Low-income Energy Assistance (LEAP) available November 1

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be available for eligible households starting November 1, 2012, and running through April 30, 2013. Qualifying limited-income households may receive assistance to pay a portion of their home energy bills. For the 2012/2013 heating season, Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin counties have contracted with Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado to administer the program. Discover Goodwill has administered the LEAP program for El Paso County for more than 15 years, and has developed an effective process for managing approximately 20,000 applications per heating season. “By contracting with Goodwill, households