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Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
No Longer Scheduling Appointments
as MYCAP funds end
The Ohio Department of Development and Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP) will help income-eligible Ohioans with water and wastewater assistance. The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying water and wastewater bills. The program originally ran from October 1, 2022 until September 30, 2023. While the LIHWAP Grant was extended through March 31, 2024 no additional funds were allocated and each agency can only issue assistance with the program till their current funding is exhausted. MYCAP has exhausted it’s funding.
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Winter Crisis Program Begins November 1, 2023
Requires a face-to-face appointment
Appointment Line will begin scheduling on Oct 30
The Ohio Development Services Agency and Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP) will help income-eligible Ohioans stay warm during the winter months. The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying gas and electric bills or bulk fuel bills or assistance paying for heating system repairs. The program runs from November 1, 2023, until March 31, 2024.
To apply for the program, clients are required to schedule an appointment with MYCAP. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 330-778-2992. Those whose service is off or need a payment to transfer or get new service should call the appointment line at 2pm. Monday through Thursday and schedule under the limited walk-in option which schedules for our next business day morning. Bulk fuel clients with 25% or less supply do not need to schedule and will be taken between 8am-11am and 1pm-4pm. On-line scheduling is available using https://app.capappointments.com/.
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Summer Crisis Program Program Ends September 29 at MYCAP
The Ohio Department of Development and MYCAP will help income-eligible Ohioans stay cool during the hot summer months. The Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying for central air conditioning repairs. The program runs from July 1-Sept. 30, 2023.
To apply for the program, clients are required to schedule an appointment. MYCAP appointments are scheduled by calling the appointment line 330-778-2992 at 2pm. Monday through Thursday and scheduling under the walk-in option. The walk-in option will provide appointments for our next business day. These are the only remaining appointments. Scheduling an appointment will not place a hold on the electric bill.
MYCAP will be open Friday September 29, 2023 from 8am to NOON to accommodate only those clients who need to start a Summer Crisis Application. Returns will not be taken this day. Clients will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Those starting and completing an application on September 29 will be entered into a drawing for gift cards.
Those clients with a previously started Summer Crisis Program Application will be eligible to return Monday through Thursday Oct 2-Oct 12, 2023 with their needed items. For these 2 weeks returning clients will be taken throughout the day from 7:30am-11am and from 1:00-4:30pm.