DECEMBER 31, 2007

COUNTY LEGISLATOR MILLER-WILLIAMS WILL HOST HEAP OUTREACH SESSION AT ELLICOTT-MASTEN FAMILY YMCA JANUARY 10

Erie County Legislator Barbara Miller-Williams (D-Buffalo, 3rd District) is announcing that she will host a HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) Outreach from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the Ellicott-Masten Family YMCA, 585 William Street in Buffalo.

Sign up of HEAP applicants begin at 8 a.m., and service will be guaranteed to the first 80 applicants who sign in at the outreach program. All prospective outreach clientele are interviewed regardless of age or disability, and the interviews will start at 9 a.m.

Also, Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant (D-Buffalo, 7th District) is announcing that she will host a HEAP Outreach from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2008, at the Delavan Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo. The same schedule listed above applies for this outreach.

Applicants should be prepared to present these documents: one form of identification for all household members (birth certificates, driver's licenses, Social Security cards); proof of income received within the last 30 days for all household members (pay stubs, Social Security or pension award letters, proof of child support, rental income, unemployment benefits, workers' compensation); current shut-off notices, if applicable; proof of all household resources, including current checking and savings account bank statements, proof of other resources (stocks, bonds, IRAs, 401k). If an applicant is missing information, they may be allowed to mail the information to the HEAP office to complete the application process.

For income guidelines or more information, people should contact the Erie County Department of Senior Services HEAP hotline at 858-7870, Legislator Miller-Williams' office at 842-0490 or Legislator Grant's office at 894-0914

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