Multi-County Community Service Agency, Inc

COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT (CSBG)

The Community Service Block Grant of 1981 authorizes the specific services administered through this federal

block grant program, which is the cornerstone of

family based services offered by MCCSA. Through case management, CSBG assists in solving real-

life problems by enabling families to attain self-

sufficiency. By addressing problems in the areas of

income management, employment, education,

health, housing and nutrition. The program serves a broad segment of the MCCSA target population ranging from adolescents to the elderly.

WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (DOE & BIL)

This program is designed to improve the condition

of residential homes of eligible low-income citizens,

especially the elderly, disabled and families with

small children by addressing energy efficiency and

health and safety measures. The program reduces

heating and cooling costs and increases energy

efficiency of the homes. Eligible dwellings undergo

a pre and post energy audit and various tests to

determine the most cost effective measures to be

installed in the dwellings by trained technicians. The

home is monitored for twelve months to ensure the

effectiveness of the measures installed.

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM (LIHEAP)

This program assists low-income households having

the “highest home energy needs” with energy

related assistance and increase energy affordability. The program target vulnerable households with at least one young child, an individual with disabilities

or a frail older person; and high-burden households

having the lowest income and highest home energy

costs.

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