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NFFN's LIHEAP Action Day
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: NFFN'S LIHEAP ACTION DAY FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Summer LIHEAP Action Day Attracts Energy Assistance Supporters from Across the Country
The NFFN's Summer LIHEAP Action Day brought a wave of people from across the country to Capitol Hill August 2 to urge Congress to reject cuts to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and approve $5.1 billion for federal energy assistance in the next fiscal year.
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A video of the news conference is available at
http://cafca.imageworksllc.com/viewPost.cfm?postID=165.
NFFN'S Chairman Tom Stovall Calls for $5.1 Billion in Federal Energy Aid; Summer LIHEAP Action Day, August 2, 2011
See video of NFFN Board Chairman Tom Stovall's statement on Summer LIHEAP Action Day. More than 70 LIHEAP supporters came to Washington to lobby Congress for $5.1 billion in funding for LIHEAP in FY 2012.
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"We have chosen to come to Washington in August for the NFFN’s Summer LIHEAP Action Day in part to remind our elected representatives that energy assistance is a year-round need. Just as it is important for families to maintain utility services in the cold of winter it is equally important to have those services in the heat of summer."
LIHEAP Action Day Brings More Than 140 Supporters to Capitol Hill
February 9, 2011
On a crisp, clear February morning more than 140 NFFN members and LIHEAP supporters spread out over Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional decision makers to discuss the importance of the federal energy assistance program and to urge them to maintain funding at $5.1 billion for this vital safety net program.
The meetings with Representatives, Senators and their staffs were arranged as part of the NFFN’s annual LIHEAP Action Day, which serves as the kick-off for the federal budget and appropriations process. This year Action Day participants took part in more than 700 meetings designed to educatenew members of Congress about LIHEAP and reinforce the value of federal energy assistance with returning members.
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Photos from Summer LIHEAP Action Day, July 28, 2010
True Blue Natural Gas blog of the American Gas Association at
http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/beating-heat-summer-liheap-action-day.
Links for Energy Assistance
LIHEAP
Federal Energy Assistance
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) of US government provides financial assistance for heating and cooling bills to eligible households.
To locate an agnecy providing federal aid, call National Energy Assistance Referral Line (Call for your local assistance contacts) 1-866-674-6327 or visit the federal LIHEAP website.
Charitable Energy Assistance
Members of the National Fuel Funds Network provide energy assistance that is donated through charitable contributions. This assistance generally supplements federal aid. To reach a charitable energy assistance program, click on one of the agency logos below, if that agency is in your area.
Also visit: NFFN Member Index or call the customer service number of your local utility and ask for a referral to a fuel fund or charitable energy assistance program.
- $1 Energy Fund Pittsburgh, PA
- Crisis Assistance Ministry Charlotte, NC
- EnergyCare St. Louis
- Energy Outreach Colorado Denver, CO
- Fuel Fund of Maryland Baltimore, MD
- Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund Madison, WI
- HeartShare Neighborhood Heating Fund New York, NY
- Mid America Assistance Coalition Kansas City, MO
- Minnesota HeatShare various locations, Minnesota
- Minnesota Reach Out for Warmth Fuel Fund St. Coud, MN
- NJ SHARES Ewing, NJ (Statewide Heating & Referral for Energy Services)
- Operation Fuel Bloomfield, Connecticut
- Oregon Heat Tualatin, OR
- The Heat and Warmth (THAW) Fund Detroit, MI
- Utility Emergency Services Fund Philadelphia, PA
