Keep the Heat On

BY BRIAN J. LOWNEY, ASSISTANT EDITOR 12/8/11 WEST WARWICK – As Patricia tried to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving with her four children, she quietly worried as the gauge indicated that her oil tank would soon be empty. “All of my children were sick,” the single mother said, adding her three sons and daughter developed strep [...]

BY BRIAN J. LOWNEY, ASSISTANT EDITOR 11/24/11 PROVIDENCE — Dezirae Hall and her teenage son know firsthand how uncomfortable it can be to sleep in a cold house. After missing several payments, the gas line to the single mother’s apartment was shut off a few weeks ago, forcing Hall to heat the small apartment with [...]

Foot dragging in Washington has stalled the delivery of federally funded heating oil to the state’s low-income households, advocates say, jeopardizing families forced to already endure unseasonably frigid temperatures and the aftermath of an October snowstorm. Read more

Helpful information the State of Rhode Island’s Office of Energy Resources: Residential Deliverable-Fuel-Heated Homes — Weatherization Assistance Purposes This Residential Deliverable Fuels Program allows for residents who heat their homes with oil, propane, or other deliverable fuels to receive weatherization assistance. The goal of the program is to save energy, create environmental benefits, lower residential [...]

From www.providencejournal.com: Rhode Island heating oil prices up again By Alex Kuffner PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The price of home heating oil in Rhode Island continues to rise. Read More To support Rhode Islanders in need of heating assistance, click here.

WASHINGTON, Oct 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of more than $1.7 billion to help low income citizens with their heating and home energy costs. These funds will go to states, tribes and territories under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) block grant. “We are releasing [...]

The price Rhode Islanders pay to heat their homes with natural gas will be coming down for the fourth year in a row, under new rates approved by the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. Read More

Updated: 10/25/2011 6:06:25 PM The Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, Thomas Tobin Tuesday launched the diocese’s annual “Keep the Heat On” fuel assistance campaign. READ MORE LISTEN TO THE STORY

PAWTUCKET – As Rhode Islanders continue to cope with high unemployment and are forced to make difficult choices between heat or other basic needs, the Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has launched the annual Keep the Heat On campaign. Keep the Heat On is a program sponsored by [...]

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence launched its Keep the Heat On program Tuesday in Pawtucket. Read More