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Community action agencies warn rising need and shrinking per-household energy assistance
Summary
Eastern Shore community action agencies told the delegation that demand for energy assistance and homelessness help has grown while per-household energy benefit amounts have fallen, straining service capacity and raising concerns about vulnerable households.
Community action agencies serving Maryland’s Eastern Shore told the delegation on Jan. 31, 2025, that rising energy costs, growing homelessness and reductions in program benefit amounts are stretching agency capacity and increasing risk for vulnerable households.
Michelle Nichols, program director for Delmarva Community Services, told delegates agencies are seeing more homeless families and working households who cannot afford rent. She said senior-program funding reductions have forced local providers to seek private donations to restore days of…
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