Fuel & Energy Assistance
Internet Access
Fuel and Utility Assistance
FY 2024 Cold Relief Brochure_0_0.pdfETD_FuelAssistanceFlyer_ENGLISH_v4.pdfCold%20Relief%202021%20Brochure%20FINAL.pdfHome Heating & Energy Assistance for Eligible Families
To help with heating costs this winter, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development is accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Families must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for aid which is paid directly to the heating vendor. Applications are accepted online at https://www.toapply.org/ MassLIHEAP.
Income-eligible households may receive assistance from now through April 30, 2024. For more information, Cold Relief Brochure.
SELF Help, Inc- Main Office, 780 West Main Street, Avon -
A non-profit Community Action Agency serving this area for Fuel and Energy Assistance.
If you have a NO HEAT emergency please call 774-539-2631 for assistance
Self Help and Home Energy Assistance Assistance can lower heating bills through discounts and savings options of the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program and Heating Emergency Assistance Retrofit Task Weatherization Assistance Program (HEARTWAP) administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For information and application, visit the Self Help Site, Self Help Fuel and Energy Program. (Apply through Fuel Assistance Intake sites below)
Norfolk Fuel Assistance Intake Site
By appointment only, open to all Norfolk residents
Council on Aging, 28 Medway Branch Rd., Norfolk
508-528-4430
Wednesdays, 9 am - 4pm
Wrentham Fuel Assistance Intake Site
By appointment only, open to all Wrentham residents
Council on Aging, 400 Taunton St., Wrentham
508-384-5425
Monday to Thursday
Plainville Fuel Assistance Intake Site
By appointment only, open to all Plainville residents
Council on Aging, 9 School St., Plainville
508-699-7384
Tuesday to Friday, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Mass Association for Community Action
Other Utility Financial Assistance
Discounted rates may apply for families who receive WIC, SNAP, Free & Reduced Meals, Mass Department of Transitional Assistance cash benefits programs such as TAFDC or EAEDC. Apply online at links below.
National Grid has a number of options to assist customers in paying their bills. National Grid
Eversource Discounted Rate (Norfolk)
Eversource has a number of options to assist customers in paying their bill. Eversource
Salvation Army Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
Available to any Massachusetts resident who, because of temporary financial difficulty, cannot meet a month's energy expense and is not eligible for state or federal energy assistance. Income must fall between 60 and 80 percent of the state's median income levels.
Attleboro Office 508-226-8624
Quincy Office (617) 472-2345
Internet Access
Affordable Connectivity Program is a federal program to help low income families afford the cost of internet services. See flyer below for more information or visit www.affordableconnectivity.gov.
You qualify if someone in your household participates in at least one of these programs:
• Free and reduced-price school lunch
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) • Medicaid, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), Federal Public Housing Assistance
• Lifeline and more
Learn more at: getmyinternet.org or call (877) 384-2575
ACP-Flyer.pdfLocal resources that support families in need include
St. Vincent De Paul Society of St. Mary’s, Wrentham, and St. Martha’s, Plainville
Clothing, food vouchers, household items, utility/fuel bill assistance, holiday meals.
Call rectories- St. Mary’s 508-384-3373, St. Martha’s 508 699-8543