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DENVER – As Colorado’s coldest January in 28 years slips and
slides to an end, Energy Outreach Colorado is distributing $1.01 million
in energy assistance funding to emergency assistance organizations
across the state.
“Many of Colorado’s families and seniors have been hard pressed to pay
their home energy bills during milder weather, so the heating bills they
will be seeing in February after the past month’s extremely cold
temperatures are really going to set them back,” said Skip Arnold,
executive director of Energy Outreach Colorado.
Arnold noted that, based on National Weather Service data, January 2007
was more than 60 percent colder than last January, and in fact was the
coldest January in Colorado since 1979.
Energy Outreach Colorado is providing energy assistance funding to 100
emergency assistance sites across the state, including Catholic
Charities, Salvation Army and Association for Senior Citizens. It is
Energy Outreach’s second funding distribution of the 2006-07 heating
season. In total, through four quarterly payments, the non-profit plans
to contribute $6.15 million this year for energy assistance. Of that,
$2.15 million will go to the Colorado LEAP program and $4 million will
go to other emergency assistance organizations.
According to Energy Outreach Colorado, the 2006-07 heating season has
been the toughest on record for Colorado’s income-limited residents.
Federal and state funding reductions have resulted in a drop in the
average amount of energy assistance that each household receives – from
$550 in 2005-06 to about $280 this season.
Residents who are able to help seniors, the disabled and families with
children pay energy bills can make a tax-deductible donation by going to
Energy Outreach Colorado’s website,
www.EnergyOutreach.org. Many
energy companies operating in the state will match their customers’
donations and collect donations through customer bills.
Coloradans in need should call toll-free 1-866-HEAT-HELP
(1-866-432-8435) to obtain a LEAP application or to find an emergency
assistance organization near them with energy assistance funds
available.
Energy Outreach Colorado Funds Distribution by Region
Denver-Metro and Boulder -- $576,688
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ACS Lift,
Adventist Community Service |
Family Tree |
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Adams County
Housing Authority |
First Mennonite
Church |
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Almost Home |
Helping Hearts
and Hands |
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Association for
Senior Citizens |
House of
Neighborly Service |
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Aurora
InterChurch Task Force |
Inter-Church
ARMS |
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Boulder County
AIDS Project |
Inter-Faith
Community Services |
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Broadway
Assistance Center |
JeffCo Action
Center |
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Castle Rock
Comm. Inter-Church Task Force |
LifeBridge
Christian Church |
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Catholic
Charities, Denver |
Lowry Family
Center |
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City of Arvada
Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization |
Lutheran Family
Services |
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City of
Broomfield |
Metro CareRing |
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Colorado AIDS
Project |
OUR Center |
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Colorado
Coalition for the Homeless |
Rebuilding
Together |
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Community
Ministry |
Salvation Army,
Denver |
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Cross Community
Coalition |
Senior Support
Services |
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Denver Indian
Health and Family Services |
Seniors’
Resource Center |
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Denver Urban
Ministries |
Seniors! Inc. |
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Emergency Family
Assistance Assoc. |
Sister Carmen
Community Center |
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EMPOWERMENT |
St. Vincent De
Paul Society |
Mountain -- $53,119
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Catholic
Charities, Glenwood Springs |
Manna House |
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Clear Creek
County Dept. of Human Services |
Mountain Family
Center |
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Family &
Intercultural Resource Center |
Mountain
Resource Center |
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First
Presbyterian Church of Salida |
Park County
Crisis Shelter |
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Help the Needy |
Salvation Army,
Teller County |
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Lake County
Health and Human Services |
Salvation Army,
Vail Valley |
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Loaves and
Fishes Ministry of Fremont County |
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Northeast -- $73,305
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Caring
Ministries of Morgan County |
Faith Community
Service Fund |
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Catholic
Charities North, Weld County |
Northern
Colorado AIDS Project |
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Colorado East
Community Action Agency |
Phillips County
Dept of Human Services |
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Community
Assistance Network, Elbert County |
Rural
Communities Resource Center |
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Cooperating
Ministry of Logan County |
Sedgwick County
Economic Development |
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Crossroads
Ministry of Estes Park |
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Northwest -- $22,050
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Community Budget Center |
Lift-Up of Routt County |
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Independent Life Center |
WARM |
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Jackson County Department of Human Services |
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Central, Southeast -- $122,115
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Advocates
Against Domestic Violence |
Pikes Peak
Community Action Agency |
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Catholic
Charities, Pueblo |
Prowers County
Dept. of Human Services |
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City of Fountain
Lighten the Load |
Salvation Army,
Colorado Springs |
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Colorado Springs
Utilities, Project COPE |
Salvation Army,
Baca County |
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Ecumenical
Social Ministries |
South Central
Council of Governments |
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La Junta
Associated Charities |
Southeastern
Colorado Compassion Center |
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Las Animas
Helping Hands |
Southern
Colorado AIDS Project |
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Northern
Churches Care |
Tri-Lakes Cares |
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Tri-Lakes Cares |
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San Luis Valley, Southwest, Western Slope -- $145,138
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Community
Emergency Assistance Coalition |
MADA |
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Comm. United
Methodist Church, Pagosa Springs |
Pinon Project |
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Grand Valley
Catholic Outreach |
Pregnancy
Resource Center |
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Gunnison/Hinsdale County Dept. of Human Services |
San Juan
Cooperative Parish |
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Housing
Solutions for the Southwest |
United Methodist
Church of Dove Creek |
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La Puente Home |
Western Colorado
AIDS Project |
Statewide -- $10,800
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Brain
Injury Association of Colorado |
Rocky
Mountain Center Centers Foundation |
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National MS Society, Colorado Chapter |
Sense of Security |
Military Families -- $14,175
The Home Front Cares
About Energy Outreach Colorado
Energy Outreach Colorado is the only non-profit organization in the
state that raises money for energy assistance. Its programs include
energy bill payment assistance for income-limited households, energy
efficiency upgrades for affordable housing and energy efficiency
education. Since it was founded through the Colorado Governor’s office
in 1989, the organization has distributed nearly $72 million to fund
these programs. Energy Outreach Colorado is an independent, non-profit
organization that relies on private donations, corporate contributions
and foundation grants. More information is available at
www.EnergyOutreach.org. |
