GALLIA-MEIGS COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
FEBRUARY NEWS RELEASE 2025
WINTER CRISIS PROGRAM
Gallia-Meigs CAA is still offering assistance to our customers with their main heating utility and/or furnace repair through our Emergency HEAP Program which began November 1, 2024 and will continue through March 31, 2025. Appointments are made through our IVR phone number; which stills gives the customers access 7 days a week/24 hours a day for making their appointment by phoning in. The number is 1-740-737-8696. Please listen till the end of the recording, you will be given a confirmation number. You must have that for your appointment to be completed. Please note, an appointment MAY NOT extend a scheduled utility shut-off.
Emergency HEAP provides assistance to households that have had utilities disconnected, face the threat of disconnection, or have 25% or less supply of bulkfuel, or less than 10-day supply of woodor coal. The program allows a one-time payment per heating season to restore or retain home heating. The potential dollar amount will be up to $175 for regulated utilities, up to $750 for unregulated utilities, up to $650 for wood, coal or pellets and up to $1200 for propane/fuel oil, etc., and up to 8 cylinders of propane. This will be provided by vendors who are working through our agency.
The following income levels by household size should be used to determine eligibility. These income guidelines represent the 175% calculation and are revised annually. Allowable annual income for a 1-person household is $26,355.00, 2- $35,770.00, 3- $45,185.00, 4- $54,600.00, 5- $64,015.00, 6- $73,430.00, 7- $82,845.00. Households with more than eight members should add an additional $9,000.00 per member to the yearly income.
Both Emergency HEAP and Regular HEAP applications will be taken at our main office, located at 8317 SR 7, CHESHIRE, OH 45620. All appointments will be conducted by phone.
IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR REGULAR HEAP AND/OR PIPP ONLY-WE MUST HAVE A SIGNED APPLICATION OF WE CANNOT PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION.
Required Documents:
- Proof of Gross Income for Everyone in the Household for the Past 30 days
- Wages: Weekly – Last 4 paystubs/ Biweekly – last 2 paystubs
- Utility Allowance/Lease
- SS/SSI/SSD – Bank Statement or Current Award Letter
- PERS/VA/SERS/PENSION – Copy of Current Award Letter
- OWF/TANF- Print Out of the Last Month or Bank Statement
- Child Support received or paid out, (documented proof for the last month)
- Social Security Cards for Everyone in the Household
- Current Heating Bill or Statement (Columbia Gas/Knox, Propane, Fuel Oil, Coal, or Wood)
- Current Electric Bill (AEP or Buckeye)
- If you pay out of pocket for HEALTH INSURANCE, documented proof for 3 months
- Aflac, AARP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, etc.
- Landlords Name, Address, and Phone Number (if renting)
FOR APPOINTMENT CALL 1-740-737-8696
IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FOR WINTER E-HEAP
1. WE WILL NOT BE HAVING FACE TO FACE INTERVIEWS; ALL INTERVIEWS WILL BE BY TELEPHONE CALLS AT YOUR TIME OF APPOINTMENT.
2. WE HAVE A DROP BOX FOR YOUR CONVIENCE TO DROP OFF ALL DOCUMENTATIONS BEFORE THE DAY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT. WHEN DROPPING OFF THERE WILL BE APPLICATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE SIGNED, WITHOUT THE SIGNED APPLICATION WE CANNOT PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION. THE BOX IS LOCATED AT OUR MAIN OFFICE.
8317 SR 7, CHESHIRE, OH (FOR APPOINTMENTS ONLY)
3. WE WILL HAVE 6 WALK-INS PER DAY, YOU MUST BE HERE BY 8:00AM TO RECEIVE A NUMBER. WE WILL ACCEPT YOUR PAPER WORK AND CONTACT YOU AS TIME ALLOWS.
4. WE ALSO WILL BE DOING OUTREACH MONTHLY IN GALLIA COUNTY AND MEIGS COUNTY. YOU CAN CALL OUR OFFICE TO SEE WHEN AND WHERE THE LOCATIONS WILL BE OR YOU CAN CHECK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
