OSWEGO COUNTY — The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is open for applications, the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) announced. The DSS said it has been notified by the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The government-funded Home Energy Assistance Program (H.E.A.P.) has returned, just as the weather gets colder. Originally set to reopen at the start of November, the program was ...

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) has been informed by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) that, effective today, Dec. 1, the ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, which helps New Yorkers heat their homes during the cold winter months, has been restored following the government shutdown. The program ...

Niagara County residents can now apply for HEAP assistance following a month of delays due to the federal government shutdown. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the enrollment period has ...

As the temperatures drop, some North Carolina families may be scrambling to figure out how they'll pay to heat their homes. Thousands of North Carolinians use the Low Income Home Energy Assistance ...

While government-funded programs continue to pick up the pieces from the 43-day government shutdown, regional leaders gathered Nov. 25 to point Binghamton-area residents to relief while they await ...

ONEIDA N.Y. — Oneida County officials say the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the 2025-26 season is delayed due to a lack of federal funding. Early outreach applications mailed in September ...