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Energy Assistance - Washington, Rappahannock County Social Services

Energy Assistance Program (EAP)consists of three components; Fuel Assistance (FA), Coolng Assistance (CA) and Emergency Crisis Assistance (CAP). The FA component is intended to provide supplemental assistance to offset the rising costs of heating expenses. The CAP component is intended to provide assistance with heating equipment needs and emergency fuel outages. Fuel Assistance opens the second Tuesday in October. The last day for applying is the second Friday in November. Main Qualifications: Have a heating need, meet the income and resource levels, include all persons living in the household, live in an eligible living arrangement and meet the citizenship requirements. Crisis Assistance applicants must meet the following: income level, resource level. Deposits: Opens the first working day in November. May only receive once per lifetime per fuel type. (Natural gas, electric and LP gas) Heating Equipment: Opens November 1st or the first working day in November for Replacement, purchase, or repair of primary heating source. Primary Fuel: Opens the first working day in January. It is for those that did not receive fuel assistance. Requires cut off notice for electric and gas. Almost out of fuel oil, wood, coal or island purchased kerosene. Cooling Assistance: Is offered during the beginning in mid-June. Must meet eligibility requirements. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

Physical Address

17 Leggett Lane, Washington, VA 22747

Fax

(540) 675-5331

Fax

(540) 675-3315

Application process

Walk-ins and telephone referrals. Screen for eligibility and apply online at: commonhelp.virginia.gov or call the enterprise call center.

Languages

Spanish

Service area

Rappahannock, VA

Agency info

Rappahannock County Social Services

Provides assistance to Rappahannock County residents in accordance with Federal Programs. Programs include SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Heating, Cooling and Emergency/Crisis Assistance. Child Care Subsidy assistance and employment services assistance programs. Foster Care, adult services, adult protective services, child protective services, adoption, foster care prevention and ongoing child protective services also offered. Healthy Families program. LINK program and adult case management services through Encompass Community Supports Services Board also offered at this location. Locality Children's Services Act (CSA) operations are also administered by social services.