NDO announces Cooling Help Scheduling will start April 1st

Ninth District Opportunity (NDO) announces it will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help on April 1.  This program is available for households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons.  Eligibility for the program is based on the income of all household members.  All eligible households must be responsible for their home cooling costs.  The Cooling Help program is for eligible households in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties.  All eligible applicants are asked to contact Ninth District Opportunity’s scheduling system on April 1, 2021 beginning at 12:01am by calling 855-636-3108 or online at www.ndo.org/eap.  Appointments will be scheduled until all funds are exhausted.  One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households up to $400.  When applying for assistance, persons will present verification of age for everyone in the home, verification of all household income received within the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.), verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home, verification of citizenship, and the most recent electric bill and heating bill.  Please bring all documentation. Ninth District Opportunity can no longer obtain the information for you.  Additional information will be made available online at www.ndo.org.  If funds are available, income-eligible households who do not qualify for the program in April may apply on May 3, 2021.