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Services offered include emergency, short-term financial assistance for water bills to avoid.disconnection.

Provides emergency temporary financial assistance for rent, heating, has, and water as funds are available. Individuals seeking assistance must have exhausted all other government and local resources but still need assistance. For temporary or emergency housing, please use 2-1-1 resources. WAM is unable to respond quickly to emergency housing requests.

Provides AEP electric bill payment assistance to households whose services have been threatened with or have already been disconnected. Does not assist with security deposits or the $53 reconnect fee. If clients need to pay more than $350 in order to keep the electricity on, a payment on the client's part may be necessary before this program can help.

Provides financial assistance with utilities, rent, mortgage, and medical bills. This is a monthly application process and does not have an emergency, shorter turnaround time to evaluate applications. All assistance is provided on a case-by-case basis and is dependent upon available funds. NOTE: Does not provide assistance for transportation expenses such as gas, bus tickets, or car repairs.

Provides guidance and interaction, recreation, socialization, the arts, field trips and events.

Provide temporary shelter for single women and women with children who are homeless. Length of stay is 30 days with goal of moving to stable housing. Assistance with finding permanent housing and other resources.

Provides assistance on a case by case basis with utility payments.

Provides financial aid to qualifying kidney disease patients for needs such as medication and reimbursement for transportation to medical appointments and dialysis. Offers public educational programs regarding renal disease and organ transplant.

Assist veterans and families with utility assistance.

Provides up to $150 in assistance with rent or utilities to qualified individuals. Clients may receive assistance once a year.

Provides one-time emergency financial assistance to LCAP clients. Any expense to keep an older adult independent and within the community will be considered. On average, up to $250 can be spent. Any amount greater than $250 needs approval from a supervisor.

Provides one-time benefit to be paid directly to the water company to pay the bill, late fees, reconnect fees, or other items on the bill that are required to continue service for at least 30 days.

Provides the winter heating crisis program to help income eligible Ohio residents meet the high costs of home heating. Eligible consumers receive financial assistance toward the payment of their heating bill and assistance with gas bills. Also has assistance available to assist with furnace repairs or replacements.

The Winter Reconnect Order issued each year by the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has a new name. It is now the Special Reconnect Order (SRO). The SRO may be used once per utility (electric and natural gas) from Oct 13, 2025 through April 15, 2026 to reconnect or to avoid disconnection of investor-owned, PUCO-regulated utilities. The SRO allows customers to pay only $175, plus up to $36 for a reconnection fee (if applicable), of what they owe. Any remaining balance is put into a payment arrangement. There are no income restrictions, and the Order may also be used to establish or transfer service. If the SRO is used for both electric and natural gas at the same time, the $175 may be split between the two.

Services offered include emergency, short-term financial assistance for electric bills to avoid service disconnection.

Provides assistance with home energy bills for low income households. One-time benefit applied to utility bill. Lancaster Fairfield Community action is the local Energy Assistance Provider for Fairfield County to assist with in-person and over the phone applications.

Offers financial assistance with rent, mortgage, electric, gas, heating fuel, water, telephone, and trash/recycling bills on a case-by-case basis. Funds are limited and may not always be available. Maximum amount of assistance is $300.

Provides an income-based payment program for eligible gas and electric customers to maintain service. Customers who pay their monthly PIPP Plus payment on time (payment received before next bill is issued) and in full will receive two (2) credits: one (1) forgiving the rest of that monthly bill (incentive credit) and the second forgiving 1/24th of any balance they owed prior to enrolling in PIPP (arrearage credit). If the client makes full, on-time payments for 24 straight months, all of the arrearages will be eliminated. - Missed Payments: Gas customers have one billing cycle (30 days) from their anniversary date to make up any missed payments before being removed from the program. Electric customers may be dropped if they miss two (2) consecutive payments. Any missed (or late) payments will result in the loss of that month's credits (No fees are assessed for late payments). - NOTE: The entire bill balance will become due if dropped from the program. To be re-enrolled the client must make up all missed payments that is owed from the point of removal from PIPP Plus. In addition, must pay the bills for the current monthly service for those months not enrolled in PIPP Plus. Being dropped from the PIPP Plus program is independent of any action the utility company takes to disconnect service. Customers may ask to be removed from the PIPP Plus program at any time.

The Home Energy Assistance Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for heating or air conditioning repairs. Eligible customers may also receive a portable air conditioner or fan. The program assists low-income households with an older household member (60 years or older), or households that can provide physician documentation that cooling assistance is needed for a household member's health. Eligible households can receive up to $300 if they are a customer of a regulated utility, or $500 if they are a customer of unregulated utilities such as electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The benefit can be a combination of a portable air conditioner, fan and/or utility assistance. Utility assistance is applied to a customer’s utility bill or applied to central air conditioning repair costs.

The PRC program in Ohio helps families overcome immediate barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency. The program provides benefits and services to families who are in need of help with essential support to become self-sufficient. The PRC Program is designed to: - Prevent families from having to apply for OWF cash assistance when a crisis arises; - Help families retain employment by enhancing job skills , overcoming barriers and providing short-term assistance or wage supplementation if necessary. - Provide for contingent needs by helping families with nonrecurring urgent problems that could, if left unattended, result in families needing long-term public assistance. - Support families receiving OWF with services to enable them to become self-sufficient. Examples of short-term assistance through PRC include: - Shelter and utility assistance - Transportation assistance - Employment Related Supportive Services.

Provides utility assistance to restore or prevent disconnection. Gives emergency monetary aid (paid directly to provider).

Provides a gas cost assistance program of last resort designed to help individuals and families avoid disconnection or to reconnect their service. Will assist with the heating bill and reconnection fees. In most cases, assistance is approximately $300.