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Public Safety Power Shutoffs & Fire Recovery Resources

For information regarding what tools and resources are available for Californians who have been impacted by wildfires and utility-directed power shutoffs, visit Response.CA.Gov. This one-stop portal combines emergency response, recovery and resilience information into a single place for easy access by users, and includes local and state resources, health services, shelters and housing, preparedness information, and more.

Response.CA.Gov

For information from your utility about Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), visit the links below:

PG&E

Southern California Edison

San Diego Gas & Electric

The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) has published a PSPS Resource Guide to help Californians impacted by power shutoffs. If you are in a power shutoff area, remember to check on your family, friends, neighbors, and especially the most vulnerable such as older adults, those with disabilities, and children.

CHHS Public Safety Power Shutoff Resource Guide

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Consumer Alert

Californians should be aware of fraudulent activity by individuals seeking to take advantage of heightened economic insecurity. Unrelated individuals claiming to represent the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or posing as representatives from utility companies are contacting people by telephone, email, social media, and text message to defraud people out of their money and personal information. The fraudulent activity involves offering CSBG funding or services in exchange for a fee, or by convincing constituents that their utilities will be shut off if they don't pay. Neither the State of California nor the federal government provides direct grants to individuals and will not initiate contact by phone, email, text messages, or social media channels to request personal or financial information.

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LIHEAP

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program that offers a variety of home energy assistance for those in need. LIHEAP helps individuals and families meet their energy needs through utility bill assistance and energy efficiency upgrades.

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CSBG

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides funding to local non-profit and public agencies to help alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in their communities. Based on locally determined needs, CSBG agencies promote economic security through services that address homelessness, hunger, unemployment, health and nutrition, emergencies, and more.

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LIWP

The Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) provides low-income households with rooftop solar photovoltaic systems and energy efficiency upgrades at no cost to residents. The program reduces greenhouse gas emissions and household energy costs by saving energy and generating clean renewable power. LIWP currently operates three program components: Multi-Family, Community Solar, and Farmworker Housing.

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Program Highlights

LIHEAP's weatherization program provided Sandra with a more energy efficient stove.

Helping to Heat a Home

LIHEAP helps a retiree afford to heat her home.

Partnering with the Community to Address Homelessness

The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County mobilized its community to build a new homeless services center.

Lowering Utility Bills for Renters

LIWP's Multi-Family Energy Efficiency and Renewables program helps families afford other necessities by reducing their high energy costs.

Website Accessibility Certification

Agency: California Department of Community Services & Development
Certification date: June 29, 2021
Contact: Web.Info@csd.ca.gov

The undersigned certify that, as of June 29, 2021, the internet website of the California Department of Community Services & Development is designed, developed and maintained to be in compliance with California Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, or a subsequent version, as of the date of certification, published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium at a minimum Level AA success criteria.

June 29, 2021
David Scribner
Acting Director

June 29, 2021
Megan Rivers
Acting Chief Information Officer

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