Ninth District Cooling & Water Assistance Begins April 1 for Elderly and Homebound

Brenda Dalin, Program Director, Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. has announced summer Home Cooling Help for the Elderly and Medically Homebound for the 13-County region, which includes Franklin, Hart, Elbert, Madison, and Stephens Counties.

Households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound
due to health reasons may apply for assistance with their summer cooling bills beginning  April 1.

One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home energy suppliers
of up to $500.00. The eligibility for the program is based on the income of all household
members.

When applying for assistance, applicants must present verification of age for everyone in the home, verification of all household income received within the past 30 days, such as check stubs,public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.; verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home, verification of citizenship, such as a driver’s license, or state ID;  and the most recent electric bill AND heating bill.

You must bring all documentation with you. Ninth District can no longer obtain that information for you.

You may call Ninth District’s toll-free number to schedule an appointment beginning on April 1 at 12:01a. The number to call to make an appointment is 855-636-3108.

You can also go online to https://ndo.appointment.works/ea/home.

Phone lines and the website for scheduling will not be active until the opening date of the program and no appointments will be made by telephone or online until this time.

No walk-ins, please. Appointments will be scheduled until all funds are exhausted.

Additional information will be made available online at www.ndo.org.

Only households 65 years of age and older or medically homebound may apply
beginning April 1. Applicants who do not meet the required criteria will be denied.

The general public may apply on May 2, 2022.