Summit County Department of Job and Family Services Directs Citizens in Need of Home Energy Assistance Programs to ASCA, Inc.

Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry’s Department of Job and Family Services is directing citizens in need of home energy assistance programming to Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. (ASCA, Inc.), a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to providing a wide range of diverse and comprehensive services to low-income citizens in Summit County.

ASCA, Inc., located at 55 East Mill Street in downtown Akron, is currently enrolling citizens in the Winter Crisis Program (WCP) an initiative that provides financial assistance to low-income households experiencing: a possible disconnection of a heating source, a disconnected heating service, a need to establish a new service account or a transfer of services, or have less than a 10 day supply of bulk fuel. The WCP program runs from November 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.

Throughout the year, Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. also enrolls or re-verifies gas and electric utility customers in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP). PIPP is an extended payment arrangement that requires regulated gas and electric companies to accept payments based on a percentage of the monthly household income.

For more information, call the Akron Summit Community Action’s 24-hour Appointment Hotline at 1-866-504-7400, or visit www.aksumcom.org/energy.html