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RESOURCES
Utility, Rent, Shelter, Food |
The
Big Sandy Area Community Action Program works in conjunction
with other agencies and organizations to provide
assistance to low-income families and individuals within
the community. Some
of those services include emergency
home heating, rent and utility assistance, food and shelter
and non-cosmetic
repair to homes.
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CSBG Garden
Project
Provides vouchers
for seeds, plants, fertilizer for low-income clients to raise
gardens.
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Program
Site(s)
Big
Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.
478 Town Mountain Road,
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Contact
Information
Monday
- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Larry
Dotson
606-432-2775
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Requirements
for Program |
Eligibility:
100% federal income guidelines;
Have property available
to raise garden
Documentation: Household size, household income,
household social security numbers and birth dates
Application
Form Needed
Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
Emergency
assistance for home heating costs for low-income clients. The
program offers two components, Subsidy and Crisis. The Subsidy
component
is a one-time payment toward the home heating costs.
In the Crisis component,
a client must have less than a five-day
supply of heating fuel or a disconnect
notice from the utility used
for heating.
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Program
Site(s)
Big
Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.
478 Town Mountain Road,
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Contact
Information
Monday
- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Larry
Dotson
606-432-2775
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Requirements
for Program |
Eligibility:
135% federal income guidelines;
Household must be responsible for home heating costs
Must not have liquid resources in excess of $1,500
($4,000 if
catastrophic illness)
Documentation:
Household size, household income,
household social security numbers and birth dates
Proof of heat source
Application
Form Needed
Tenant Based
Rental Assistance (TBRA)
This program
provides rent and utility assistance to low and very low income
clients as determined by HUD guidelines.
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Program
Site(s)
Big
Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.
478 Town Mountain Road,
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Contact
Information
Monday
- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Larry
Dotson
606-432-2775
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Requirements
for Program
Eligibility: Income eligible, referred by
homeless shelter, spouse
abuse shelter or other social service agency.
Preference given to
homeless, single parent households, or households with
disabled/
handicapped individuals
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Documentation: Household size, household income,
household
social security numbers and birth dates
Application
Form Needed
Weatherization/Demandside
Management Program
Non-cosmetic repair
of dwelling to stop infiltration of cold air including insulation
of
ceilings, walls and floors, storm windows and doors and heat system
repair
and replacements.
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Program
Site(s)
Big
Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.
478 Town Mountain Road,
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Contact
Information
Monday
- Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Larry
Dotson
606-432-2775
Paul Cole
606-789-6515
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Requirements
for Program |
Eligibility:
125% Poverty income guidelines;
Homeowner or tenant of eligible home owner
Documentation:
Household size, household income,
household social security numbers and birth dates
Proof of heat source
Application
Form Needed
Wintercare
"Last
Resort" funds used to make energy assistance payments within
service
areas of participating utility companies including American
Electric Power and Columbia Gas Company. Funding for the
program is based on donations made
to these utility companies.
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Program
Site(s)
Big
Sandy Area Community Action Program, Inc.
478 Town Mountain Road,
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Contact
Information
Monday
- Friday 8:00am -
4:30pm
Larry
Dotson
606-432-2775
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Requirements
for Program |
Eligibility:
100% federal income guidelines;
Household must be responsible for home heating costs
Must not have liquid resources in excess of $1,500
($4,000 if catastrophic illness)
Documentation:
Household size, household income,
household social security numbers and birth dates
Proof of heat source
Application
Form Needed
Emergency Food
and Shelter Grant Program
Magoffin
County and Martin County (only)
A one-time
emergency utility assistance program for income eligible families.
Martin County
Food Pantry Martin
County (only)
The pantry provides
staple foods to low-income individuals and/or families
whose food
supply has been depleted. Assistance will only be provided to
families once monthly.
Section
8 Magoffin
County (only)
Low-income rental
housing assistance. Available for homeless families, families
living in substandard housing, or families paying more than 50% of
family income in rent.
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