North Georgia Community Action

The low income energy assistance program focuses on providing financial assistance for low income families in order to help offset the increased cost of energy for home heating during the winter months. It prevents heating fuel cut-off for homebound elderly and low-income households reduces health problems attributed to winter cold. Helps fuel suppliers and stimulates the local economy through the funds put into circulation. During fiscal year 2019 the liheap program served approximately 10,000 households in 10 counties.

Community-based services provide multiple benefits to the Community. The services include assistance for rent utility and fuel bills prescription medications transportation emergency needs for food rent and utilities and commodities distributions. These services provided help to approximately 1,600 household through commodities distributions 11,000 individuals through the csbg program.

The mountain area transportation system provides a means of public transportation for the low-income elderly disabled and general public in rural areas. These services helped approximately 70,000 passengers.