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Weatherization assistance program

Weatherization assistance program - Monday, December 7, 2009 at 1:55PM EST

Monday, Dec 7, 2009 @ 01:55pm EST

While many are warm and cozy as the temperature drops, some can't afford to heat their home properly.

A new program is making sure financially disadvantaged families get help.

It's all because federal stimulus money is now making it's way from washington to small towns.

Insulation is flowing into Jason Fitzpatrick's Port Carbon home because federal stimulus money is flowing into Schuylkill County .

"It feels good, it feels good. Hopefully my heat bill goes down some, yes,” said Fitzpatrick.

His house is one of 455 homes scheduled to receive winterization help from Schuylkill Community Action.

Theodore Dreisbach is Schuylkill Community Action’s Executive Director.

Dreisbach said, "It's tremendous because we're dealing with a lot of low income families who have a difficult time right now with the economy with making things and getting along

The organization received more than 3.3 million dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Fitzpatrick is thankful help is here

"Because times are rough right now, I'm laid off. I was working down at Commodore Homes and they laid me off," said Fitzpatrick.

Fitzpatrick is getting about 15 hundred dollars worth of weatherization work at his home for free.

This weatherization program can pay up to 64 hundred dollars worth of work for those who are eligible.

Schuylkill Community Action hopes to weatherize homes over the next two or three years here in this county.

The organization says many counties have received federal stimulus dollars within the state.

It recommends contacting your local Commission on Economic Opportunity office to discuss eligibility for programs like the weatherization initiative mentioned in this report.
 


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