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Discounted home heating oil program

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The Citizens Energy Corporation  provides this in 17 states. This is from their site. 

What is the Oil Heat Program?

In partnership with CITGO, Citizens Energy works with thousands of oil heat dealers and local fuel assistance agencies in 17 states to provide deliveries of home heating oil to those in need.  This year the Oil Heat Program provided eligible families a one-time delivery of 100 gallons of home heating oil.
 
Why is the Program Needed?
 
In states like Massachusetts, heating oil prices have increased considerably since 2000, yet the wages for low-income families and individuals have remained stagnant.  The federal government provides some help to low-income families struggling to stay warm during the winter through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), but this assistance reaches only about one in five eligible families.  And many other working poor families who do not qualify for federal assistance programs still need help from time to time.

Low-income families have little choice but to cut back on food, medicine, and other life essentials when their home energy costs rise.  Bad choices lead to bad outcomes.  When the heating bills of poor families rise, studies show they often reduce their spending on food by about the same amount, and it is no surprise that cases of undernourished children increase by about one-third during winter months.

The Citizens Energy Oil Heat Program works to provide struggling families with a bit of relief when temperatures hit freezing and high heating oil prices force families to make difficult and often unsafe trade-offs.

 Here's the map showing the states they cover. I wish I'd read this before now but better late than never.
http://www.citizensenergy.com/english/pages/OilHeatProgram



Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
- Samuel Johnson

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Re: Discounted home heating oil program

Thank you for that terrific link. It says the 2009 winter season applications for help are over now but there's always next season. The further assistance page gives more good information and links about LIHEAP.

One important source of assistance is your state Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  Congress significantly increased funding for LIHEAP this year, as well as increased the incomes at which families are eligible to receive LIHEAP assistance.  Please contact your state LIHEAP office for further details and information about eligibility.

 



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Re: Discounted home heating oil program

This program's now taking applications again for the new season! Get your 100 gallons of free heating oil if you're eligible.
 
http://www.citizensenergy.com/english/pages/33/need-assistance



Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
- Samuel Johnson

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Re: Discounted home heating oil program

There really are good people in the world and this program proves it. Thanks for notifying us, cookiefan.