ComEd Opens Satellite Sites to Help Continue Administering Financial Assistance Amid Social Services Shut Down
July 27 2015 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
11 satellite locations and energy fairs
available for ComEd customers
ComEd today announced it has activated its plan to help continue
administering its CARE programs, which provides customers in need
with financial assistance to pay their electric bills. As a result
of state budget issues some social services agencies like CEDA,
which administered ComEd’s CARE program, have been shut down.
ComEd is opening 11 temporary satellite sites and will host two
energy fairs providing customers direct access to ComEd’s financial
assistance funds. To help process financial aid applications, the
company hired 24 former personnel from the social service
agencies.
“We understand financial assistance is critical to customers who
struggle to pay their utility bills and we are committed to helping
them get access to available CARE funds. We currently have about $3
million in available funds and are launching temporary satellite
sites and energy fairs, so customers in need have a place to go to
apply for this assistance,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president
of Customer Operations, ComEd. “The ComEd CARE programs help our
most vulnerable customers manage their energy bills and have helped
thousands of eligible customers stay on track with their utility
bills.”
The satellite locations will open on Monday, July 27 and
continue to operate until CARE funds are completely exhausted.
ComEd reminds customers in need the utility has funds devoted to
helping eligible military families, veterans, and senior citizens,
as well as individuals who may have experienced a job loss,
illness, disability, or other hardship and are in need of help
paying their electric bill. This is the fourth consecutive year in
which ComEd has dedicated $10 million in financial assistance
funds, and the company is looking to extend this assistance through
2021 under new legislation, known as ComEd’s Future Energy
Plan.
CARE Programs
- Residential Special Hardship
Program – Eligible ComEd residential customers experiencing a
hardship can receive a grant toward their electric bill. Grant
amounts may vary.
- CHAMP (ComEd Helps Activated/Veteran
Military Personnel) – This program provides bill-payment
assistance to deployed members of the military and honorably
discharged veterans who have fallen behind on their bill and who
reside within ComEd’s northern Illinois service territory. CHAMP
offers a package of benefits, including bill payment assistance of
up to $1,000 while funds are available, a deferred payment plan,
extended payment due dates, exemption from late charges, deposit
reduction and budget payment plans.
- Non-Profit Assistance Programs –
ComEd extended this program to include all non-profit
organizations, including faith-based organizations. This program
typically provides a one-time variable grant once every two years
of up to $2,000 for 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations that are
experiencing a hardship.
Satellite Sites
Location
Hours Address
City Fellowship Baptist Church 9:30 a.m. -
3:30 p.m. 4543 S. Princeton Chicago
Thornton Township 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
333 E 162nd St South Holland, IL Bethlehem Star
church 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
9231 S Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago South Austin Coalition 9:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 5071 W Congress Parkway
Chicago Heritage International Christian Church
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 5308 West North Ave.
Chicago Mt Vernon Baptist Church 9:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 2622 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago TriedStone Full Gospel Baptist Church 9:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 1415 W. 104th Street
Chicago Grace and Peace Community Center 9:30 a.m. -
3:30 p.m. 2100 North Kildare Chicago
Lake County Administration 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
18 N County Street Waukegan Community
Contact Incorporated 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
By appointment onlyCall 847-697-4400
toschedule an appointment
Aurora Community Contact Incorporated
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
By appointment onlyCall 847-697-4400
toschedule an appointment
Dekalb
For more information on ComEd’s financial assistance programs,
including eligibility requirements please visit ComEd.com/CARE or
call 1-888-806-CARE (2273) – press option 2.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150727005649/en/
ComEd Media Relations(312) 394-3500www.ComEd.com/News
Exelon (NYSE:EXC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Exelon (NYSE:EXC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024