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Fuel Assistance Information for Providers

Provided by: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Early Education and Care

Please note:

Rising costs of oil and natural gas are affecting many Commonwealth residents, and the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs advises that consumers get started with a plan to contain the anticipated high costs.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) oversees many energy assistance programs, administered locally through non-profit agencies. To find the non-profit agency closets to you, call the statewide number at: 1-800-632-8175.

Specific programs are outlined on the Division of Energy Resources (DOER) website.
The website also providers a consumer tip sheets on saving energy, information on keeping winter heating prices low, and contact information for energy assistance programs. For more information, please visits: www.mass.gov/doer/home.htm

The Mass. Energy Consumers Alliance, in partnership with CITGO and Citizens Energy, is offering discount heating oil to nonprofit organizations serving low-income people. Heating oil delivery costs will be discounted up to 40% while supplies last. Eligible organizations will be those that provide critical services to low-income individuals such as education, health care, housing and nutrition. Examples include - homeless shelters, subsidized housing, community health centers, food pantries, and child care or educational facilities serving low-income children. For more information on this program, please visit: www.massenergy.com/oil.citgo.html