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Works with families in crisis to provide basic needs to maintain families and aid in reunifying families. Considers assistance with home repairs required for health and safety. Provides diapers, clothing, hygiene, and food. Providing beds and bedding to children is also a major priority. Also assist with transportation for medical reasons.

Offers repairs, replacements, cleaning, and tuning for heating systems.

Provides weatherization services that include energy education, air sealing, heating system and hot water tank repairs and adjustments, insulation, water saving devices, such as showerheads and aerators and testing the home for indoor air quality problems.

Offers grants and low-interest loans for repairs to owner occupied homes within the city limits. Household income limits and other eligibility requirements apply. Helps qualified households make code, safety and other needed repairs to their homes. The maximum available to an eligible household is $30,000. Eligible work includes roofing, electrical, plumbing, lead paint hazard reduction, insulation, window replacement, and many other items.

Provides assistance to low-income customers at or below 150% of the Federal poverty level and a demonstrated or expressed inability to pay their electric service bill.

Helps reduce the cost of energy usage around homes through the installation of energy saving tools, utilities, and appliances; provides energy education to assist clients in further reducing energy costs by utilizing their energy more efficiently.

Provides home air sealing and insulating contractors, heating technicians, and solar installers across Pennsylvania.

Helps reduce the cost of energy usage around homes through the installation of energy saving tools, utilities, and appliances; provides energy education to assist clients in further reducing energy costs by utilizing their energy more efficiently.

Weatherization services including, but not limited to: roof replacement, furnaces repair/replacement, windows, doors, insulation and ductwork. Work is completed through a contractor and financed through a 1% interest loan that covers the cost of repairs.

Helps reduce the cost of energy usage around homes through the installation of energy saving tools, utilities, and appliances; provides energy education to assist clients in further reducing energy costs by utilizing their energy more efficiently.

Provides church volunteers during a dedicated week of service to complete home maintenance and repair projects throughout Centre County.

Provides the following services: grants of up to $500 per year, discount on the monthly service fee and volumetric charges, as well as water-saving devices and education.

Provides assistance to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings occupied by low-income residents, helping to reduce their energy costs while safeguarding their health and safety. Services may include insulation, pipe wrapping, and other incidental repairs.

Offers light indoor and outdoor volunteer handyman services for members of Village Friends. Re-arrange furniture, change light bulbs, turn a mattress, seasonal tasks, hang shower curtain/pictures, light yard work, plant flowers, curb trash, and other light handyman services.

Assists homeowners, including veterans, seniors, and disabled homeowners with minor exterior home repairs. Typical projects include exterior painting, accessibility modifications (ramps, handrails, etc.), fence replacement, deck and stair, and overgrown brush removal. WE DO NOT REPLACE/REPAIR ROOFS.

Helps low-income homeowners with home repair needs.

At Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc., we are dedicated to helping homeowners in our communities lower their utility bills while creating safer, healthier, and more comfortable homes through the following weatherization services: PA Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP); Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - (LIHEAP) Emergency Services Program; Penelec & West Penn WARM Program; National Fuel Gas Low Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP); National Fuel Gas Emergency Repair/Replace Program; and UGI - Central Penn Gas Low Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP).

Offers to weatherize the homes of qualifying residents which increases energy efficiency, resulting in energy savings on home heating and air conditioning costs. Also provides information on maintenance, DIY, self weatherization and more.

Prepares county wide plans and coordinates programs to implement those plans. The Department is responsible for planning, community development, and housing programs. Specific functions include subdivision and land development review, and transportation planning.

Provides assistance in energy saving home improvements such as insulation, water heater wrapping, weather sealing doors and windows, water-saving devices, etc.

Energy conservation measures are installed to homes for utility customers experiencing high kilowatt usage. Energy education services are also provided.

Provides weatherization services to low income homeowners and renters. The rehab program provides either a roof or furnace replacement to very low income homeowners in all areas of the county except Arnold, Jeannette, Monessen, New Kensington, and Scottdale.

Offers assistance for the repair or replacement of natural gas furnaces, water heaters, and service and house lines that are the primary heating source for a residential dwelling.

Provide weatherization and home improvements for income-eligible homeowners and renters to reduce energy costs and improve comfort through:

• State-funded Weatherization Assistance Program
• FirstEnergy WARM Program
• UGI Low Income Usage Reduction Program
• LIHEAP Crisis Program in Lehigh and Northampton counties

Weatherization jobs include air sealing, insulating attics and basements and exterior walls, caulking, weather-stripping, repairing doors and windows, installing, venting, and testing bath fans and kitchen exhaust hoods, and other necessary improvements based on the home assessment recommendations. The LIHEAP program repairs or replaces heating systems in cold weather emergencies.

Offers the following customer assistance programs to those in need: 1) Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP:) Helps residential customers maintain electric service and eliminate their past-due balance. PCAP offers a reduced bill that is based on a percentage of income and debt forgiveness. Debt forgiveness credits are applied directly to participants' electric service accounts in recognition of payments that are made on time and paid in-full. The goals of PCAP are to:

• Improve ability to make a payment
• Reduce consumption of electricity (eligible PCAP customers must participate in WARM)
• Reduce electric account debt

2) Customer Assistance & Referral Evaluation Services Program (CARES): Provides assistance on a short-term basis to payment-troubled residential customers. Based upon the circumstances, company CARES representatives make referrals to social agencies and provide information on appropriate company and/or external programs. CARES is open to:

• any customer 60 years