Michael Swayze's Community Resources

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  • LIHEAP Emergency Assistance Extended

    There are additional opportunities to request energy assistance under LIHEAP’s emergency assistance program in New Jersey. Please share the information below with friends, family, partners or networks. A few points of clarification.

    1) Eligible LIHEAP households can request Emergency Assistance until May 31, 2016. The state received a second allocation from the Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $12.6M in April.
    2) Newly granted SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) households who did NOT receive a May 1 LIHEAP benefit have until May 31 to contact their local LIHEAP/USF agency to apply or correct wrong information. Cases will be re-evaluated if they are currently in “pending status”.
    3) Although the LIHEAP season is ending, keep in mind that applications for USF (Universal Service Fund) are available year-round.

    A listing of the local LIHEAP/USF agencies is available online at www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/agencydirectorylist.html.

    Additional information on LIHEAP and other energy assistance programs is available on the NJ Community Resources NJ Energy Assistance Programs webpage.

    The 2-1-1 Partnership can provide information on LIHEAP emergency assistance procedures by calling 2-1-1 or 800-510-3102.

    The extension of the emergency period in New Jersey follows the release by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of an additional $335million in April of which New Jersey received $12,666,956. A press release appears on the LIHEAP Clearinghouse website.

  • Faith- Based Event For Reentry Project

    Volunteers are needed for a reentry demonstration program in Union County. Members of faith-based organizations who work with the reentry population and are interested in mentoring Second Chance Act (SCA) clients are urged to attend.

    A meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 10 A.M. It will be held at Fountain Baptist Church, 116 Glenside Avenue, Summit, New Jersey.

    For more information contact: Deborah Mohammed-Spigner at 609-777-0512. Her email address is Deborah.Mohammed-Spigner@spb.state.nj.us.

  • Updated 2016 LIHEAP and USF Income Guidelines

    The state of New Jersey has released income guidelines for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Universal Service Fund (USF) program. As has been the custom for almost twenty years, information on these and other energy assistance programs has been updated and available on the New Jersey Community Resources website and blog.

    For more information visit the website homepage or the energy assistance programs page.