Ocab Inc Community Action Agency

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program is designed to help the states low-income households pay the price of home energy, defined as residential heating and cooling, and to increase energy self sufficiency; thereby reducint the vulnerability resulting from energy needs. The program is also designed to intervene in energy-related crisis situations (42 U.S.C. 8623(c) and 8624(b)(1) and to conduct outreach(42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(1). The program also provides services to encourage and enable households to reduce home energy needs and consequently eliminating the need for energy assistance including needs assessments, energy and income counseling and assistance with energy vendors(42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(16)). Payments are made directly to vendors and credited to the applicants bill.

Community Services Block Grant(CSBG) services seek to promote social and economic self-sufficiency through the achievement and development of knowledge the skills and abilities that will enable low-income individuals to effectively respond to and manage those life circumstances negatively impact their well being and accomplishment of life goals. Through the strengthening of individual and family competencies, services shall enable low-income persons to mobilize the resources and support necessary to deal with exisiting problems, needs and future aspirations.

The Senior Companion Program (SCP)utilizes the availability of retired seniors over the age of 55 to sit with other needy seniors during the day.