Don’t Lose Your Home! LCCAA Can Help 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. Mortgage assistance is available for those who have had a forbearance from their lenders. In some cases, the mortgage help can also be applied to property taxes. For both programs, residents must live at or below 80% of the Area Median Income ($60,800 for a family of four). Applications for both programs must be made online at www.lccaa.net. No phone calls are being accepted. LCCAA will also be working directly with eviction courts to serve high risk populations.
Summer Crisis Program Open Through Sept. 30 Lorain County Community Action Agency’s Summer Crisis Program can help qualifying residents pay their electric bills as they keep cool in the summer heat. Air conditioners, fans and limited help with central air conditioning repairs are also available.
XX They have been diagnosed with coronavirus in 2020. XX They are enrolling in PIPP Plus for the first time. XX They are an existing PIPP customer in default. Appointments are required for the emergency program and are only available to residents who meet one of the criteria. Appointments can only be made at the agency’s website. All appointments are being conducted over the phone.
As always, the primary qualification for the program is a gross annual income at or below 175 percent of the Federal Poverty Line ($46,375 for a family of four in 2021). Residents at that poverty level qualify for help if they also meet at In person services are being offered for seniors only in partnership with least one of the following criteria: the Lorain County Office on Aging. XX They are age 60 or over. XX They have a documented medical condition worsened by extreme heat. XX Their electric service has been disconnected or they have received a disconnect notice.
Customers with questions about the program can call 440-245-1870 during regular business hours. LCCAA also allows a limited number of people in its lobby to ask questions at the service window.
The program will run through Sept. XX They are trying to establish new 30 this year. For additional details, service. please visit our website.
Tech Connect Back Sept. 27
Tech Connect is coming back! LCCAA is again partnering with Ohio Means Jobs Lorain County to offer a basic computer training course.
Classes start Monday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m. and are open to anyone over 18 who has completed orientation with OMJ. The course will cover Microsoft Office products, including how to create a resume using Word, how to apply for jobs online and how to set up and maintain an email address. PowerPoint and Excel are also discussed. Other course dates are Sept. 28, 29 and 30 and October 4, 5, 6 and 7. All classes are three hours with an optional 30 minute open lab after each class. For more information or to register, contact Client Services Coordinator Colette Park at cpark@lccaa.net or 440-2043151.
