We Provide Assistance

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

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Mon, Apr 22, 2024 - UNION PARISH LIHEAP APPOINTMENTS

UNION COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOC., INC
100 E. BAYOU ST., STE 107, Farmerville, LA  71241

UNION PARISH LIHEAP APPOINTMENTS
CALL  318-368-9606 or 318-368-3118  on APRIL 22, 2024
UNION CAA will begin taking phone calls to schedule appointments at 8:00AM until all appointment times are filled.
Appointments are for Union Parish individuals that fall in one of the guidelines below:

1.       AGE 60 and over

2.       Disabled

3.       Have a child age 5 or under

4.       Are Income Eligible    

2023 Income guidelines:  

Family size of (1) $2,170 (2) $2,838 (3) $3,505 (4) $4,173 (5) $4,841 (6) $5,509 (7) $5,634 (8) $5,759 (9) $5,884 and (10) $6,009. 

Call 318-368-9606 or 318-368-3118 to schedule an appointment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROGRAM”“AUXILIARY AIDS 

AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

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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.

 

LIHEAP SELF-INTAKE APPLICATION

https://la.hancocksoftware.com/ClientSelfIntake/?Agency=ucap

 

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 2023

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 $475 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:  November 15 - March 15
    • Cooling:  April 1 - September 30
    • Crisis:  October 1 - September 30
    • Self Intake for LIHEAP application - Copy and paste the following address to your browser: https://la.hancocksoftware.com/ClientSelfIntake/?Agency=ucap
    • (Must upload all needed documents for self-intake)
  •       THE WATER PROGRAM  (LIHWAP) HAS ENDED!!!
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  •                       FY24 Income Guidelines for LIHEAP
    # Household Members LIHEAP Monthly Household Income Limit
    1 $ 2,260
    2 $2,956
    3 $3,651
    4 $4,347
    5 $5,042
    6 $5,738
    7 $5,868
    8 $5,998
    9 $6,129
    10 $6,259
    Limits listed will change on 10/01/2024. *Based on 60% State Median Income. State Median Income estimates are developed by the United States Census Bureau.

 

  • 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.

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

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Hours

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

Open

Monday - Friday at 8:00 a.m

Close at 4:30 pm Monday - Wednesday & Friday.
Close onThursday at 12:00 p.m.

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.

 

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