Tallatoona Community Action Partnership

Energy assistance - low income home energy assistance program (liheap) is a program that the organization provides to all qualifying low-income families, disabled individuals and elderly in the organization's eight county service delivery area. The liheap funds can assist with starting new heating services, paying tank rentals and/or delivery, and to stop the disconnect of heating services. In fiscal year 2022 the organization assisted 14,086 participants through the regular liheap program and 12,068 participants throught the liheap arpa program and 3,154 through liheap water program.

Weatherization - weatherization is the process of assessing a residence for energy loss or waste and correcting the structure by installing measures that include air sealing, insulation, and energy saving appliances based on a list of priorities that have the highest savings to investment ratios. In most cases, the weatherization assistance program (wap) enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. The program also provides energy efficiency education, and addresses health and safety concerns. In fiscal year 2022 the organization served 92 clients.

Child education - developed in 1964 by the federal office of economic opportunity, the much applauded head start program provides comprehensive services designed to ensure that disadvantaged children enter school prepared to succeed. The program addresses the social and cognitive development of children to promote school readiness and to instill a love for reading and learning. Head start serves as a model for early childhood initiatives nationwide and throughout the world. The organization has operated the head start program since 1965. The organization provides low-income children and their families with education, special education, health, dental, mental health, social and nutritional services designed to ensure a successful school experience. In fiscal year 2022 the organization served 682 participants through the hs program and 152 through the early head start program.

Community services - the Community services block grant (csbg) targets the needs of low-income individuals and families in bartow, douglas, floyd, gordon, haralson, paulding, and polk counties. Services include, but are not limited to, child/dependent care assistance, education assistance, employment services, energy/utility assistance, housing assistance, information and referrals, nutritional assistance, and transportation assistance. In fiscal year 2022 the organization assisted 156 households through the program regular csbg program.

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