National Weatherization Day
October 30, 2020
The Weatherization Assistance Program created the residential home performance industry. The program was created in 1976 under Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act to assist low-income families when the 1973 oil crisis was affecting millions of Americans. In this early phase, volunteers and job trainees installed low-cost conservation measures, such as covering windows with plastic sheeting, caulking, and weatherstripping to reduce home heating bills. By the 1980s, weatherization services focused on more permanent and cost-effective measures, such as insulation and improving efficiency in heating systems. Today’s home performance industry, comprising for-profit companies, is based on many of the practices and technologies developed by the Weatherization Assistance Program.
WHEREAS, energy is important to Ohio's economic and environmental health; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Development Services Agency and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio work to provide the importance of energy efficiency for Ohio businesses, communities, and residential buildings; and
Winter Crisis Program Begins November 2, 2020 at MYCAP
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 if they ae disconnected with their gas or electric, threatened with disconnection with the gas or the electric or if they have less than a 25 percent supply of bulk fuel or repair of a non-heating furnace. The program runs from November 1,2020 until March 31, 2020.
From the Desk of CEO, Shelia Triplett
The last few months have been challenging for the Community Action network; but we have responded as we have since 1965 by mobilizing resources and quickly assessing what we needed to do to address the current crisis and its impact on our customers. COVID-19 has changed all of our lives for the foreseeable future. It has changed how we operate, how we provide services and how we interact with our customers. The pandemic has required that we create new processes and procedures to meet our customer’s needs while keeping customers and staff safe. None of the work we are doing now would have been
possible without the strong support from our strategic partners who have stepped up in the gap to provide resources and additional funding to assist us in meeting the growing needs of the people who look to us for services and support. Read More