Mission:
Operation Fuel partners with communities, businesses, government and individuals to ensure people in need have access to year-round energy assistance.

History:
During the late 1970’s, a world-wide oil embargo caused an escalation in home energy costs, particularly home heating oil. Although federal and state governments had developed energy assistance programs for poor families, low-income, working poor families who were not eligible for government help and in crisis were left out in the cold. In 1977, Operation Fuel was created as a temporary crisis intervention program, a collaborative effort among then Governor Ella Grasso, Father Thomas Lynch and leaders in the banking, insurance, and utility industries. The mission was to raise funds to help those who fell through the gaps in government programs. More than 30 years later we are still devoted to the needs of the community and responding to an energy crisis—the ever rising cost of home heating oil and skyrocketing utility rates are pricing low-income Connecticut families completely out of the energy market.

Watch our video to learn more about how Operation Fuel helps the community.

For information on applying for assistance please call 211 or the fuel bank in your town.