Area agencies receive weatherization assistance grants
Some low-income and elderly residents who need assistance reducing their utility bills will get help from Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program. The program pays contractors to improve the energy...
View ArticleGrant to provide home repairs for low-income, elderly residents
Some low-income and elderly residents in the Shoals and Franklin counties will receive free home weatherization through a federal grant. The $33,382 grant issued through Gov. Robert Bentley and...
View ArticleFree weather-ization available
With fall around the corner, Housing Resources of Western Colorado is offering a program for low-income residents to weatherize their residence, free of change. The program is available year-round, but...
View ArticleWestbay seeks applicants for energy audits, free weatherization
Westbay Community Action is seeking clients for its Weatherization Assistance program, which offers energy-saving repairs and upgrades to eligible households. The program is available without charge to...
View ArticleCPS Energy’s Casa Verde program has weatherized 2,500 homes
CPS Energy, San Antonio’s city-owned electric and gas utility, has weatherized 2,500 families’ homes since it was started in 2009 with the help of federal and state stimulus grants. The program...
View ArticleEditorial: City should lead weatherization effort for low-income homes
The city of Knoxville should spearhead an effort to help low-income residents weatherize their homes in an attempt to cut down on the amount of assistance spent to help some pay their utility bills,...
View ArticlePrograms help families save money and energy
TAMPA — When it comes to summertime electricity bills, it is sometimes difficult to weather the storm. However, for those who qualify, help is available to not only beat the heat, but ease the squeeze...
View Article“After the Chaos” – Winter-Weatherizing NY Homes Post-Sandy
DEER PARK, N.Y. - New York homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy are being rebuilt and weatherized with help from a variety of agencies and groups. United Way and its YouthBuild project, Long Island...
View ArticleWeatherization Funding Has Been Slashed
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), sometimes referred to as the “Obama stimulus funding.” Among the bill’s many provisions was a $5 billion...
View ArticleRep in Wrangell for home weatherization program
Winter is on its way. In Alaska, that means turning up the heat and the heating bills. That gets pricey, especially in homes that rely on oil for heat. A representative from the Alaska CDC is in...
View ArticleRyan, PUSH prod state agency on using National Fuel profits for...
Assemblyman Sean M. Ryan and PUSH Buffalo are calling on the state Public Service Commission to set aside $40 million in what they describe as National Fuel Gas Co.’s excess profits to fund...
View ArticleAfter mismanagement questions, MaineHousing audits cause for confidence
MaineHousing recently received the results of three audits that are worth noting. The positive outcomes provide our staff, our board and the public confidence in the work of MaineHousing. It also...
View ArticleWAMY Pushes For Weatherization Awareness During October, Holds Barbecue...
Oct. 21, 2013. W.A.M.Y Community Action Inc., moves to push awareness for weatherization during the month of October by advocating to local community members, public officials and legislators about the...
View ArticleStudy: Weatherization Could Save U.S. $33 Billion
Weatherizing every home in the U.S. would save the country $33 billion a year in energy costs, according to a new Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory study. Most current weatherization methods tighten...
View ArticleWeatherization Program helps low-income families
ELIZABETHTOWN — Adirondack Community Action Programs Inc. can help low-income families keep warmer this winter. Since 1976, ACAP's Weatherization Assistance Program has been reducing energy usage for...
View ArticleBethany students raising awareness about weatherization; Class is teaming up...
MANKATO — Bethany Lutheran College students are using some class time for a good cause, partnering with Minnesota Valley Action Council to raise awareness and funds for programs.For Shane Bowyer's...
View ArticleCongress controls fate of Weatherization Program
The weatherization programs in Nebraska are federally funded to the State and then the State contracts with local private charities to operate the programs.The program helps those unable to afford the...
View ArticleCongressman Cuellar’s Office to Host Starr County Home Weatherization Workshop
On Nov. 7 the office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host a Home Repair and Energy Efficiency Workshop for Starr County residents. “During the month of August, my grants coordinators...
View ArticleLess financial assistance expected to help with heating costs
Kenosha County residents needing help with heating costs might receive less in assistance this winter compared with previous years.State officials estimated the federal government would send fewer...
View ArticleEligible West Virginians Can Apply for Weatherization Assistance Program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin encourages eligible West Virginians to apply for the Weatherization Assistance Program as the winter season approaches. The federally based program utilizes...
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