if your primary heating source is disconnected, a disconnection notice has been received, or you have less than a 10day supply of bulk fuel.
limits how much the utility can charge you to restore your service.
Appointments for Winter Crisis can only be made online and only for these emergency situations. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, all appointments will be conducted for your appointment. If you miss or reschedule your appointment, the over the phone. hold is removed and you may lose If you receive a disconnect notice service. during the crisis period, make an appointment right away. If you make Winter Crisis will operate through an appointment at least 48 hours March 31, 2022. before your scheduled disconnection If you are already disconnected, AND you enter your utility account you can also receive help through number, the utility will put a hold on the program along with the state’s the disconnect while you are waiting Winter Reconnect Order which
You do not need an appointment to apply for the annual HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) benefit or to reverify your income for PIPP (Percentage of Income Payment Plan). Apply for these programs online at energyhelp.ohio.gov. Allow at least 8 weeks. For more details on all these programs, please visit www.lccaa. net/programs/energyservices Some regulated utility companies also offer Fuel Fund programs. Those usually begin in January. Watch our Facebook page, ClassTag and website for announcements.
Rent Help Available with New Partners Help is available for renters and homeowners in Lorain County to avoid eviction and foreclosure.
Rent assistance is available and can be paid as far back as March 2020. Residents must live at or below 80% of the Area Median Income ($60,800 for a family of four). LCCAA will also be working directly with eviction courts to serve high risk populations.
In 2022, LCCAA will add partnerships with Lorain numbers. Any application with a pending eviction will County Urban League and El Centro des Services be given priority processing and a dedicated contact for magistrates. Sociales to better serve vulnerable communities. Using the latest round of funding, LCCAA will create Applications must be made online at www.lccaa.net. an updated application that records eviction case No phone calls are being accepted.
LCCAA Participating in Target Circle Program Target shoppers have an opportunity to give back to LCCAA this year if they participate in the Target Circle loyalty program. One of the benefits of signing up for the loyalty program is the opportunity to vote for how Target distributes its quarterly community giving dollars. Every eligible
purchase equals one vote.
to earn votes. Shoppers should Target Circle is free to join and scan their Circle bar code when shoppers can sign up at target.com/ purchasing or they can enter receipts circle. Purchases in store, online or online within seven days. through the Target app are eligible LCCAA is one of the charities shoppers will be able to vote for during the first quarter of 2022. Voting opens Jan. 1 and closes March 31.
