WMOK spoke with Stephanie Eskridge of Shawnee Development for Coffee Break on October 4, 2023.
We discussed the following topics:
- LIHEAP Program
- Priority program
- Disconnect notices
- Criteria for disconnect notice
- Searching their system
- DVP
- Beginning Dec.- Opens to the general public
- Food pantries
- Weaatherization program
- Rental housing assistant program
- WIOA Program – assists people with going to school
- Getting people back on track
- Different locations
- Community Service Block Grant programs
- Scholarships
- Stephanie’s history
- Workday details
- Reach out for help
- How to get in touch with Shawnee Development
Hear WMOK’s full Coffee Break with Shawnee Development’s Stephanie Eskridge below:
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps eligible low-income households pay for home energy services (primarily heating during winter months).
Energy costs can place severe and continuing stress on a family’s budget. In some instances, households are forced to make painful decisions regarding which bills to pay and which necessities to survive without.
Illinois residents with a household income that does not exceed an amount determined annually by the Department of Commerce are eligible.
Annual eligibility levels are determined based on available funding and may not exceed 200% of the federal nonfarm poverty level.
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