{"id":9263,"date":"2016-02-04T16:56:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T00:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opalco.com\/?p=9263"},"modified":"2019-08-26T22:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:55:24","slug":"opalcos-energy-assist-credit-y-project-pal-dan-un-paso-adelante-para-ayudar-a-los-hogares-de-bajos-ingresos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opalco.com\/es\/opalcos-energy-assist-credit-y-project-pal-dan-un-paso-adelante-para-ayudar-a-los-hogares-de-bajos-ingresos\/2016\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"El Cr\u00e9dito de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica de OPALCO y el Proyecto PAL dan un paso adelante para ayudar a los hogares de bajos ingresos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfNot\u00f3 la nueva l\u00ednea en su factura de enero de OPALCO? Todos los miembros de la cooperativa comenzaron a pagar alrededor de 45 centavos por mes (factura residencial promedio) para financiar el nuevo Cr\u00e9dito de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica para ayudar a los hogares calificados de bajos ingresos a pagar sus facturas de electricidad. Este &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opalco.com\/es\/about-your-account\/energy-assistance-program\/\">Programa de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica<\/a> proporciona un cr\u00e9dito en la factura de $10-$25 por mes (dependiendo del tama\u00f1o del hogar) <strong>todos los meses del a\u00f1o<\/strong> a miembros que cumplen con los requisitos para otros programas de asistencia como Federal Free Lunch, LIHEAP o el Proyecto PAL de OPALCO.<\/p>\n<p>El creciente costo de vida es un problema que afecta a todo el condado. La Evaluaci\u00f3n de Necesidades de Bajos Ingresos de OPALCO en 2015 identific\u00f3 la vivienda como el problema n\u00famero uno de asequibilidad, y los servicios p\u00fablicos combinados ocuparon el quinto lugar en la lista. OPALCO est\u00e1 haciendo su parte y alienta a otras empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos y organizaciones a dar un paso al frente para abordar la brecha de asequibilidad para una comunidad sostenible y vibrante.<\/p>\n<p>La Solicitud de Cr\u00e9dito de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica est\u00e1 disponible en l\u00ednea y se pueden recoger copias impresas en las oficinas locales de OPALCO y en los Centros de Recursos Familiares y para Personas Mayores de la isla. Las solicitudes comenzar\u00e1n a procesarse a finales de febrero de 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Este programa bien pensado realmente ayudar\u00e1 a los hogares de bajos ingresos a manejar el reciente aumento en los costos de energ\u00eda&quot;, dijo Erin O&#039;Dell, Directora Ejecutiva del Centro de Recursos Comunitarios de Orcas, donde a menudo remite a los clientes al Proyecto PAL. &quot;Existe la necesidad de que ambos programas, Energy Assist y Project PAL, cubran la creciente brecha de asequibilidad en nuestra comunidad&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Si bien Energy Assist ayuda a los hogares con sus facturas de energ\u00eda durante todo el a\u00f1o, Project PAL sigue siendo un programa esencial para los miembros que tienen necesidades de emergencia durante la temporada de calefacci\u00f3n (de octubre a abril). PAL proporciona una subvenci\u00f3n de invierno \u00daNICA al a\u00f1o de un promedio de $150 por hogar, financiada cuando los miembros redondean su factura o hacen donaciones mensuales y \u00fanicas a PAL. Los miembros que califican para PAL ser\u00e1n elegibles para Energy Assist, y los miembros que reciben el cr\u00e9dito Energy Assist tambi\u00e9n son elegibles para solicitar una subvenci\u00f3n PAL de emergencia.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Blomgren, subdirector de Servicios para Miembros, explic\u00f3: \u201cEste a\u00f1o tratamos Energy Assist como un programa piloto y lo evaluaremos trimestralmente para realizar ajustes en funci\u00f3n de la participaci\u00f3n. Nuestra Evaluaci\u00f3n de Necesidades de Bajos Ingresos identific\u00f3 hasta 1,500 hogares que calificar\u00edan para el programa; sin embargo, menos de 300 hogares solicitaron fondos del Proyecto PAL en 2015\u201d. Blomgren agradecer\u00eda los comentarios de los miembros sobre el Programa de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica, especialmente de aquellos que pasan por el proceso de solicitud.<\/p>\n<p>La interdependencia de la vida en las islas es una gran parte de nuestra historia y una clave para nuestra futura sostenibilidad y calidad de vida. El mayor costo de vida y los desaf\u00edos log\u00edsticos son realidades que elegimos cuando establecemos nuestros hogares aqu\u00ed. Los miembros de OPALCO pueden trabajar juntos para ayudarse unos a otros con el poder de m\u00e1s de 11,000 miembros de la cooperativa para compartir la carga.<\/p>\n<p>Haga todo lo que pueda para ayudar: apoye el Proyecto PAL, controle a sus vecinos mayores, apoye a las organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro que brindan servicios esenciales y comparta cualquier abundancia que est\u00e9 disponible para usted. Es el estilo isle\u00f1o. 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