Email scanned documents (photo from phones accepted) to: Fax to: (866) 637-7245įor questions: please email Amanda Cooper, Utilities Assistance Manager at OR call (865) 983-8411, Ext 2003įor more information on LIHEAP, visit: “ Help for Tennessee Families”.

Reminder, if you need assistance for copies of these required documents, please come to the agency during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm).ģ509 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, TN 37803 Please do not put sensitive documents such as original SSI, Veteran or court documents, or drivers’ licenses or social security cards in the drop box.

For your convenience, there is a secure drop box located by the front entrance and both side entrances of our building that can be accessed 24 hours/day.

Failure to submit all required documents with your application packet, will delay assessment and service abilities. If you need assistance for copies of the required documents, please come to the agency during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm) and we will make copies for you. Onsite appointments are no longer the method of submitting an application packet. Eligibility is also based on a priority point system so that households with members who are elderly, disabled and/or under the age of six. The Energy Crisis intervention component provides services to households which are subject to life-threatening conditions without immediate intervention to address their critical energy-related needs.Ĭlient Applications & Eligibility: Blount County residents living at or below the identified eligibility guidelines qualify for LIHEAP assistance, as long as funding is available. Goal: To provide annual one-time assistance with home energy costs to eligible low-income households at 126% Federal Poverty Guidelines and 60% State Median Income ( Federal Poverty Guidelines). Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) This project is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. Household income guidelines for the regular and ARRA program are 200% of federal poverty guidelines. Limited benefit.Ĭlient Applications & Eligibility: Persons interested in applying for assistance should contact Blount County Community Action Agency for an appointment and application. Health: Provide assistance through referrals from local dentists and Trinity Health Clinic in providing only emergency dental assistance and dentures to those eligible households.Įmployment: Provide assistance through referrals to those eligible households with gas cards to seek out employment, attend job interviews and attend work.

Assists with funding for chore services for elderly clients through the Office on Aging. Linkages: Information & Referral (I&R) to answer inquiries about available services and make referrals to community programs. Determine eligibility for Commodity Program and Resource Card Program for local food pantries. Nutrition: Use of CSBG resources to store and distribute surplus USDA agricultural commodities. See also Emergency Energy Assistance Programs and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Services & Activities:Įmergency Services: One-time payments to families or individuals to help meet emergency needs for utilities and miscellaneous needs. ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FUNDED BELOW HAVE STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.

Goal: To provide a range of services and activities to eligible low-income individuals and families 125% Poverty Guidelines to achieve self-sufficiency and improve the conditions of the communities in which they live. Community Service Block Grant Program (CSBG)

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