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ASSISTANCE
Income qualified assistance programs
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
LEAP LEAP is is a a a a a a a a a a federally funded program that helps low-income families pay
a a a a a a a a a a a a a portion of their winter home heating heating costs DMEA members whose primary heating heating heating source is is electricity can receive assistance from LEAP to pay
a a a a a a portion of their home’s heating heating bill Contact LEAP:
Montrose County Health and Human Services 970-252-5000
Delta County Health and Human Services 970-874-2030
Toll Free: 1-866-432-8435
Energy Energy Outreach Outreach Colorado
Colorado
Energy Energy Outreach Outreach Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
is is an an an an independent non-profit organization
that provides home home energy assistance assistance to low-income Coloradoans Its programs
include heating bill assistance assistance emergency home home home furnace repair home home weatherization and and non-profit and and affordable housing grants Energy Outreach Colorado
provides assistance during both heating heating and and and non-heating months Contact Energy Outreach Colorado:
Phone: 1-866-HEAT-HELP
Find your local EOC agency: www energyoutreach org Low-Income Weatherization
DMEA DMEA the the the Colorado
Colorado
Energy Office and Housing Resources of Western Colorado
Colorado
have partnered together to to provide low-income DMEA DMEA members with free weatherization services The program is income income based Eligible members receive a a a a a comprehensive energy audit on on their home to determine the the the needed improvements improvements Weatherization
improvements improvements can include but are not limited to insulation duct sealing lighting upgrades and and appliance and and furnace replacements How to apply:
Administration Agency: Housing Resources of Western Colorado
Phone: (970) 417-3436