Committee approves $800,000 grant program for nonprofit utilities that lost fuel in typhoon Lawmakers adopted an amendment to create a grant program aimed at nonprofit utilities that bought fuel lost in a storm; sponsors said federal and other sources were exhausted and communities face accruing interest on loans tied to lost fuel.

Alaska's House Finance Committee just approved an $800,000 grant program to help nonprofit fuel utilities recover from devastating losses caused by a recent typhoon!

Learn more here

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Last chance to give to the ABCD Winter Fund!

Your donation means critical relief for a family in need.

Donate: bostonabcd.org/winterdonate

#ABCDWinterFund #WinterEmergency #FoodSecurity #FuelAssistance

ABCD's Malden Fuel Assistance office is moving to a new location!

Effective today, clients should go to 2 Florence Street in Malden for their fuel assistance needs.

For more information, please call 781.322.6284

#FuelAssistance #Boston #Malden

ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler joined @markey.senate.gov and the Acadia Center at a press conference in Malden this morning to discuss how soaring oil and gas prices are affecting low-income families in MA.

Thank you for your continued support, Senator Markey!

#HEAP #FuelAssistance

Heat, fuel, and energy assistance is available to help families stay warm in the winter. Learn more at our blog: bshcinfo.org/staying-warm-in-the-wint...

#FuelAssistance #HeatingAssistance #BostonWinter #Heating

MA families face double whammy of delayed heating and food aid Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Winter’s coming, and thousands of families are stuck waiting for heating help because of the government shutdown.

Community action agencies in MA are stepping up, but emergency funds are tight and demand is rising.

This isn’t just a local issue—it’s a national warning.

#FuelAssistance #LIHEAP

Corporate utilities largely silent on Trump layoffs of staff who manage LIHEAP We asked utilities for comment: many defended LIHEAP broadly; none criticized the Administration or the staffing cuts.

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The Trump administration fired the staff that runs the Low Income Home Energy Program. What will that mean in the Berkshires? The Trump administration has abruptly fired the entire staff running a federal program that provides over $7.8 million annually to help over 8,000 low income households in the Berkshires heat

“Almost 60 percent of the people who utilize our programs are senior citizens," Leonczyk said. "The rest are either people with disabilities or working families.”
#Berkshires #FuelAssistance #LIHEAP #Canceled #Seniors #Disabled #WorkingFamilies #TrumpTakeHeat

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