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LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Although the official winter season doesn’t begin until Dec. 20, the bitter cold and snow are already posing safety hazards and health threats across the Commonwealth.
With the potential for deadly winter cold, many families nationwide turn to the federal Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP offers utility resources when the weather worsens, especially during colder months or when a certain threshold is met.
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How LIHEAP works
According to the program’s website, LIHEAP, operated by the National Center for Appropriate Technology, works to help low-income energy providers and low-income energy issue groups by:
- Improving the management and delivery of low-income energy services
- Targeting benefits to those with the highest energy burdens or the most need
- Initiating innovative administrative and programmatic improvements
- Investigating and obtaining sources of supplemental, nonfederal funding
- Reducing energy consumption by program recipients
- Fostering energy self-sufficiency and reducing program dependency among recipients
- Maximizing cooperative and coordinated efforts among utilities, HHS, grantees, and organizations serving low-income households.
Officials wrote that LIHEAP operates in all 50 states…