Designated facilities will take applications from Fulton County residents for energy assistance

The Fulton County Department of Senior Services is collaborating with the Fulton-Atlanta Community Action Authority to accept applications for energy assistance during the cold weather months when energy bills tend to rise.   Seniors who are accepted into the program will receive energy bill assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. (LIHEAP)

Fulton County seniors who are 60 years old and homebound or 65 and older are eligible to apply for LIHEAP assistance.  When applying, seniors must bring photo identification, social security cards for all household members over 18, copies of the heating and electric bills for the previous 30 days, and proof of income for the previous 30 days.   Although seniors may file for assistance, they must continue to pay heating bills, and if service has been disconnected, they must call the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority at (404) 320-6175.  

Senior Services has scheduled application acceptance appointments at eight county facilities.   Applicants must call Tawanda Everhart at (404)-612-7188 to schedule an appointment.   Application locations include the following:

Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Facility
6500 Vernon Woods Drive, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
November 5, 2018 and November 8, 2018

H. J. C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility
2885 Church Street, East Point, GA 30344
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 6, 2018 and November 19, 2018

Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility
677 Fairburn Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30331
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 7, 2018 and November 9, 2018

Southwest Arts Center
915 New Hope Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 16, 2018

Aviation Community Cultural Center
3900 Aviation Circle NW, Atlanta, GA 30336
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 20, 2019

Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility
515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE,   Atlanta, GA 30312
November 17, 2018       9:000 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Saturday)
November 26, 2018       9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 29, 2018       9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  

Metropolitan Library
1332 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
November 27, 2018       10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Hapeville Library
525 King Arnold Street
November 28, 2018       10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For information about other Senior Services Department programs, services and resources, call the STARline at 404-613-6000.

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If you need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, including communications in an

alternate format, in order to participate in any County-sponsored programs or meetings, please contact the Department of Disability at (404) 613-0237 to facilitate your request. For TDD/TTY or Georgia Relay Service Access, dial 711.

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