Even in a normal year, Patricia Johnson says more people need help paying their power bills in the Augusta area than she’s able to assist.
Johnson works at CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority, an agency that aims to address poverty. They offer programs that serve seniors and children, veterans and people with AIDS; they give guidance on buying homes and help for people facing foreclosure.
And there’s the initiative Johnson coordinates: the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.
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