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OPERATION FUEL ELDERLY HOME HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For Connecticut senior citizens interested in the
Elderly Home Heating Assistance Program that will be offered by
Operation Fuel this coming heating season please read the following
information:
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Details of this program have yet to be worked
out with the Connecticut legislature and, if agreed upon by the
legislature, it must then be signed by the Governor.
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Funding for this program will not be available
until after December 1, 2008.
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Please call 2-1-1 for information and
qualifications on additional energy assistance programs being
offered. You must exhaust all state energy assistance benefits
before applying for the Elderly Home Heating Assistance Program.
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If you are not eligible for any of the programs
offered, please check back with Operation Fuel after December 1,
2008. We will have guidelines posted by this time.
For Connecticut residents interested in other energy
assistance programs for the coming season, please know the
following:
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Operation Fuel will not receive funding from the
State of Connecticut until after December 1.
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Energy assistance from Operation Fuel is not
available until after December 1, 2008.
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Program guidelines will be posted by December 1,
2008.
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If you are eligible for, and qualify for, the
state energy assistance program (1-800-842-1132,
www.ct.gov/dss)
you must exhaust all state energy assistance benefits before
applying for Operation Fuel.
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Operation Fuel serves families who earn too much
to qualify for the state energy assistance program and serves
clients on a case-by-case basis. One program will provide
assistance for families whose income is between 151% and 200% of
the federal poverty level ($31,800 to $42,400 for a family of
four).
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On a limited basis, Operation Fuel will also be
managing a program for energy assistance to families whose
incomes are higher than 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
This program will require a liquid assets test; and an
assessment of risk.
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Operation Fuel does not replace or offer rebates
for furnaces. For more information about this program, residents
may call the furnace rebate hotline at 1-866-940-4676.
As always, Operation Fuel relies on our generous donors and
supporters to keep our work going. If you would like to make a
donation to Operation Fuel it can be sent to Operation Fuel, One
Regency Drive, Suite 200, Bloomfield, CT 06002, or made online
at www.operationfuel.org.
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POWER LUNCH 2008:
For more information please
click here.
To see photos from our event
please
click here.
"I just wanted to take the time to say thank you so much for granting me the help through your program. Often times we take too much for granted and saying thank you goes a long way.
I just went on maternity leave, without pay, and fell behind on paying my bills, hence the reason I applied for assistance.
I pray that your program will continuously be blessed as you go on helping people in need like myself. Thank you so much again."
~Operation Fuel Client, Bridgeport, CT
Operation Fuel Releases "Home Energy Affordability Gap: Connecticut (2006)" Report.
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For over 31 years, Operation Fuel has helped people struggling to help themselves.
Operation Fuel is a private, not-for-profit (501)(c)(3) organization that provides emergency energy assistance to state residents who do not qualify for, or have exhausted, their government assistance. Most of our clients are not poor enough to receive government aid but, because of a crisis in their lives, cannot make ends meet and are forced to make impossible choices. Trying to survive a Connecticut winter with no heat should not be one of their choices.
Operation Fuel uses a network of over 65 community organizations which approve grants to assist in paying the utility bills of households in need. They are town social service agencies, community action agencies, non-profit organizations such as Catholic Charities, and religious organizations. These agencies voluntarily administer this energy assistance program.
For information on applying for assistance please call 211 or the fuel bank in your town.
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