Mount Beulah Church Offers Link to Programs to Help Warm the Needy in St. Louis

Beginning Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 1 pm, Mount Beulah Church will help connect some of our most vulnerable residents in our community to the Urban League’s Low-Income Housing and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which provides financial and educational resources to help keep warm and reduce energy bills.

This program is primarily designed to help link participants to programs that provide grant money to pay a household’s primary heating source bill - whether that is gas, electric, propane or fuel oil. This program is open to both homeowners and renters.

By completing the application, eligible participants may receive assistance and/or educational materials from Laclede Gas and many other social service agencies in our area, as well. MBC’s program will provide personal assistance in completing the application.

Interested residents can come to MBC to receive assistance in filling out the application, as follows:

Location: Mount Beulah Church (NE corner of Hanley & Page)

When: Wednesdays and Thursdays

Dates: Jan. 25-26; Feb. 1-2; Feb. 8-9; and Feb. 15-16

Time: 1-3 p.m.

For faster service, please bring the following documents with you:

• A recent copy of your last energy bill for the MAIN fuel you use to heat your home;
• If you have a disconnect notice, please bring it with you; 
• Verification of your social security number; and,
• Proof of last month’s income for the household.

Please continue to pay your energy bill as you normally would to avoid being shut off.

If you have questions, please contact Evelyn Shields Benford, MBC Community Services Director, at (314) 727-1202, ext. 12.