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Heating Fuel Payment Assistance

Serving counties: Monroe

Programs that pay all or a portion of the home heating fuel expenses of people who are unable to purchase the resources to heat their homes without assistance. Also included are non-emergency programs like those funded through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), also referred to as LIEAP or HEAP in some states, that provide home energy assistance for low-income households that apply, usually once per calendar year; and programs that pay for firewood, propane, butane, kerosene, coal or other bulk fuels that are used for heating or cooking purposes in situations where people have no other means of acquiring them. Heating fuel payment assistance programs may have age, income, disability, need or other eligibility requirements.

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Thru: Lifespan of Greater Rochester

Eligibility:
Low-income individuals ages 60 years and older who do not receive temporary assistance or SNAP benefits. If recipient of temporary assistance or SNAP benefits, then contact worker.
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Lifespan of Greater Rochester

1900 S Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY

Thru: Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Eligibility:
Must be a member of DHS Team 41 (Community SNAP). Call for information. For cooling assistance, must qualify for HEAP and also have at least one family member with a medical condition exacerbated by heat.
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Catholic Charities Family and Community Services HEAP

1460 Lyell Avenue
Suite 400A
Rochester, NY

Hours:
Regular HEAP applications begin Nov. Emergency HEAP applications begin Jan.

Thru: Monroe County Department of Human Services

Eligibility:
Low-income or recipient of Temporary Assistance and​/or SNAP benefits. Income guidelines apply. Furnace repair: home must be owner-occupied. For cooling assistance, must qualify for HEAP.
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Monroe County Department of Human Services Westfall Road

111 Westfall Road
Rochester, NY

Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-3:00PM.

Thru: HeartShare Human Services of New York

Eligibility:
Applicants must have an active account with either NYSEG or RG&E, meet the HEAP income guideline, have an active disconnect notice, and exhausted all other assistance programs, such as HEAP, food stamps, Medicaid and local or county emergency aid. Active military and well-discharged veterans, regardless of income, can apply. This grant can be received once every 12 months. Eligibility for customers who are active duty military personnel and veterans: Active duty military personnel and well-discharged (honorary or general) do NOT have to meet income guidelines, however there must be an active disconnect notice. The account may be in the spouse's​/partner's name. The military member or veteran does not have to reside in the household, however, the spouse​/partner must.
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HeartShare Human Services of New York

12 MetroTech Center
29th Floor
Brooklyn, NY

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