NEICAC offices to start taking Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program applications on Thursday

Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation Family Service Offices on Thursday will start taking applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. 

The program is funded through the Iowa Department of Human Rights and has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay a portion of their primary heating costs.  All low-income Northeast Iowans are encouraged to apply, including senior citizens and individuals with disabilities.  Households burning wood or where heating is included as part of the rent may also be eligible for assistance.

Official social security cards MUST be provided for ALL members of the household as a required part of the application.

For more information, contact your local NEICAC (Community Action) Family Service Office or call the NEICAC central office in Decorah at (563) 382-9608.  Winneshiek County residents can visit the NEICAC office at 305 Montgomery Street in Decorah from 8:00 a.m. until noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Mondays, or can call the office at (563) 382-8436, extension 150.