Keep ME Warm 

Tens of thousands of Maine households are struggling to pay for home heating this year.  Heating oil prices curently average $3.69 a gallon in Maine.  Filling a standard 250 gallon tank costs $922.50, far beyond the resources of many low-income families.

At the same time, federal funding for LIHEAP in Maine has dropped from $54 million in 2011 to $38.5 million this year.  Changes in federal eligibility guidelines last year made over 4,000 families and seniors ineligible for LIHEAP.  As a result, the denail rate each of the past two years has been 18%, more than double the historic rate.  For those receiving assistance, Maine State Housing estimates that the average heating benefit will fall from $802 in 2011 to $556 this winter.

Maine seniors and families need the help of their friends and neighbors to survive this winter.

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Follow this link:  www.keepmewarm.org