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HANNIBAL â The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation has announced it will open the waiting list for its HUD Section 8 Low-Income Rent-Assistance program May 1 for 11 Missouri counties.
Applications for the waiting list may be accessed online at necac.org from any device that can connect with the internet, including computers, tablets and smartphones. NECAC will provide assistance to those without computer access.
Counties covered are Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Shelby and Warren, and the Vandalia/Farber area in which the agency contractually administers the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program.
âWe are issuing vouchers to remaining applicants and we will begin issuing vouchers to new applicants as early as June 2021,â NECAC Rental Assistance Programs Director Dianna Clair said. âWe encourage people to sign up starting May 1.â
NECAC advises of utility assistance extension
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The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) has announced that the utility assistance deadline has been extended.
In-person applications will be accepted through May 31. The previous deadline was March 31. In addition, mailed applications postmarked June 14 or earlier will also be processed. The extension was approved by the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division.
There are two types of assistance available. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) are funded by the federal government and distributed through the states, which contract with non-profit groups such as NECAC to administer the programs at the local level.
HANNIBAL — The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a sharp increase in the need for food in the area, and area agencies are in need of more volunteers as they adapt
NECAC Pike County Service Coordinator Chandra Roberts, right, and her daughter, Cayden, accept a donation during last year’s Hardee’s Rise & Shine fundraiser. This year’s event is from 6-10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Hardee’s restaurants in Louisiana and Bowling Green. Pre-orders of 10 biscuits or more may be made through Feb. 9 by logging on to www.heatupstlouis.org
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