HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 12-19 Several programs help people with heating crises THE REVIEW Several programs help people with heating crises
Financially strapped Minnesota Martin will be staffing the Maplewood qualify. RAP has its own carpenters and to-date information on resources recipients.
lTs-- residents do not have to worry about office from 8:30 a.m.to 3 p.m.Monday FUNDS ARE being distributed on a journeymen,who do the weatherization available and refers citizens to the ap- The welfare department advises county
freezing to death this winter, through Friday throughout December. first-come,first-serve basis.Residents do work with their own tools.They insulate propriate energy assistance service, residents to apply with RAP. If RAP
(.... According .to officials in the Her office is located in the Dist. 622 not have to be behind on their fuel bills to attic floors,vent roofs,caulk windows and This service provides emergency fuel determines the citizen is ineligible for its
metropolitan area, there are several Community Education Center (the for- be eligible. weatherstrip doors. This program also fills (coal and oil) during evenings, funding or if RAP can not provide enough
programs designed to help people with mer Gladstone School), located at the Moody noted that RAP is finding many pays for the replacement or repair of weekends or holidays.It also will arrange money to meet their crisis,the citizen's
Cr.. emergency heating crises. corner of Frost Avenue and Manton residents are just above the current in- broken glass, storm doors and storm for emergency housing when a furnace, financial status will be examined to see if
They include the Ramsey Action Street. She also is available by phone come guidelines.She said these persons windows. power or other energy related outage it meets the welfare department's
Programs (RAP) Emergency Crisis during those hours at 770-4743. should not be discouraged because RAP THE WEATHERIZATION program is occurs. criteria.To inquire about this program
Assistance Program, RAP TO QUALIFY, the household income anticipates the additional allocation will for Ramsey County residents only.The The hotline has trained volunteers to call Jill Nerhaugen at 298-4270.
Weatherization Grants, the Energy may not be more than 125 percent of the make funds available for persons who are eligibility requirements are similar to the reach senior citizens to offer fuel
Hotline, Ramsey County Welfare poverty guidelines established by the just above the guidelines. Emergency Crisis Assistance Program. assistance. The hotline number is 291- HENNEPIN AND Ramsey County
Department's Heating Fuel Assistance Community Services Administration. The main RAP office in St.Paul has a For more information on the 6795. residents,who do not qualify for any of
Program and the Metropolitan Fuel According to Peggy Moody, assistant backlog of applicants.Persons using the weatherization grants call 227-8954. RAMSEY COUNTY Welfare Depart- ese programs,may be eligible for the
Fund. director of energy for RAP, between outreach offices will find no waiting lines When households are ineligible for the meet has a heating fuel assistance Metropolitan Fuel Fund loans. This
THE RAP EMERGENCY Crisis $816,000 and$820,000 has been allocated and will have their applications processed RAP programs, there are other alter- program. program offers interest free loans to
Assistance Program will assist Ramsey for Ramsey County.In addition,Moody quickly,Martin said. native emergency fuel funding programs This program is not for persons whose persons who meet its income guidelines
County residents with their home fuel anticipates the legislature will allocate AFTER DECEMBER,persons wanting available. homes are heated by Northern States and have delinquent fuel bills.
expenses.Those households that qualify additional funding in January.This could to apply for this program should call the The Ramsey County Board of Com- Power. instead, the service provides The income range for this program is
may receive up to$275 for assistance with include another$2 million for Ramsey downtown RAP office at 293-1921. missioners and the St.Paul Chapter of the financial aid for homes heated by fuel oil, $4,255 to $6,800 for a single-family
natural gas bills and up to$400 for other County"if the need is here." RAP also has a weatherization American Red Cross have set up an coat or an electric company other than household,and$5,630 to$9,000 for a two-
fuel bills. She noted the major change in this program.The agency has received funds Energy Hotline and Senior Outreach Northern States Power. person household.
Outreach offices throughout the county year's assistance program is that persons from the U.S.Department of Energy to Service to assist citizens in the This emergency assistance program is For more information about the
have been set up to make the program whose heating is included as part of their help low income householders with cer- metropolitan area. . administered according to household Metropolitan Fuel Fund call Julia
easily accessible to the public. Gloria rent also can receive assistance if they taro kinds of weatherization tasks. This24-hour telephone service seeks up- eligibility. It is not limited to welfare Holman at 377-0011.