Western
Maine
Community
Action
Energy, and Housing Resources
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Operation
Santa Claus
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Programs:
Seeds of Life
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Program
Family
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Home Ownership
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Crisis
Intervention
Low
Income
Assist Program
CMP Line
Extension
Central Heating
Improvement
Above Ground
Storage Tank
Telephone
Lifeline Program
Appliance
Replacement
Elderly Hardship
Grants
Housing
Revolving Loan
Septic System
Loans
Maine
American
Dream
Initiative
Information and
Referal
Western
Maine Community Action
Health Services
Family Planning &
Reproductive
Health
Family Life
Education
Outreach
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Child Care
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Assessment and
Consultation
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Assistance
Workshops
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Training
Job Placement
Our Housing Staff may be able to help
you with......
HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP)- Provides financial assistance to income and program-eligible households to help meet winter energy costs.
WEATHERIZATION - Purchases and installs many types of energy conservation materials (within guidelines) for income-eligible homeowners and tenants.
HOME OWNERSHIP EDUCATION - A 10-hour course to educate homeowners on successful home ownership and for those who aspire to own their own home on the essentials of purchasing a home.
ENERGY CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM (ECIP)- Provides up to $300 to income-eligible households for an emergency fuel delivery or an electrical disconnect emergency. It can also be used for minor furnace repairs.
LOW INCOME ASSIST PROGRAM (LIAP) -An income-eligible payment assistance and incentive program. Qualified individuals receive a monthly credit on their Central Maine Power Company electric bill.
CMP LINE EXTENSION PROGRAM - Provides up to $2800 in a credit against the cost of installation of electrical power to a new home. Income eligible at 115% of median income.
CENTRAL HEATING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CHIP) Provides up to $3000 in heating system improvements (such as evaluation, burner retrofit, repair, replacement and conversion) to income-eligible households. .
ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK (AST) - Replaces heating oil storage tanks, for income-eligible households, that are leaking or in danger of leaking causing an oil discharge into the environment.
TELEPHONE LIFELINE PROGRAM (TLP) - Provides a monthly credit on a households telephone bill. If an eligible client does not have a phone, it can help with an installation as well as the monthly credit.
APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (ARP) – Replaces inefficient light bulbs, waterbed mattresses, and refrigerators with energy efficient CFLs, regular mattresses, and refrigerators.
ELDERLY HARDSHIP GRANTS – Grants up to $5000 are available to eligible homeowners over 60 years of age to make needed repairs to their home so they can continue to live there.
HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN FUND – 3% loans are available to eligible homeowners to make health and safety or energy related repairs or improvements to their home.
SEPTIC SYSTEM LOANS - 1% loans up to $15,000 are available to repair or replace an existing septic system.
MAINE AMERICAN DREAM INITIATIVE – Forgivable loans are available for down payments, closing costs or gap funding up to $10,000.
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL – Information on services in the area as well as how and where to access those services.
Click here to view the REACH III Report
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(Housing Revolving Loan Fund)
For more information
about any of our housing services please call
645-3764 or
1-800-645-9636
Click here for our basic income guidelines
The infrared camera shows where the heat loss occurs in a home.
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The blower door test is performed for every energy audit
(Above Ground Storage Tank)
