TIFTON — Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc will be accepting appointment calls in November for Heating Assistance for residents aged 65 or older and those who are homebound.

Appointments will be taken by telephone or online at http://coastalplain.cascheduler.com until the allotted appointments have been made for November. There will be no appointments made the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, November 19-23.

In order for the household to be deemed homebound, all household members must have disabilities confining them to the home. The household members must be unable to travel to apply for energy assistance because of a medical condition which qualifies the persons for home services. If a homebound client is unable to schedule their own appointment, someone else may call in or schedule an appointment for them online.

In order for the household to be deemed as a senior household, every person that lives in the home has to be 65 years old or older with one exception. The exception is that children under the age of 18 years old can live in the home and the home can still be considered a senior household.

All Tift applicants will be seen at the Tift County Community Service Center, 2737 South Central Avenue, Suite 4 in Tifton.

Applicants must bring the following: Proof of income for all household members for the past 30 days; proof of Social Security numbers for each person in the household; the last/current month’s heating bill for the household; current proof of citizenship or legal immigrant status such as: driver’s license, ID card, voter registration card, passport, military ID, etc.

If receiving SSI, Social Security, Pension, or VA benefits the 2018 award letter is required.

If applying for assistance with gas or propane, the current electricity bill is also needed.

All applicants must meet the federal income poverty guidelines.  

The appointment line will close periodically based on the availability of funds.

To make an appointment, please call this toll-free number 1-229-234-4113.

The online schedule link is at http://coastalplain.cascheduler.com