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✨ Faces and Places of Energy Insecurity💡
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🏙️ @columbiapublichealth E2H2 Program with Dr. Diana Hernández
🧾 Demand Funding for Local Aid
State and city leaders also make budget decisions—pressure them to protect or expand energy assistance programs locally.
📲 Share This Post
Spread the word. The more people who advocate, the stronger our message. Use the hashtag #SaveLIHEAP
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🏡 Reach Out to Your Utility Company
Ask if they offer assistance programs or know of other local resources that can help bridge the gap.
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📣 Demand Funding for LIHEAP - Let Congress know this program is vital for vulnerable families. Use social media, petitions, or town hall meetings to make your voice heard.
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are ways you can protect LIHEAP:
📞 Contact Your Representatives
Call, email, or write to your elected officials. Urge them to prioritize full funding for LIHEAP in the federal budget.
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Despite helping millions stay safe and healthy, these programs are being cut, threatening a national health and housing crisis at a time when energy is more vital than ever.
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🏡 Reach Out to Your Utility Company – Ask about payment plans or local assistance resources
🧾 Push for Local Aid – Tell state and city leaders to protect and expand local energy assistance
📲 Share This Post – Spread awareness and use the hashtag #SaveLIHEAP
June 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
To prevent tragedies like this:
📞 Contact Your Representatives – Urge them to fully fund LIHEAP in the federal budget
📣 Demand Funding for LIHEAP – Use social media, petitions, or town halls to make your voice heard.
June 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
June 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📊 It highlights powerful research from “The Prevalence and Persistence of Energy Insecurity in NYC” by Nicholos Wilkinson, Diana Hernández, Daniel Salgado, Sophie Collyer, and Christopher Wimer.
Record Highs: Tackling Energy Insecurity in the Heat of the Climate Crisis
Executive Summary New York City is at the brink of an energy affordability crisis—one that poses a growing threat to both household budgets and public health. As climate change drives more extreme temperatures, the rising costs of energy are not just a cost of living issue, but could mean life...
comptroller.nyc.gov
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM