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Heating Season Toolkit

This landing page contains resources intended to help OCS grant recipients and stakeholders ensure that available funding reaches households that need assistance with their heating costs this winter. On this page you will find a variety of outreach materials in multiple languages, including short videos, a social media toolkit, outreach fliers, and fact sheets designed to help keep families safe and warm during cold weather.

To get LIHEAP heating assistance, visit energyhelp.us . Energyhelp.us is available in Spanish , Traditional Chinese , and Simplified Chinese .

Heating Season Videos

LIHEAP Keeps Families Safe and Warm in Maine

Versions: Diné | Yup’ik | 

LIHEAP Heating Animated Video-English

Versions: Spanish | Mandarin | Diné | Yup'ik

Heating Outreach

Safe and Unsafe Heating Practices Info Sheet

LIHEAP Safe and Unsafe Heating Practices flyer

This info sheet highlights safe and unsafe heating practices and encourages households struggling with unmet energy needs to apply for LIHEAP.

Versions: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

LIHEAP Social Media Toolkit

Image of a town in the winter with language about how LIHEAP serves over 5 million households

Join us in spreading the word about LIHEAP this heating season by using our social media toolkit (PDF)! You will find graphics, key messages, and sample social media posts in the attached file. 

Versions: Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Family sitting down with their baby with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Father with his children in winter coats with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Native American family with their child and information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Woman and her son sitting in their living room in the winter with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Young adults of the same age sitting on a couch with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Family cooking in their kitchen with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

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Outreach Flyers

Version 1: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Version 2: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Version 3: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Outreach Flyers

Version 4: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Version 5: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Version 6: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Cooling Season Toolkit

Cooling Season Videos

LIHEAP Can Help With Your Cooling Bills

Versions: Spanish | Mandarin | Yup'ik | Diné

 

Cooling Season Outreach

Cooling Safety Flyer

Screenshot of the LIHEAP Cooling Safety Flyer

Versions: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF)

Cooling Season Social Media Toolkit

Screenshot of the LIHEAP Cooling Season Social Media Toolkit

Versions: English (PDF) |

Family sitting down with their baby with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

Version 1

Father with his children in winter coats with information about LIHEAP heating assistance

Version 2

Native American family with their child and information about LIHEAP heating assistance

Version 3

 

Outreach Flyers

Version 1: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF)

Version 2: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF)

Version 3: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF)

 

Weatherization Toolkit

To get LIHEAP heating assistance, visit energyhelp.us . Energyhelp.us is available in Spanish , Traditional Chinese , and Simplified Chinese .

Weatherization Videos

Alaska Weatherization Video

Versions: Diné | Yup'ik

Weatherization Animated Video

Versions: Spanish | Mandarin | Diné | Yup'ik

Weatherization Outreach

Weatherization Outreach Flyer

Screenshot of Weatherization flyer showing a house with heating and cooling illustrated inside the house

English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF) | | Diné (PDF) | Yup'ik (PDF)

Weatherization Social Media Toolkit

Graphic showing a house in the winter with the flow of heat with and without insulation

English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Spanish for English Speakers (PDF) | Traditional Chinese (PDF) | Simplified Chinese (PDF)

Crisis Assistance Toolkit

LIHEAP Crisis Assistance

Any time you lose heating or cooling can be a serious situation, especially for older adults, young children, and persons with disabilities. If the circumstances put you or your family’s health and safety at risk, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) may be able to offer crisis assistance to restore services.

Spanish | Mandarin

CSBG & LIHEAP Disaster Response in Arkansas

Explore how the Arkansas Departments of Humans Services (DHS) and Energy and Environment (AEO) work with Community Action Agencies, like the Central Arkansas Development Council, to combine funds from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to provide critical aid to residents affected by natural disasters, such as tornadoes. CSBG and LIHEAP work together to offer immediate relief and long-term support, ensuring that individuals and families have the resources they need to recover and rebuild.

OCS' Disaster Flexibilities Hub

OCS' Disaster Flexibilities

Screenshot of OCS Disaster Flexibilities Hub Dashboard

The Disaster Flexibilities Hub is an information management tool that visually tracks and displays key data, guidance, and resources on declared disasters, disaster preparedness efforts, and the flexibilities built into OCS’ block grant programs, including LIHEAP.

Disaster Resources for Grant Recipients

A USA Map with highlighting spots

The Disaster Flexibilities Hub includes a searchable map of disaster declarations and a database of agencies that administer OCS programs so that you can find information relevant to your location.

Disaster Resources for Individuals and Families

Pack Essential Items

The Disaster Flexibilities Hub also includes resources for individuals and families in case of a disaster, including information on how to prepare for a disaster, a source for open shelters across the country, and links to agencies that can help in an emergency.

Climate Forecast and Heating Season Guidance

Climate Prediction Center Forecast

Map of the United States showing seasonal temperatures for 2024 through 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center Forecasts  can be used to help inform grant recipient planning and assessment of winter heating needs in their area.

Heating Season Guidance for LIHEAP Grant Recipients

ACF Family Room Blog: Maximizing the Reach of LIHEAP This Winter

FY 2024 Funding Release DCL

LIHEAP Flexibilities with During Winter Storms DCL

LIHEAP Q&As on Disaster Relief

LIHEAP Coordination with ERA