Big changes are coming for Cuyahoga County residents seeking energy assistance as temperatures drop and winter approaches.
The Ohio Department of Development has selected Step Forward as the sole provider of energy assistance programs in Cuyahoga County, consolidating services previously split between two agencies.
That means Step Forward will administer the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), and the HEAP Summer and Winter Crisis programs across the county…