LAKE COUNTY – Seniors, if you haven’t received H.E.A.P. energy assistance in 2009, now is the time to apply.

Call North Coast Energy Services at 1-800-233-4480 to have an application mailed to you right away.

You may qualify for H.E.A.P. if your monthly gross income is less than $2,431.04 for single persons, $3,179.06 for two, $3,927.07 for three, etc., and your energy costs are at least 5 percent of that monthly gross income. H.E.A.P credit can be applied to your PGE, propane, kerosene, or oil account.

This alert is provided by Community Care’s Senior Information & Assistance Program, responding to the questions and needs of Lake and Mendocino county seniors.

Call Kathy Johnson or Fawnell Hill in Ukiah at 468-5132, or toll-free 1-800-510-2020, for questions about this or other community resources to meet your needs.