Appointments for HEAP summer program begin Friday

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership, 1325 Fifth Ave., will schedule appointments for the Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program through its interactive voice-response system beginning Friday through Aug. 31.

Potential applicants must call 1-866-223-1125 to make an appointment before coming in to complete an application. The appointment line is open 24 hours, seven days a week.

Eligible applicants can receive a one-time payment up to $250, or an air conditioner. Eligible senior citizens, age 60 and older, do not need a prescription to receive either benefit.

Applicants under 60 must have physician documentation stating that a household member would medically benefit to receive an air conditioner, and must not have previously received a unit from 2009 through 2011.