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Salvation Army
801 Arrowood Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-716-2643
The Christmas Bureau distributes new toys to families in need and who reside in Mecklenburg and Union County. Disabled or elderly can call to register for the Empty Stocking Fund or Christmas Bureau.
REGISTRATION:
October 12, 2009 - November 6, 2009
Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 24, 2009 and October 31, 2009
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
To Register for Christmas Assistance, You Must Have the Following Documents. No Exceptions!
1. YOUR picture ID
2. Social Security or W-7 for registrant
3. Official proof or ID of Social Security number for Everyone in the household who is registering for assistance.
Examples include: Social Security Card, Tax Identification Number (W-7), Official print-out from the Social Security office showing the Name and corresponding SSN.
4. Official proof of birth date for Everyone in the household registering.
Examples include: Birth certificate, Medicaid card, official school records.
5. Verification of monthly income.
Examples include: Medicaid card, Proof of food assistance, payroll stub and monthly bills (utility, insurance, etc.), 2008 tax return documents (if No One In Household Is Currently Employed)
6. Proof of your Current Address, if different from your picture ID.
7. Information for each child 14 and under: shirt, coat and pant size; shoe size; gift ideas under $50.
If you are missing Any of this information, you will be asked to return to register at a later date and time.
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If a household is served by a regulated electric or natural gas company, service cannot be discontinued until the customer receives a written notice. The household must be allowed to make installment payments over six months for past and current bills. In addition, service cannot be stopped from November through March for a household who:
1. Cannot pay its utility bill; and
2. Has a member who is elderly (65 years of age or older) or disabled; and
3. Has been certified as eligible for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program.
For more help with the Utilities Commission Moratorium call Just1Call at 704-432-1111.
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Gaston County Community Action has the state contract for Mecklenburg and Union counties
1801 N. Tryon Street, Suite 334
Charlotte, NC 28206
Telephone: 704-940-1752
Gaston Number: 704-866-8721
Free:
Evaluation, clean & tune of major air & heat source (central air unit, furnace & heat pump)
- Weatherization to your home
- Insulation in your attic, walls & crawlspace
- Smoke/Co alarm
- Furnace filters
- Aerorators (2) for kitchen & bathroom faucet
- Low-flow showerhead
Call 704-940-1752 for more information.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/
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VISION USA (Volunteer In Service In Our Nation)
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VISION USA, started nationwide in 1991, is a program developed by doctors of optometry who are members of the American Optometric Association to provide free eye exams to low income working Americans.
VISION USA is now open year-round.
Eligibility:
- Have a job or live in a household where there is one working member;
- Have no vision insurance;
- Have income below an established level based on household size; and
- Not have had an eye exam within two years.
How To Get Care:
Call at 1-800-766-4466, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., CST, Monday through Friday.
Or write to:
VISION USA,
243 North Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141; or
If you have questions, you may contact the coordinator for the State of North Carolina:
Sue Gardner
North Carolina State Optometric Society
Box 1206
Wilson, NC 27894
252-237-6197
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