6 Outreach, 2605(b)(3) - Assurance 3, 2605(c)(3)(A)

6.1 Select all outreach activities that you conduct that are designed to assure that eligible households are made aware of all LIHEAP assistance available: Place posters/flyers in local and county social service offices, offices of aging, Social Security offices, VA, etc. Publish articles in local newspapers or broadcast media announcements. Include inserts in energy vendor billings to inform individuals of the availability of all types of LIHEAP assistance. Mass mailing(s) to prior-year LIHEAP recipients. Inform low income applicants of the availability of all types of LIHEAP assistance at application intake for other low-income programs. Execute interagency agreements with other low-income program offices to perform outreach to target groups. Web Posting Email Texting Events Social Media Other (specify): 1. Send and provide H-HEAP flyers to all who are interested parties, non-profit organizations, elderly and disabled individuals and agencies servicing the vulnerable population. 2. Provide H-HEAP flyers to electric company for distribution to customers. 3. Request that the Utility Companies encourage their customers who are expressing difficulty paying their bills to apply for H-HEAP. 4. Provide H-HEAP flyers to electric company for distribution to customers. 5. Request that the Utility Companies encourage their customers who are expressing difficulty paying their bills to apply for H-HEAP. 6. Utility companies include H-HEAP reminders about H-HEAP by printing information on a monthly newsletter that is included with monthly bills, for two months. If space available on the bill they will print H-HEAP information regarding application period directly on the bill. 7. Gas Company provided with posters to put in their offices for the gas customers. 8. Utility companies will provide H-HEAP applications in their bill collection offices. 9. Utility companies provide literature, freebies and personnel to assist CAA in their efforts in promoting H-HEAP benefits and performance measures. 10. Local CAA, as part of their outreach efforts, provide public service announcements via their agency website, radio and newspapers. 11. H-HEAP coordinator participates in interagency work groups, provides informational sessions to interested agencies and groups, and works with the electric company in a community work group. 12. In remote areas, contracted community agencies will go door to door to speak with homebound residents If any of the above questions require further explanation or clarification that could not be made in the fields provided, attach a document with said explanation here.