The Metro Actions Commission that helps low-income Nashvillians pay their utility bills in summer and winter worries that they may not have enough money to last the year.
The federal government cut the commission’s budget by almost half a million dollars this year. Meanwhile, their customer count this summer has increased to about three thousand households so far- almost one thousand more than last year.
The commission’s spokesperson, Lisa Gallon, says with temperatures going up to more than a hundred degrees this week, they expect even more customers.
She says the anticipated spending for the rest of summer has the commission hoping for the federal government’s help to be able to assist families during winter.
“We’re just trying to be very watchful not just of the customer base that we have coming in, but also with the federal government to see if there’s going to be any additional funding. We are somewhat concerned and very anxious to see how this will affect the funding for the remainder of the year.”
The commission also has a program that gives air conditioners to households with people who are elderly, disabled or have illnesses that are aggravated by heat. It has given out about three hundred air conditioners since the beginning of May.
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Metropolitan Action Commission
Community Services Division
1624 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: 615-862-8860
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