In the past 30 years, GNS has provided heating fuel to more than 45,000 households. Our Weatherization crew has made over 4,200 homes truly energy efficient. The Energy program has infused over $40 million in our Siskiyou communities to better lives.
Energy Assistance
Established in 1981, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program that helps low-income households pay their energy bill, by providing a direct grant payment to an eligible client’s utility or heating provider to help offset the cost of heating their home. Click here to read more about Energy Assistance.
Home Weatherization
Great Northern Services’ Weatherization Program makes permanent upgrades to homes all over Siskiyou County to make them safer, warmer, and more energy efficient. Renters and owners living in houses, apartments, and manufactured or mobile homes can receive assistance. Read more about Home Weatherization.
Household Water Assistance
Great Northern Services will have two assistance programs that can help with past-due water and wastewater bills available this year. The CDBG-CV Subsistence Program is available now and can help with up to $900 in utility costs. Clients who have larger past-due amounts than the Subsistence Program can cover will be able to apply for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) starting in May 2022. Click here to read more about Household Water Assistance.