Director: KerryAnn Kielbasa Office hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4 P.M.
Telephone: 860-844-5351
Conservation measures will be critically important throughout the season. Please contact your legislators and voice your concerns about the cuts to this program.
Fuel Assistance – Applications for the Connecticut Heating Assistance Program (CHAP) will be accepted until March 15, 2011. The CHAP helps households pay for primary heating bills. You may be eligible if: you receive state assistance; your household receives Food Stamps; or your annual household income is below 150% of the federal poverty guideline. A household with elderly and/or disabled members whose annual gross is above 150% but below $200% may be eligible for assistance. Applicants must provide: proof of income for all household members for the 4 weeks prior to the application date, proof of all assets, social security cards for all family members and proof of rental and mortgage expenses. Please call the office for further information or an appointment. Income screening is available
by telephone.
Clean Slate Program
Operation Fuel's Clean Slate Program will provide a one-time grant, targeted to low-income families with high utility needs. Households must meet income guidelines and have demonstrated a consistent payment history during the past 12 months. If the household was unable to make payments due to a crisis situation, evidence of the crisis must be provided.
Granby Emergency Fuel Bank – Applications for the Granby Emergency Fuel Bank will be accepted. Please call the office for additional information. The Granby Emergency Fuel Bank is funded solely by donations and gifts from the community. If you wish to donate, please make the check payable to the Town of Granby Local Assistance Fund with a notation that it is intended for the Fuel Bank.
Winter Protection Program – The Winter Protection Program is in effect from November 1 through April 15. Please contact CL&P to make payment arrangements, if you have not been making monthly payments.
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