The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides limited assistance in the form of a grant paid directly to the utility company for Lee County residents who are experiencing a crisis due to an inability to pay utility bills.
To schedule an appointment for Energy Assistance, call (334)821-8336 from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday during the heating and cooling season.
Must meet the income requirements for LIHEAP.
Additional Services:
Adult Education
Affordable Housing Properties
CACFP – Family Day Care Homes
Conscious Discipline Parenting Classes
Emergency Services
Fatherhood Program
Housing Counseling
Hunger Coalition/ Community Gardens
VITA Program
LIFE Program
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year.
To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.
You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.
ACHR is a private, non-profit 501-C-3 organization funded exclusively for eleemosynary (charitable) and educational purposes. The goal of ACHR is the promotion and implementation of programs that improve economic conditions, education, and racial relationships for all people, resulting in an increased self-sufficiency and overall improvement in their quality of life.”*
*From the Alabama Council on Human Relations - LIHEAP website
| Persons In Family | Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline) |
| 1 | $15,060 |
| 2 | $20,440 |
| 3 | $25,820 |
| 4 | $31,200 |
| 5 | $36,580 |
| 6 | $41,960 |
| 7 | $47,340 |
| 8 | $52,720 |
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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