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Missouri
LIHEAP
brochure
including
income
qualifications
LIHEAP Application for energy assistance
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Through the Community Services
Department, EMAA provides assistance to low-income individuals and families in
our service area via five basic program components: Family Intake, Assessment
and Referral, Community Outreach, Emergency Assistance, Family Support, and
Self-Help Programs. Service delivery is facilitated through Community Service offices located in each of the
eight counties served by EMAA. Staff and volunteers in each office refer
individuals and families to appropriate EMAA programs as well as to
assistance provided by other social service organizations in the area. Over
15,000 persons receive service each year through EMAA's Community Service
Programs.
...........EMAA's Community Services
include an in-home family support program designed to assist troubled
families in moving toward self-sufficiency. It assists in motivating
participants in developing plans to further their education and
employability.
...........Another component of
EMAA's Community Services provides private sector and federal surplus food to
low-income elderly individuals who need the food to supplement their diets.
Privately-donated food is also available for needy families. Emergency food
is distributed primarily through a network of food pantries established by
local churches in cooperation with EMAA and the Emergency Food and Shelter
Program.
...........The Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is administered as part of EMAA's
Community Services Department and is a federally funded program. The LIHEAP
program has two components: Energy
Assistance (EA) which is designed to assist low-income people with their
heating bills. The applicant must meet
income guidelines and be responsible for their heating bill. Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP)
is designed to alleviate crisis situations such as mid-winter utility
shut-offs. Dollar More, "Round-UP" and Dollar Help are privately
funded emergency energy programs sponsored by the customers of Ameren UE,
Citizens Electric and Laclede GAS,
respectively.
...........Another Aspect of EMAA's
Community Services is known as Coordination and Resource Development (CRD). Through this component, EMAA develops, with
the cooperation and assistance of other community resources, new programs to
bridge gaps and eliminate overlaps in services identified by EMAA and other
area human services organizations.
...........Missouri Housing Trust
Fund and FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter programs assist low-income
families in a variety of crisis situations relating to basic needs.
Information on any of the
programs administered by East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. may be obtained
from any of the County Community Services Offices,
or by contacting the Keri McCrorey,
Community Services Department Head.
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