April 5, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Registration is open for a fundraiser to help provide heating assistance to those in need during the cold, winter months.
The Oakland Livingston Human Service Agencyâs 31st annual Walk for Warmth is coming May 15th. All funds raised stay local and benefit OLHSAâs Emergency Utility Assistance Program. An added importance is being put on this yearâs event, as many Livingston and Oakland County community members continue to recover from the pandemic and have unique energy and supportive needs.
Normally held indoors and in February, this yearâs walk is scheduled to be outdoors at the Hartland Educational Support Service Center. Many may know that better as the old Hartland High School. Masks and social distancing are required. Itâs a non-competitive, family-friendly event featuring activities, music and entertainment so those attending can walk as much or as little as they want for
More help to pay heating bills
Wilkes-Barre launched a program on Thursday aimed at helping people who may not always qualify for assistance pay heating bills. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 6:08 PM EST January 14, 2021
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown and his Emergency Utility Assistance Program team have just launched a program to help people in the city with their heating bills. The program is going to have a limitation of $100,000. But for individuals, they can receive up to $1,200 in utility assistance, explained Mayor Brown.
That will be in a one-time grant payment that will go directly to their utility company. Through an application process, applicants have to prove that their income has decreased by at least 30% because of the pandemic, whether through income loss or an increase in pandemic-related expenses.