Community
Services is the collective name of various programs offered to low-income
clients:
Pennsylvania
Customer Assistance Program (PCAP)
PCAP
helps residential customers maintain electric service and helps first-time
users afford their past-due balance using debt forgiveness. Debt forgiveness breaks down their current
balance over thirty-six months. PCAP offers a reduced bill that is based on a
percentage of income and electric usage.
Monthly credits are applied directly to participants' electric accounts
in recognition of payments that are made on time and paid in-full.
Program Goals
·
Improve ability to make a payment
·
Reduce consumption of electricity (eligible PCAP
customers must participate in WARM)
·
Reduce electric account debt
Eligibility Requirements
·
Penelec Customer must
reside at service address and account must be residential
·
Gross household income must be at or below 150% of the
Federal Poverty guidelines
·
If eligible, gives access to apply for LIHEAP
·
Must agree to participate in the WARM Program (if
eligible)
·
PCAP can only be applied to one account in the
household
At the time of your
appointment you must provide:
·
Photo Identification for Account Holder
·
Proof of ALL household
income
·
Copy of CURRENT
electric bill
·
Social Security numbers for each household member
·
Birthdates for each household member
·
Landlords name, address, and phone number
$ Energy Fund
The
Dollar Energy Fund is an emergency hardship fund designed to help residential
customers who have suffered a recent financial hardship and need temporary
help in paying their electric or gas bill.
A grant of up to $500 may be awarded to a customer during a program
year.
At the time of your appointment you must provide:
·
Photo Identification for Account Holder
·
Proof of ALL household
income
·
Copy of CURRENT
electric/gas bill
·
Social Security numbers for each household member
·
Birthdates for each household member
·
Proof of $150.00 being paid in the past 90 days.
·
Date applied for LIEHAP/Energy Assistance with DPW (if
applicable)
DPW
- Department of Public Welfare Rental Assistance Program
This program is in place to address the needs of the homeless or nearly
homeless in our community. Low income families facing eviction or
having no place to live are eligible for funds to obtain permanent housing or
prevent loss of the current housing situation.
We
can help with a 1st month’s rent to move in OR one month’s past
due rent. We can only help once in a
12 month period. We cannot help prevent eviction from subsidized housing. Additionally,
for those moving into the Housing Authority we help with the 99 dollar
security deposit. If you have received
rent assistance in the past you must complete case management successfully or
we cannot help for another 24 months.
At the time of your
appointment you must provide:
·
Photo Identification
·
Proof of ALL household income
·
Social Security numbers for each household member
·
Birthdates for each household member
·
Approval/Denial letter from DPW
To
Prevent Eviction-
·
Notarized eviction letter must include
o
Your name and address
o
Rental amount
o
Total amount due
o
Landlords name, address, and phone number
·
Past rent receipts
For the
Homeless-
·
Rental agreement that must include:
o
Rental Address
o
Security Deposit amount
o
Monthly Rent Amount
o
Landlords name, address, and phone number
·
Receipt for Security Deposit
MATP -
Medical Assistance Transportation Program
This program
is designed to assist individuals who have the Medical Access card get to
their medical appointments. The service chosen for each client is based
on the most cost effective manner that suits the medical needs of the
individual.
MATP eligibility Requirements
·
Must reside
in Cambria County
·
Have a
current, valid ACCESS card
·
Need
transportation to a covered service from a provider that accepts the ACCESS
card for payment of service
Community
Services is administered by Helen Robinson.
