Submitted by Gabby Hester
Ninth District Opportunity, Inc.
Home cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound opened April 1 for Hart County residents.
Households in which every member is age 65 and older, or is medically homebound due to health reasons, may now apply for assistance with their cooling bills.
One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home energy suppliers. Eligibility for the program is based on the income of all household members.
When applying for assistance, persons will present:
• Verification of age for everyone in the home;
• Verification of all household income received within the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.);
• Verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home, verification of citizenship (driver’s license, state ID, etc.);
• And the most recent electric bill and heating bill.
Please bring all documentation as it can no longer be obtained for you.
All eligible applicants are asked to contact Ninth District Opportunity, Inc.’s scheduling system by telephone at 855-636-3108 or go online to https://ndo.appointment.works/ea.
No walk-ins, please.
Appointments will be scheduled until all funds are exhausted.
Additional information will be made available online at www.ndo.org.
Only households 65 years of age and older or medically homebound may now apply. Applicants that do not meet the required criteria will be denied.
The general public may apply on May 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m.