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The Maryland Energy Assistance Program provides assistance grants to help with home heating bills.  Payments are made to your fuel supplier and utility company on your behalf.  Call 410-336-9118 for an appointmnt to complete your application at 2322 Annapolis Road.

What You Need To Apply

1. Copy of applicant’s photo identification
2. Proof of residents
3. Copies of social security cards for all household members including children
4. Proof of all of your household’s total gross   Income for the last 30 days (from all income sources)
5. The name of your home energy supplier and account number
6. A copy of your most recent utility bill
7. If you rent, a copy of your lease

Fuel Fund

HAVE A TURN-OFF NOTICE? Call BGE immediately!!!!

1. Dial 410-685-2200 then "1" OR dial 410-685-0123 then "0" for a customer service representative.
2. Ask for more time to pay your bill; this is called a "personal extension" and is usually one week long.

You may be eligible to get help from the Fuel Fund if:

• You qualify for assistance from the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP).
• You have a turn-off notice for your gas or electric service or you are out of a bulk fuel such as heating oil.
• You have not received help from the Fuel Fund in the past 12 months.

How do you receive help from the Fuel Fund with your utility and heating bills?

1. Complete your application at our office for the Maryland Energy Assistance Program and receive a certification from the Office of Home Energy Programs. Then, when you have a turn-off notice, you call BGE to ask for a personal one-week extension.
    
2. You make an appointment with your local office. When you go, bring your documents for the staff to see. The local fuel fund may get you a two-week extension from BGE if you need it.
    
3. The amount due on your bill is divided into two parts:
   1. You pay part of the bill (from your own funds and/or charities).
   2. The Fuel Fund helps to pay the remainder of the bill.

To apply for help:

1. Make sure you have called BGE (410-685-2200) to ask for more time to pay your bill.
2. Visit our office at 2322 Annapolis Road to complete a Maryland Energy Assistance Program application
3. Call your local Fuel Fund office t(listed below) o make an appointment.
4. Continue to pay toward your energy bill.
5. Keep your appointment or call ahead to reschedule. Others are waiting for an appointment.
6. To avoid processing delays, the following documents must be with you at your appointment:
   1. Turn-off notice and current utility bill or name of oil or bulk fuel company and account number
   2. Proof of prior 30 days total gross household income
   3. Lease, proof of mortgage, rent payment, tax bill or Section 8 certificate
   4. Photo ID
   5. Social Security card for every household member
   6. OHEP certified benefit letter for MEAP, EUSP and USPP

Continue to pay toward your bill. It may take 60 days or more for the Fuel Fund payment to clear.

Baltimore City

Department of Social Services
1920 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21213
410-423-6000
www.dhr.state.md.us/baltocity

Paul's Place
1118 Ward Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-625-0775
www.paulsplaceoutreach.org
Serves zip codes 21223 and 21230

Samaritan Center
17 W. Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-659-4020

Salvation Army
814 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-783-2920
www.tsabaltimore.org

Baltimore County

Community Assistance Network Inc. (CAN)
7701 Dunmanway
Baltimore, MD 21222
410-285-4674
www.canconnects.org

Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County Economic Opportunity Committee Inc.
251 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-626-1900
www.aaceoc.com