We Provide Assistance

by partnering with other service providers to give promise of progress through bettering the conditions under which people live.

About Us

Union Community Action Association, Inc. administers LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assistance (electric, gas or propane) for Morehouse and Union Parishes and administers funding for CSBG (Community Services Block Grant) and EF&S (Emergency Food & Shelter Program) for Union Parish. 

Union Community Action Association, Inc. (Union CAA) is a private, non-profit agency and community-based organization that is a Federally, State and locally funded agency which seeks funding to provide services to the population based on eligibility requirements of the funding source. Union CAA is governed by a Board of Directors composed of (15) members.

If you have an emergency assistance need after-hours, on weekends or holidays, please call 211 or go to findhelp.org.

ENTERGY 

How can we assist with your energy bill?   Go to:     https://billtoolkit.entergy.com/      

 

 

 

 

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide assistance/services/referrals to low-income individuals and other underprivileged population groups, by partnering with other human service providers and education providers, to provide services and referrals and to give promise of progress toward elimination of poverty or the cause/causes of poverty, as well as alleviating negative circumstances imposed on families, through bettering the conditions under which people live.

Funding for 2025

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE LIHEAP SERVICE DELIVERY GUIDE
https://www.lhc.la.gov/energy-assistance

Funding to achieve this mission is provided through a variety of agencies based on income guidelines below:

  • Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provided through the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC).
    • Direct Client Services: One benefit up to $800 per allocation.
  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provided through Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC). Applicant can only receive one benefit each season & one crisis in 12 months.
    • Heating:  October 1 - March 15
    • Cooling:  April 1 - September 30
    • Crisis:  October 1 - September 30
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  • FY25 Income Guidelines for LIHEAP
  • # Household Members
    Annual Household Income Limit
  • 1. $29,889   2. $39,086   3. $48,283  4. $57,480  5. $66,676 
  • 6 . $75,873  7. $77,598   8. $79,322  9.  $81,046  10. $82,771
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  • FOR LIHEAP SELF-INTAKE - YOU MUST CALL UNION CAA BEFORE SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED!!!!                                                        (318) 368-9606
  • Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EF&S) chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that consists of representatives of the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army and United Way Worldwide  - One benefit per phase.

FRAUD, WASTE OR ABUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS

Louisiana Housing Corporation

2415 QUAIL DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70808

PH 225.763.8700 • TF 888.454.2001 • FX 225.763.8710

Report suspected theft, fraud, waste or abuse through our hotline or to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.

The LHC Internal Audit Department has a Fraud Hotline for reporting allegations of theft, fraud, waste or abuse of public funds. If you suspect fraud/waste/abuse, you may report such to the Internal Audit Division by leaving a message at 225.763.8860 or by emailing LHC-Fraud@lhc.la.gov

Please provide the following information to our office when filing a report: name and address of the person suspected of fraud, name of the apartment complex in which the suspect resides if applicable, description of alleged fraud, type of housing assistance involved (e.g. Section 8, Emergency Rental Assistance, etc.), and your name/phone number should you want a callback to discuss or in order that we may contact you for follow-up questions.

Your name and contact information as well as the status of the complaint are confidential. However, there may be situations where we have need to provide your contact information to another agency or department involved in the investigation. We will make every effort to contact you beforehand for agreement to do so in these instances.

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Hotline

Alternatively, if you suspect theft, fraud, waste or abuse of public funds by anyone, you can submit a report to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA).

 

 

Contact Us

100 East Bayou Street, STE 107
Farmerville, LA  71241
(inside Courthouse)

Phone: 318-368-9606 or 318-368-3118
FAX: 318-368-2842

Website: ucaa.us

Executive Director:  Susan Stringer

email:  sstringer@ucaa.us

Report Fraud

 

Hours

Call to see when appointments will be scheduled and/or to inquire about new funding

Open

Monday - Wednesday and Friday at 8:00am - 4:30pm  (Closes everyday at 12:00 for lunch)

Closed to the public onThursday afternoons from 12:00pm - 4:30pm

Holiday closures 

New Year’s Day,

Martin Luther King Day (MLK),

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Juneteenth - Governor Declared

4th of July - Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran’s Day,

Thanksgiving Day, and the day after

Christmas Eve & Day,

New Year’s Eve,

Governor Declared Holidays,

Election Day (even numbered year),

Agency declared holiday.

 

Copy link below for Fraud information

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