The Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program (HEAP Summer Crisis Program), assists eligible applicants who are facing disconnection, or have been disconnected, or have a household member 60 years of age or older, or have physician documentation that cooling assistance is needed for a household member's health, from July 1st - August 31st only. Visit https://wocap.org/emergency-services/summer-crisis-program/ to schedule an appointment online. The Medical Eligibility Form is also available at the link.

A financial assistance program used primarily to aid those needing help with utility bills in disconnection status only, daily bus passes, Kroger gift cards for food or gasoline, or to obtain money orders made out to the State of Ohio to secure Ohio birth certificate and/or state ID.

The Winter Crisis program runs from November 1st through March 31st. To assist individuals having trouble paying their gas or electric bill if that is there heating source, a one time payment of up to $175 for regulated gas/electric or $750 for unregulated utility customers. And $900 for bulk fuel, and $550.00 for coal or wood assistance and Furnace Repair up to $500.00. Clients will be processed for all available programs, including HEAP, PIPP and Winter Crisis at each appointment.

Provides assistance for customers to help them complete the proper forms for bill payment assistance in their County. In addition to State of Ohio assistance, some local organizations may also provide help and Washington Energy Coop can help locate them and assist with the application process.

Provides assistance with electricity costs up to $200 to avoid disconnection for those who qualify. Includes assistance for clients who do not receive a heating bill (if heat is included in rent) or whose main heating source is not electricity.

Offers low-priced clothing, household items, electronics, books, toys, furniture and collectibles.

Comprehensive preschool program. Prepare children from ages 3 to 5 with the skills that will help them in kindergarten. Transportation, health, nutrition services and services to children with special needs. Various locations in Warren, Fowler, Hubbard, Kinsman, Newton Falls, Niles and Cortland.

Each conference is different in the types and amount of assistance it offers. Callers should only call the conference assigned to their areas. All monies the conferences have are donated, so assistance amounts may vary over time.

The HEAP Winter Crisis Program helps income eligible Ohioans that are threatened with disconnection, have been disconnected or have less than a 25 percent supply of bulk fuel in their tank maintain their utility service. The program runs from November 1 until March 31. Ohio households, serviced by a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio-regulated utility, must sign up for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus (PIPP) or another payment plan in order to receive emergency benefits.

Provides food and utility assistance; accepts referrals from Columbiana Job & Family Services and other resources; Christmas/Thanksgiving baskets; Christmas gifts for area children, new coats for kids, gifts and visits to nursing homes; Sunday school for all ages, Holiness and Worship service; Prayer meeting and senior soldier meeting; summer church camp; hot meal provided every Wednesday during lunch.

Offers a heating bill credit to eligible households through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) one time per year. Assistance is applied directly to the bill for a household's primary heating source. Applications are accepted between July 1st and May 31st.

Offers utility bill payment assistance in the form of a bill credit to income-eligible Duke Energy electric and gas customers during the peak heating and cooling months.

Provides emergency utility payment assistance to low and moderate income adults 60 and older when all other resources have been exhausted. When assistance is requested, LCAP social workers examine all other assistance options including the utility company and other resources. If none can be found, then the applicant can qualify for LCAP’s own utility program.

Offers limited financial assistance to residents of the City of Parma who are facing financial hardship due to unforseen circumstances such as an accident, illness, disability, or death. Must experience a sudden loss of income. Will provide assistance for up to three months to help prevent eviction, foreclosure, or disconnection of utilities (gas, water, sewer, or electric).

Provides prescription and financial (rent, utilites, chldcare) assistance.

The Shelby County United Way provides funding to the Alpha Community Center to assist with heating fuel bills.

Provides gas service payment assistance as funds are available. They are not an emergency service.

The Home Energy Assistance program (HEAP) is a once a year electric service payment assistance program that helps with heating bills for income eligible families. The program runs November 1st through March 31st. They will sign up eligible individuals and families for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP).

Provides temporary, emergency financial assistance. It is not a long term assistance program and it is not a subsidy program. Applicants who are eligible for long term assistance programs administered by other agencies will be required to apply for those assistance programs.

Volunteers refer individuals who need assistance to appropriate agencies. Help facilitate short term financial assistance for housing, utilities and other basic needs.

Emergency financial assistance for rent/mortgage, utility (gas, water, electric, fuel oil), prescription needs. Does NOT pay for gasoline vouchers.

The Home Energy Assistance Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for heating or air conditioning repairs. Eligible customers may also receive a portable air conditioner or fan. The program assists low-income households with an older household member (60 years or older), or households that can provide physician documentation that cooling assistance is needed for a household member's health. Eligible households can receive up to $300 if they are a customer of a regulated utility, or $500 if they are a customer of unregulated utilities such as electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The benefit can be a combination of a portable air conditioner, fan and/or utility assistance. Utility assistance is applied to a customer’s utility bill or applied to central air conditioning repair costs.

Provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for central air conditioning repairs. The program runs from around July to September.

Offers a one-time per year credit to help with the cost of utility payments. Benefit is applied directly to utility bill or bulk fuel bill.

Emergency gas bill assistance is available to avoid a shutoff.