Stimulus money and Tax rebates can be used together (QualitySmith)
Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems Still qualify for tax rebates this year, even on homes that have received the maximum allowable weatherization upgrades under the ARRA stimulus provisions.
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:01:02 -0700

Metal Roofing Serves to Cool Homes (QualitySmith)
Metal roofing installation numbers are up, largely due to its capabilities to provide Energy Star rated cooling to homes through solar reflectivity. Roofing is now being considered among the stimulus-funded weatherization options available to homeowners in some areas.
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:03:17 -0700

OACAC seeks applications for free house weatherization
The Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Weatherization Program invites families or individuals to apply to have their homes weatherized at no cost by professional crews.
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:05:42 -0700

City Program Provides Home Weatherization Assistance For Qualified Residents
From the City of Corpus Christi CORPUS CHRISTI - The warmer months are here again in the Coastal Bend, and the City of Corpus Christi Neighborhood Services Department encourages qualified residents to beat some of the heat by applying for the department's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The program, which is funded through a grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community ...
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:09:57 -0700

Weatherization grants benefit seven counties
Housing Resources of Western Colorado has been awarded $2.8 million in grants to provide free weatherization services to more than 400 homeowners in seven Western Slope counties. The weatherization program can include any of the following actions:
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:33:42 -0700

P.M. UPDATE: Keep cool with weatherization
The Weatherization Assistance Program can help keep homes cool this summer. The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program provides energy efficiency services to low-income families, with priority given to the elderly, persons with disabilities, and families with children.
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:24:10 -0700

Weatherization grants made
Housing Resources of Western Colorado, a nonprofit, has been awarded $2.8 million in grants to provide free weatherization services to more than 400 qualifying homeowners in Delta, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray and Hinsdale counties.
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:33:23 -0700

Pueblo Community College receives $400,000 grant
Pueblo Community College has received a $400,000 grant for weatherization certificate programs from the U.S. Department of Energy. PCC expects to begin offering the programs to students in the spring semester next year. PCC will use $238,000 for equipment acquisition and installation as well as to develop an HVAC laboratory. Students will learn the skills needed to weatherize local homes, whose ...
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:40:05 -0700

Stimulus funds help weatherization program grow
In a typical year, Community Contacts uses its government funding to weatherize the homes of about 200 low-income families in DeKalb and Kane counties.
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:13:09 -0700

Al Chapman Named Permanent Director Of City Human Services
Al Chapman, who was moved in early June from Faith-Based and Community Partnerships administrator to interim director of the city of Chattanooga’s Human Services Department has now been named permanent director of city Human Services.
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:35:51 -0700

Community Contacts helps low income residents save energy, income
Carbon monoxide was silently seeping from Samantha Behenna's furnace and polluting her St. Charles home. She and her family were clueless until Community Contacts, in the process of making their house more energy efficient, discovered the dangerous leak.
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:15:55 -0700