NEADA Calls for $4.7 billion in Funding For FY 2016 and Advanced Funding for FY 2017
In September, NEADA sent a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies reiterating the organization’s support for funding at $4.7 billion and advanced release of funds to give programs the resources they need until the full-year appropriations bill is finalized. These letters follow …
LIHEAP Targets Most Vulnerable Households
NEADA has developed a state-by-state table based on the 2014 LIHEAP Household Report showing households receiving assistance under state LIHEAP grant program. As shown in the attached table, 6.8 million households received assistance of which 4.9 million (72.3%) had at least one family member who was elderly (60+), disabled or had at least one child …
NEADA Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee on LIHEAP
NEADA’s Executive Director, Mark Wolfe, testified today before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on funding for LIHEAP in fiscal year 2016. He was one of 23 witnesses selected to testify from more than 140 individuals to make a request. The testimony addressed the following …
PBS Segment on Energy Assistance Features NEADA’s Executive Director Mark Wolfe
On February 22, 2015 PBS Newshour ran a 20 minute segment on energy assistance and weatherization (see below first link). They interviewed several families in North Carolina that were struggling with high energy bills as well as the Bill Murdock, director of Eblen Charities, the nonprofit agency administering LIHEAP and Jack Heuer from Community Action …
PBS Newshour Segment on Energy Assistance Features NEADA’s Executive Director Mark Wolfe
On February 22, 2015 PBS Newshour ran a 20 minute segment on energy assistance and weatherization (see below first link). They interviewed several families in North Carolina that were struggling with high energy bills as well as the Bill Murdock, director of Eblen Charities, the nonprofit agency administering LIHEAP and Jack Heuer from Community Action …
NEADA Press Release Calls for Increased FY 2015 LIHEAP Funding
States Call for Increased LIHEAP Funding to Address Cold Weather Conditions and Continuing High Energy Prices November 18, 2014 Contact: Mark Wolfe/202-333-5915 The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association today called on Congress to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to $4.7 billion for FY 2015 to address growing need for …
NEADA Press Release Calls for Increased FY 2015 LIHEAP Funding to Address Cold Weather Conditions and Continuing High Energy Prices
States Call for Increased LIHEAP Funding to Address Cold Weather Conditions and Continuing High Energy Prices November 18, 2014 Contact: Mark Wolfe/202-333-5915 The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association today called on Congress to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to $4.7 billion for FY 2015 to address growing need for …