Utilities

NAME: First English Lutheran Church
ADDRESS:
94 Long St.
Ashville, Ohio 43103
PHONE: (740) 983-2641
SERVICES: Food and assistance with utility bills, rent and prescriptions
HOURS: By appointment
COMMENTS: These services are offered in partnership with area churches
ELIGIBILITY:
Prefer referral from PICCA, limited to residents of Teays Valley School District

NAME: Pickaway County Community Action, Org. Inc. (PICCA)
CONTACT: Dave Hannahs, Executive Director
ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 67
469 East Ohio Street
Circleville, Ohio 43113
HOURS: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
PHONE:
(740) 477-1655
Toll Free: 1-877-810-0500
FAX: (740) 474-9277
E-MAIL: picca@picca.info
SERVICES:
Emergency Clearinghouse Program, Emergency Home Repair
Program, Head Start, Home Buyer Education, Home Energy
Assistance Program, Homeless Prevention Program, Housing
Management, PART (Pickaway Area Rural Transit), Recycling
and Litter Prevention Program, Salvation Army, Seed and
Plants, Toys for Tots, Youthbuild , Weatherization.

NAME: Emergency Home Repair Program
ADDRESS:
PICCA
P.O. Box 67
Circleville, Ohio 43113
CONTACT: Andrew Binegar
PHONE: (740) 477-1655
FAX: (740) 474-9277
PURPOSE:
To assist low income home owners in the repair of their residences by:
* Eliminating immediate threats to health and safety
* Eliminating conditions that, if not corrected, would lead to
irreparable damage to the home, making them unfit for
occupancy
* Making modest alterations to make the home more
accessible to handicapped residents
SERVICES:
Emergency repair of heating systems, plumbing/septic
systems, electrical systems, hot water tanks, and structural
problems. (As an emergency repair program, the goal is not
to rehabilitate an entire home, just the one or two health and
safety issues needing emergency repair).
ELIGIBILITY: Income, Home Owner, Emergency Need
FEE: None

NAME: Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
ADDRESS:
PICCA
P.O. Box 67
Circleville, Ohio 43113
CONTACT: Susan Stonerock, (740) 477-1655
SERVICES:
Primarily assistance is made through the Home Energy
Assistance Program (HEAP) in both the regular and
emergency components of the program. Assistance is also
provided with the Ohio Energy Credit Program.
HEAP Winter Crises:
Program is operational beginning
November 1st through March 31st each year. The program is
federally funded and is designed to help eligible customers
meet the rising cost of home heating.
ELIGIBILITY:
Must meet income guidelines, provide 13 weeks
of income verification (No Exceptions), and must present a
shut off notice or have less than a 10 day supply of fuel (oil,
propane, wood, etc.,).
HEAP Summer Cooling Crisis:
Program is operational June 1^st through August 31st each year. An income eligible household with a member who has a current respiratory disease or
breathing problem can receive assistance with an electric bill
and if eligible, one air conditioner.
ELIGIBILITY:
Customers must meet income guidelines,
provide documented verification of respiratory disease or
breathing problem for a medical professional, provide 13
weeks of income verification, and provide the utility service
bill.

NAME: Weatherization
ADDRESS:
PICCA
P.O. Box 67
Circleville, Ohio 43113
CONTACT: Andy Binegar, (740) 477-1655
PURPOSE:
Aimed towards energy conservation, this program provides
services to low-income residents with priority given to elderly
and handicapped of Pickaway County to reduce their heating
bills. A typical house would receive the following services:
SERVICES:
1. Complete tune-up and inspection of heating unit.
2. Reduction of air infiltration (stopping drafts around doors,
windows, and baseboards).
3. Insulation of ceiling, walls, and floors (up to the maximum
allowable dollar limit).
ELIGIBILITY:
An evaluation of each house is done to determine which
services, based on federal guidelines and cost effectiveness,
will be provided. Each applicant must meet income
guidelines. Home owners as well as renters may be eligible.

NAME: Society of Saint Vincent De Paul
ADDRESS:
Office at PICCA
469 E Main Street
Circleville, Ohio 43113
PHONE: (740) 477-1655
E-MAIL: artdossman@direcway.com
CONTACT: Art Dossman
SERVICES: Help with utility bills, food, rent
HOURS: Every Monday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
ELIGIBILITY: Anyone in need of financial assistance
PURPOSE:
To help in a small way and on a temporary bases anyone who
needs help with paying bills or in need of food.

NAME: Veterans’ Service Commission
ADDRESS:
141 West Main Street, Suite 300
Circleville, Ohio 43113
PHONE: (740) 474-3650 Toll Free 1- 888-330-3522
FAX: (740) 474-4646
E-MAIL: leeva_1999@yahoo.com
HOURS: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
CONTACT:
Rebecca J. Lee, Executive Director
Teresa Laux, Assistant Service Officer
SERVICES:
To advise and assist persons in the Armed Forces of the
United States, veterans, spouses, children, parents, and
dependents of veterans in presenting claims or obtaining
rights or benefits under any law of the United States or of
this state. To provide veterans emergency financial
assistance. To provide veterans transportation to VA medical centers.
ELIGIBILITY: Discharge other than Dishonorable.