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Weatherization
Assistance Program
UNIVERSITY
OF
ILLINOIS-URBANA
« How Do Apply?
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Thefollowinginformationwillhelpyoudetermine
the LocalAdministeringAgencythatservesyourarea.
Undereachagencyname,thecountyislistedtoassist
youinfindingthecorrectlocation. Whenyouapply,
youshouldbringproofofyourhouseholdsincomeand
mortgage/homeownership. Ifyourent,theagencywill
provideyourlandlordwithaform tosign.
Where Do Apply?
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BCMW
CommunityServices,Inc.
909E. RexfordStreet
Centralia,IL62801-0729
618/532-7388
CountiesServed: Bond, Clinton,MarionandWashington
CarverCommunityActionAgency
311 E.Main,Suite610
Galesburg,IL61402-0028
309/342-2811
CountyServed: Knox
CEFSEconomicOpportunityCorporation
1805 S.BankerStreet
Effingham,IL62401-0928
217/342-2193
CountiesServed: Christian, Clay,Effingham,Fayette,
Montgomery,MoultrieandShelby
CommunityActionPartnershipofCentral Illinois
18005thStreet
Lincoln,IL62656-9117
217/732-2159
CountiesServed: DeWitt,Logan,Mason,Menard,
Piatt
ChampaignCountyRegionalPlanning
Commission
1776E.WashingtonSt.
Urbana,IL61803-7760
217/328-3313
CountyServed: Champaign
CommunityAction PartnershipofLakeCounty
1200GlenFlora
Waukegan,IL60079
847/249-4330
CountyServed: Lake
CommunityandEconomicDevelopment
AssociationofCookCounty,Inc(CEDA)
208 SouthLaSalleSt.,Suite 1900
Chicago,IL60604-1001
800/571-2332
CountiesServed: CookCountyandtheCityofChicago
Community Contacts, Inc.
100S.HawthorneStreet
Elgin,IL60123
847/697-8800(Kane)
815/758-3835 (DeKalb)
CountiesServed: KaneandDeKalb
CrosswalkCommunity ActionAgenet
410W.Main Street
WestFrankfort,IL62896-2259
618/937-3581
CountiesServed: Franklin,JeffersonandWilliamson
Decatur-MaconOpportunitiesCorporation
1122 E.MariettaStreet
Decatur,IL62521-1324
217/428-0155
CountyServed: Macon
DuPagcCountyDept,ofHuman Resources
421 N.CountyFarmRoad
Wheaton,IL60187-3978
630/407-6500
CountyServed: DuPage
EastCentral IllinoisCommunityActionAgency
56N.Vermilion Street
Danville,IL61834-1335
217/443-2705 (TDDAccessible)
CountiesServed: Ford Iroquois,andVermilion
,
EmbarrasRiverBasinAgency,Inc.
400WestPleasant
Greenup,IL62428-0307
217/923-3113
CountiesServed: Clark, Coles Crawford, Cumberland,
,
Douglas,Edgar,Jasper,LawrenceandRichland
FultonCountyHealthDepartment
700E.OakStreet
Canton,IL61520-3157
309/647-1134ext251
CountyServed: Fulton
IllinoisValleyEconomicDevelopmentCorporation
223 S.MacoupinStreet
Gillespie,IL62033-0088
217/839-4431
CountiesServed: Calhoun, Greene,JerseyandMacoupin
KankakeeCount} CommunitySendees,Inc.
657EastCourtStreet,Suite207
Kankakee,IL60901-1316
815/933-7883
CountyServed: Kankakee
Kendall-GrundyCommunityServices
811JohnStreet
Yorkville,IL60560-1063
630/553-9100(Kendall)ext.107
815/941-3262(Grundy)
CountiesServed: GrundyandKendall
MadisonCounts Community Development
130HillsboroAve.,Suite 100
Edwardsville,IL62025-1636
618/692-8940ext.6458
CountyServed: Madison
McHenry Countt HousingAuthority
1108N.SeminaryAve.
Woodstock,IL60098-1109
815/338-7752
CountyServed: McHenry
MCSCommunityServices
345W.StateStreet
Jacksonville,IL62650-2093
217/243-9404or888/288-4413
CountiesServed: Cass MorganandScott
,
Mid Central Community Action,Inc.
1301W.WashingtonStreet
Bloomington,IL61701-4201
309/829-0691 (McLean)
815/844-3201 (Livingston)
CountiesServed: LivingstonandMcLean
NorthwesternIllinoisCommunityActionAgency
103-109N.ChicagoAve.
Freeport,IL61032-4100
815/232-3141 or800/883-1111
CountiesServed:JoDaviessandStephenson
PeoriaCitizensCommitteeforEconomic
Opportunity,Inc.
711 W.McBeanStreet
Peoria,IL61605-2254
309/671-3900
CountyServed: Peoria
NOW,
Project Inc.
418 19thStreet
RockIsland,IL61204-3970
309/793-6391
CountiesServed: Henry,MercerandRockIsland
RockfordHuman ServicesDepartment
612N.ChurchSt.
Rockford,IL61102-2908
815/987-5782
CountiesServed: BooneandWinnebago
St.ClairCommunity ActionAgency
19PublicSquare,Suite200
Belleville,IL62220-1624
618/277-6790
CountyServed: St. Clair
Sangamon CountyDepartmentofCommunity
Resources
2833 S.GrandAve.,East,SuiteC100
Springfield,IL62703-1681
217/535-3120
CountyServed: Sangamon
,
Shawnee Development Council,Inc.
530WestWashingtonStreet
Karnak,IL62956-0298
618/634-2201
CountiesServed: Alexander Hardin,Johnson,Massac
,
Pope, PulaskiandUnion
TazwoodCommunityServices,Inc.
FieldShoppingCenter
2005 S.MainStreet
Morton,IL61550-2915
309/266-9941
CountiesServed: TazewellandWoodford
Tri-County OpportunitiesCouncil
405 EmmonsAve.
RockFalls,IL61701-0610
815/625-7830ext. 12or800/323-5434(TDDAccessible)
CountiesServed: Bureau, Carroll,LaSalle,Lee,Marshall,
Ogle,Putnam, StarkandWhiteside
TwoRiversRegionalCouncilofPublicOfficials
1125 Hampshire
Quincy,IL62301
217/224-8171
Countiesserved: Adams Brown,PikeandSchuyler
,
WabashAreaDevelopment,Inc.
110LathamStreet
Enfield,IL62835-0070
618/963-2387
CountiesServed: Edwards, Gallatin,Hamilton, Saline,
Wabash, WayneandWhite
WesternEgyptianEconomicOpportunityCouncil
1 IndustrialPark
Steeleville,IL62288-0007
618/965-3458
CountiesServed:Jackson Monroe,PerryandRudolph
,
Western IllinoisRegionalCouncil
223 S.RandolphStreet
Macomb,IL61455-2209
309/837-2997
CountiesServed: Hancock,Henderson,McDonoughand
Warren
Will CountyCenterforCommunity'Concerns
304N. ScottStreet
Joliet,IL60432-4035
815/722-0722ext.451
CountyServed: Will
Thehearingimpairedmayaccessallnumbersthrough
theIllinoisRelayCenter: 800/526-0844
HomeWeatherizationAssistance Program
TheIllinoisHomeWeatherizationAssistance
Program (IHWAP) is administeredbytheOfficeof
EnergyAssistanceatthe DepartmentofCommerce
and EconomicOpportunity. DCEO anditspartners
aretargetinghomeswiththehighestenergybills and
lowestincome.
Weatherizationservicesareprovidedbylocal
CommunityActionornon-for-profitagencies
throughoutthestate. TheLocalAdministering
Agencythatprovidesweatherizationservicesinyour
areaislistedinsidethisbrochure. Bycontactingthe
agencyinyourarea,youcanapplyforweatherization
services.
Fromfall2009toMarch2012,Illinois’
weatherizationeffortswillgetaboostfromthe
AmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct(ARRA),
orfederaleconomicstimulus,funding.Duringthis
period,atotalofS242 millionwillbespenttohelp
Illinois families.Thanks to the influx, the state’s
networkofLocalAdministeringAgenciesisexpected
toweatherizethreetimesthenumberofhomesthathave
beenweatherizedinthepast.Inadditiontoprovidinga
long-termcostsavingstofamilies,weatherizationefforts
actuallycreatehealthier,sometimesevenlife-saving,
homeenvironments.
Dependingonthecircumstancesandcondition
ofyourhomeorapartment,thefollowingareexamples
ofweatherizationupgradesthatcanbedone:
• Sealingcrackswithweatherstripping
andcaulk
• Insulatingatticsandwalls
• Repairingwindowsanddoors
Weatherization Servicesincludehavingan
experiencedheatingcontractorinspectyourheating
system. This contractorwillmakesuretheheating
systemissafeandinsatisfactoryworkingcondition.
Maintenanceonyourfurnacemayincludeoneor
moreofthefollowing:
• Cleanandtune
• Repair
• Retrofit
• Replacementoftheunit
How Does the Program Work?
1.The applicantshouldcontact the appropriate Local
AdministeringAgencylisted inside thisbrochure
toapply.
2.The agencywilldetermine ifthe applicant’s
household isincome-eligible fortheprogram.
Afterthe agencyreceives the appropriate
documentation,the applicantwillbe notified
concerningeligibilitywithin30days.
3. Onceahousehold isconsideredeligible,atrained
agencystaffmemberwillassessthehome and
conductanenergyaudit. Thisauditwilldetermine
whatadjustmentscanbe madeto savethe most
energy.
4. Determinedmaintenancetoyourhomewillbe
scheduledbythe agency. Astaffmemberwill
contactyouto arrange aconvenienttimefor
weatherizationworktobegin.
5.Usingaworkordergeneratedfromyouraudit,
experiencedenergyspecialistswillapplythe
appropriate materialstoyourhome.
6. Oncetheupdatesandmaintenancehavebeen
completed,ahomeinspectionwillbeconducted
to makesuretheworkissatisfactory.
Who
is Eligible?
Eligibilityisdeterminedbyfamilysize and
householdincomeinaccordancewithfederal
guidelines.Weatherizationservices arefree to
householdsthatmeetthefollowingcriteria:
1. Householdseligibleforthe LowIncome Home
EnergyAssistanceProgram (LIHEAP)
2. Households that have an occupantreceiving
SupplementalSecurityIncome (SSI),Temporary
AssistanceforNeedyFamilies (TANF), orAidto
AgedBlindandDisabled (AABD)
3. Households at orbelowthe followingincome
accordingtothechart
1
INCOME CHART
EffectiveJuly/,201
Size of Family Annual Income
i $21,780
2 29.420
3 37.060
4 44.700
Fora householdwith more thanfourfamily members,
add an additional $7,640foreach person. Renters may
be eligibleforassistance,iftheirlandlord agrees
tothe programterms.
Questions?
Calltollfree877/411-9276
“TambienTenemosEsteFolletoEnEspanol”
Sitienepreguntasonecesitamasinformacion
llamegratisal877/411-9276.
LIBRARY U. OF I. URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
500 East Monroe Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
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