Project SHARE

provides help on utility bills . . .

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Even if you fall on hard times, there's a way to keep cool in the summer or warm in the winter with the help of Project SHARE (Service to Help Alabamians with Relief on Energy), an energy assistance program that is administered by the American Red Cross.

You can help by simply adding $1.00 each month to your electric bill to go to Project SHARE.

Here's how it works:

SHARE will pay an energy bill (electric, gas, propane, butane or wood) once per heating season. In the cooling season, SHARE will help people with medical emergencies if funds are available. The American Red Cross manages Project SHARE with payments directly to the energy supplier.

Those eligible to receive assistance are:

Elderly
Disabled
Crisis Victims
Supplimental Security Income (SSI) Recipients

The applicant's past effort at keeping a good, consistent payment record at the energy supplier is considered. An independent advisory committee with statewide membership oversees the program.

All donations are used only for energy bills, and no additional costs of the Red Cross or Wiregrass Electric are paid from these gifts.

You can sign up for Project SHARE by submitting this online form