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Heating Assistance News

Mar 02, 2010 ~  $20,000 donated to heating assistance fund  Bangor Daily News
Feb 26, 2010 ~  LIHEAP expected to serve 70,000  Bangor Daily News
Feb 20, 2010 ~  Casco fuel fund frozen  Lewiston Sun Journal
Feb 12, 2010 ~  Federal heat aid heading south  Kennebec Journal

News Archive

Although heating oil prices are down, this is still a tough winter for many. Check here for the latest information we have on state and local programs.

If you hear of a new program in your area, let us know and we will post the information here.


STATEWIDE

Apply for federally funded LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assistance at your local CAP agency.Many CAPS began accepting applications on July 1.

Read what the National Institutes of Health say about avoiding hypothermia - especially critical for older people
The governor's office posts a statewide Energy page. The Homeowners section includes links to all of the state programs that help homeowners with energy-related needs. (Many of these program help renters, too.)

The USDA Rural Development office also offers low-interest loans to qualified applicants through its Repair and Rehabilitation Loan Program. You can use this money to buy a new heating system, replace insulation, doors or windows, repair a foundation, or do many other types of repairs or upgrades, to make your home more energy efficient, or just more livable.

Find out about more statewide programs (MEJP website)


REGIONAL and LOCAL

Many local and regional supplemental programs are administered by the county CAP agencies. This can include help for people with income over the LIHEAP guidelines, or for people who have used up their LIHEAP. So, if you don't see your town or county listed here, contact your nearest CAP agency to find out about any supplemental funds in your area. Many towns, local organizations, and churches have also announced supplemental aid for this year - including help for people who were not financially eligible in the past. Contact your town office, or call 211 for a referral.

Here is a partial list of programs we have heard about. (Information for starred items * has been verified, as of 10/28/09.)

Androscoggin County

Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham
Click here
to see a Word document with more information.*

Salvation Army Emergency Assistance Program 783-0801
Serving Auburn and Lewiston*

Rural Community Action Ministry 524-5095
Serving Buckfield, Canton, Greene, Hartford, Leeds, Litchfield, Livermore, Monmouth, Sabattus, Sumner, Turner, Wales, and Wayne*

Western Maine Community Action 1-800-645-9636
Provides heating assistance to low to moderate income families. Serving Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford Counties*

Aroostook County

Aroostook County Action Program 800-432-7881*

Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*

Salvation Army of Houlton Fuel Assistance Program 532-2322
Serving Aroostook County*

Cumberland County

Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham
Click here
to see a Word document with more information.*

Bridgton Community Center Fuel Collaborative 647-3116
Serving Bridgton residents who do not qualify for other programs

Freeport Community Services 865-3985
Serving Freeport and Pownal*

Regional School Unit 1 Fuel for Friends 442-7963
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell, Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich (people who do not financially qualify for LIHEAP)*

Peaks Island Tax and Energy Assistance 766-0067

Salvation Army of Bath/Brunswick Emergency Assistance Program 443-3611
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell and all of Sagadahoc County (but not Richmond)

Westbrook: Good Samaritan Fund 854-2292*

Portland: Cora L. Brown Foundation 772-2443 (information not verified for 2009-10)
Provides fuel assistance to Portland residents who are elderly, disabled, or have children.

Scarborough: Project G.R.A.C.E. 883-5111

Franklin County

Western Maine Community Action 1-800-645-9636
Provides heating assistance to low to moderate income families. Serving Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford Counties*

Hancock County

Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*

DEAN Emergency Utility Assistance 667-3506
Serving persons who are HIV positive in Hancock and Washington Counties*

Maine Sea Coast Mission Emergency Financial Assistance Program 866-207-4010
Serving Hancock and Washington Counties*

Friends for a Warmer Town 359-8394
Serving Brooklin*

MDI Community Campfire Coalition 276-5039
Serving Mount Desert Island
Click here
for more information.*

Blue Hill Weekly Packet maintains a "Winter Warming" page, listing resources available in Blue Hill and surrounding towns.*

Ellsworth Discretionary Fuel Fund
City Hall: 667-2563 X128

Salvation Army of Waterville 872-2172
Serving Waterville, Winslow*

Winthrop United Methodist Church Heating Assistance Program 377-8620 (Winthrop only)

Salvation Army of Augusta 623-3752
Serving Augusta, Chelsea, Hallowell, Sidney

Knox County

Area Interfaith Outreach 596-1043 (must qualify for Penquis CAP services)*

Salvation Army Emergency Assistance Program 594-5326
Serving Knox County*

Rockland Home Heating Assistance Program will provide emergency assistance, and may be able to help those who do not meet income guidelines for general assistance. The program starts accepting applications during the first week of November, and ends during the last week of April. Contact the General Assistance Office to make an appointment.*

Penquis Good Neighbor Fund 1-800-215-4942
Provides emergency assistance to families that are not eligible for federal assistance. Serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox Counties.*

Lincoln County

Lincoln County Community Energy Fund 563-3883*

Community Housing Improvement Project 800-924-9571
Serving Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, So. Bristol, Waldoboro, Whitefield*

United Way of Mid-coast Maine
Apply to Warm Thy Neighbor in Brunswick, The Salvation Army in Bath, or Midcoast Maine Community Action (formerly CED), serving residents of Brunswick and Harpswell as well as Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties. (not verified for 2009-10)

Oxford County

Western Maine Community Action 1-800-645-9636
Provides heating assistance to low to moderate income families. Serving Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford Counties*

Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties

Crossroads Ministries Resource Center 827-1298
Serving Alton, Argyle, Bradley, Greenbush, Greenfield, Milford, Old Town, Orono, Veazie*

Penobscot Indian Nation Heating Assistance Program
Serving low-income members of the Penobscot Tribe*

Manna Ministries 990-2870
Serving Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties*

The Eastern Maine Funders Energy Initiative pays for weatherization, furnace maintenance, smart purchasing and fuel assistance for the five counties of Eastern Maine. To get help from this fund, contact your county CAP agency.
To contribute, contact the Maine Community Foundation at 1-877-700-6800.

Penquis Good Neighbor Fund 1-800-215-4942
Provides emergency assistance to families that are not eligible for federal assistance. Serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox Counties.*

Sagadahoc County

Warm Thy Neighbor 725-4594
Serving Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Bailey Island, Brunswick, Harpswell, Orrs Island, S. Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Topsham, W. Bowdoinham
Click here
to see a Word document with more information.*

Regional School Unit 1 Fuel for Friends 442-7963
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell, Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich (people who do not financially qualify for LIHEAP)*

Salvation Army of Bath/Brunswick Emergency Assistance Program 443-3611
Serving Brunswick, Harpswell and all of Sagadahoc County (but not Richmond)

Waldo County

Greater Belfast Area Ministerium Interfaith Fuel Fund 338-5575
Serving Waldo County (several qualification requirements)*

Washington County

DEAN Emergency Utility Assistance 667-3506
Serving persons who are HIV positive in Hancock and Washington Counties*

Maine Sea Coast Mission Emergency Financial Assistance Program 866-207-4010
Serving Hancock and Washington Counties*

Centre Street Congregational Church Emergency Assistance 255-6665
Serving Bucks Harbor, Cooper, East Machias, Jacksonville, Jonesboro, Machias, Machiasport, Marshfield, Northfield, Roques Bluff, Wesley, Whiting*

Greater Eastport Ecumenical Churches Association Heating Assistance Christ Epicopal Church
Charlotte, Dennysville, Eastport, Pembroke, Perry*

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Indian Township Reservation) 796-2931
Serving low-income persons who are listed on the Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribe Census Roll and live on the reservation*

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Pleasant Point) 853-2600
Serving Passamaquoddy tribal members whose income is 150 percent of the poverty guidelines; 170 percent of the poverty guidelines if elderly or have a child under two years old*

Keeping Neighbors Warm "is a coalition of area businesses and local citizens in Southern Maine" providing money for heating assistance. Contact one of 9 town offices to apply for help.
Go here to contribute.*

Fuel & More
Town of Kittery (not confirmed for 2009-10).

Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport: Community Assistance Heating Fund (emergencies) 967-1911*

Salvation Army of Sanford 324-3134
Serving Acton, Alfred, Lyman, Sanford, Shapleigh, Springvale, Waterboro*

Warm Hearts, Warm Homes York Community Service Association, 363-5504
To donate, write to: York Community Service Assn., 1320 U.S. Route 1, P.O. Box 85, Cape Neddick, ME 03902
Read more here SeacoastOnline, Dec. 3, 2008

Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach Corps 934-4381
Serving Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Old Orchard Beach, Saco*

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