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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Housing Expense Reduction Support, Human Services
Mission: Operation fuel, inc. 's mission is to respond to the needs of people within the state of connecticut, who are unable to pay for their home energy costs and who are not eligible for governmental assistance.
Programs: Operation fuel's regular year-round program provided energy assistance to 3769 low income connecticut households who are not eligible for or who have exhausted their government benefits.
operation fuel received a grant of $2. 1 million from the state of ct to run an emergency home energy assistance program during fy15. Grants of up to $500 were provided to 4475 eligible ct households and paid directly to oil or utility vendors. $100,000 of the grant was used to provide program and case management support by operation fuel's central office and its network of more than 100 fuel banks around the state of ct.
operation fuel's small business program was funded by a combination of funds received during the prior fiscal year and contracts with utilities for services provided. Small businesses were provided support in attaining information regarding reducing energy costs, and increasing energy conservation, and in having on-site energy assessments and retrofits.