FOUR-COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

"Helping People Help Themselves Since 1964"

 Weatherization and HAARP

 Is your home cold in the winter and hot in the

summer –  even when using your furnace or air conditioner?  Are you experiencing high utility bills? 

We Can Help!

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 Four-County Community Services, Inc. is an operator of the Weatherization Assistance Program in

 Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Hoke, Pender, Robeson and Scotland Counties.  The Weatherization

 Assistance and HAARP (Heating and Air Repair and Replacement) Programs are designed to help

 make homes more energy efficient through air sealing, insulation and education.  These services are

 provided at no charge to families that meet the eligibility requirements.

 To apply for assistance you will need the following information: 

 ►     Names, dates of birth and social security numbers for all persons living in your home

 ►     Proof of income (check stub, statement from Social Services or

Social Security Award letter)

 ►     Proof of home ownership (Copy of deed, title, tax record or mortgage statement)

 ►    One-year’s utility data from all utility companies including electric, gas, wood, etc.

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                                                2009-10 Income Eligibility Guidelines 

 Households that are 200% or below of the 2010-2011 poverty income guidelines are eligible for

 assistance.  Households that have received income from the Temporary Assistance for Needy

 Families (TANF) program or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) a maximum of 12 months prior to

 weatherization are automatically eligible, regardless of income. 

DEFINITION OF INCOME

 Refers to total annual cash receipts before taxes from all sources, with the exceptions noted

 below.  Income data for a part of a year may be annualized in order to determine eligibility—for

 example, by multiplying by four the amount of income received during the most recent three

 months. 

 Income includes:  money, wages and salaries before any deductions; net receipts from non-farm

 or farm self-employment (receipts from a person’s own business or from an owned or rented farm

 after deductions for business or farm expenses).  Income also includes regular payments from

 social security, railroad retirement, unemployment compensation, strike benefits from union funds,

 worker’s compensation, veteran’s payments, training stipends, alimony, and military family

 allotments; private pensions, government employee pensions (including military retirement pay), and

 regular insurance or annuity payments; dividends, interest, net rental income, net royalties, periodic

 receipts from estates or trusts, and net gambling or lottery winnings.

 Income excludes capital gains; any assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank, the sale of

 property, a house, or a car; one-time payments from a welfare agency to a family or person who is

 in temporary financial difficulty; tax refunds, gifts, loans, lump-sum inheritances, one-time insurance

 payments, or compensation for injury.  Income also excludes non-cash benefits, such as the

 employer-paid or union-paid portion of health insurance or other employee fringe benefits, food or

 housing received in lieu of wages, the value of food and fuel produced and consumed on farms, the

 imputed value of rent from owner-occupied non-farm or farm housing, and such Federal non-cash

 benefit programs as Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, school lunches, housing assistance and

 combat zone pay to the military.  Note:  Child Support Payments and College Scholarships are

 excluded.

Where To Apply

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