With the home heating season about to begin, Martha’s Vineyard social service providers are mobilizing to prepare for what they expect will be heavy demand for financial assistance this winter.
The South Shore Community Action Council is now accepting applications for its fuel assistance program. Those eligible will receive heating season benefits.
The fuel assistance program will close for applications on Friday, May 15. If you did not receive an application in the mail and feel that you may qualify, call 508-696-3843 to schedule an appointment.
The town is taking steps to clarify procedures for outside donations to the town. Meanwhile, council director Roger Wey remains on paid administrative leave after the discovery of a fund affiliated with the town that was being handled outside the town treasury.
The fuel assistance program is accepting applications. Applicants under 60 years of age can schedule an appointment at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging by calling 508-693-4509. Seniors may apply at the local councils on aging: Edgartown, 508-627-4368; Oak Bluffs, 508-693-4509; Tisbury, 508-696-4205; Up-Island, 508-693-2896, and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, 508-645-9265. Applications will be taken through April 30, 2014.
The South Shore Community Action Council has announced that the Fuel Assistance Program will close for applications for this season on Tuesday, April 30. The last day for deliveries is also Tuesday, April 30. Anyone with a utility shutoff notice is urged to contact the office by April 30. Anyone who did not receive an application in the mail and feels that they may qualify is encouraged to apply.
South Shore Community Action Council Inc. is accepting applications for fuel assistance, a program that helps with fuel deliveries and utility shutoffs. Anyone who did not receive an application in the mail and feels they may qualify is encouraged to apply.
