The Home Weatherization Program is designed to aid
income eligible residents by making their homes more energy efficient, thereby
reducing their energy costs and improving living conditions. This is done by
adding attic, sidewall and floor insulations, proper venting for attic and
crawl spaces, caulking, weather-stripping, broken glass replacements, storm
windows, doors, water heater jackets and window replacement, when approved by
Illinois Home Energy Audit. To be eligible for this program you have to show
proof of income for the past 12 months, proof of home ownership (home ownership
or landlord) and a fuel bill in applicant name at time of application. Federal
funding for this program is from the Department of Energy and the Department of
Health & Human Services, and is administrated by the Healthcare &
Family Services Office of Energy Assistance..
ERBA also offers furnace repair and or
replacement as is deemed necessary for proper safety of the client. Smoke
detectors and
carbon
monoxide detectors are also offered as safety equipment. Ventilation is also
checked on all gas combustion appliances and
repairs
made where necessary. In extreme cases
water heaters may be replaced when there is a safety hazard.
For more information contact your local Outreach Office.
IHDA Home Program Single Family Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program
IHDA’s Single Family Owner-Occupied
Rehabilitation program (SFOOR) provides a way to help communities meet a need
that few available resources address. Using federal HOME funding, SFOOR
provides money for local units of government and nonprofit organizations to run
locally based owner-occupied rehabilitation programs. ERBA’s first
SFOOR Program commenced 2007 in Jasper County only. ERBA’s grant provided major rehabilitation to
five owner-occupied properties with incomes at 50% or below the county’s median
income. The program by design will
target low-income elderly and disabled households. The 2007 grant was for one year only. A
grant will be submitted in October 2007 requesting rehab approval for five
homes in Richland County for 2008 and five homes in Lawrence County for 2009.
For more information call Dennis Stevens Program
Director 618-395-1325