Lansing BWL, Community Partners to Hold 10th Community Resource Fair
The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and more than a dozen nonprofit organizations and community partners will host the 10th Community Resource Fair tomorrow, October 2 from 2-6pm at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center, 5825 Wise Rd., Lansing. The fair is designed to help connect BWL residential customers and greater Lansing residents behind on their bills to information on resources and financial assistance per available funding and eligibility.
These events have helped an estimated 2,000 BWL customers catch up on nearly $3 million in past due utility bills. The fairs are free and open to the public with no pre-registration necessary. A full list of community partners include:
- BWL Customer Service and Hometown Energy Savers
- Capital Area District Library
- Capital Area Community Services
- CATA
- City of Lansing Financial Empowerment Center
- DivDat
- Expectant Parents Organization
- Greater Lansing Food Bank
- Ingham County Health Department
- MDHHS
- MDHHS Division of Environmental Health
- Michigan Department of Treasury
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- Nation Outside
- Tri-County Office on Aging
For more information about what assistance is available, visit www.lbwl.com/shutoffprotection.
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