From Mohawk Council of Akwesasne HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Mohawk Council is pleased to announce that the Akwesasne Heating Assistance Program will run once again this year. There will be two separate programs, one of which you can apply for depending on your age category. One is specific for the Elders known as the “Elder Heating Assistance Program (60 and older) and the other the “Akwesasne Heating Assistance Program” for community members under the jurisdiction of Mohawk Council.

The application process is open to all community members beginning Tuesday October 15th, 2013 up to Friday November 29th, 2013. The final deadline for applications to be submitted will be at 4pm on Friday November 29th, 2013. There will be no exceptions after that deadline date as the fuel distribution lists will then be submitted to vendors.

You must provide a copy of the heating bill for which you wish your heating source to be paid. There will be no exceptions to this, and the bill must be accompanied with your application. No individual checks will be processed, but your name will be provided to your heating source for the amount to be debited to your account. Please note, you can only submit one heating source bill and it cannot be changed anytime after the heating bill has been submitted with your application.

The following dates and locations are where the applications will be taken, and staff from the Community Support Program will be available at those times to take your application. Also, please feel free to drop into the Community Support Program office to fill out an application. For seniors and shut-ins who cannot make these locations and times, or if you have any general inquiries, please call the Community Support Program office at (613) 575-2341 ext. and someone will be glad to assist you.

LOCATIONS AND DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Heating Assistance Dates:

All location times are 8am – 4pm each day:

November 15 – St. Regis, Sweetgrass Manor

Last 2 weeks in St. Regis.

If needed, further updates with dates and locations for applying may follow. Please listen to CKON Radio and look for this advertisement in The Indian Time.