New York – Borough Park officials have joined together in an effort to receive aid from the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for their community.
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This community project was facilitated by Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) and New York City Councilmember Brad Lander.
Councilmember Lander has assisted in identifying the proper procedure and in making sure the Borough Park Jewish Community Council (JCC) could adequately assist clients. “I was honored to be able to help make sure that thousands of Borough Park families will be able to get the maximum HEAP benefit this winter. HEAP helps low-income families make it through the cold winter months, and is a real lifeline for families facing economic hardship at this difficult time,” said Lander.
HEAP is a federally funded program that issues heating benefits to supplement a household’s annual energy cost. HEAP also offers an emergency benefit for households in a heat or heat-related energy emergency. Additionally, HEAP offers a furnace repair and/or replacement benefit for households with inoperable heating equipment. HEAP may help those who qualify pay for electricity, propane, natural gas, wood, oil, kerosene, coal or other heating fuel.
“We are very thankful to Met Council for partnering with the Borough Park JCC to help the people of Borough Park in obtaining this vital program,” said Yoel Rosenfeld of the Bobov Hasidic sect. “This will help so many in our community to pay their heating bills” Human Resource Administration (HRA) workers are now seeing clients who need assistance in paying their heating bills at the Borough Park JCC on Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To make an appointment or to learn more, call (718) 972-6600, extension 2709.
The Borough Park JCC, located at 4912 14th Ave., tailors services to the community’s residents, who include large Orthodox families, Russian émigrés, young yeshiva graduates, returning homemakers, at-risk teens, single parents and women seeking remunerative part-time positions.
Met Council is always reaching out and helping people. They keep up with all the current and upcoming programs so that their client can apply before they are locked out of it . Yasher Koach to their leaders and all the staff!