Prairie Opportunity
Serving Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha Counties
About
Chartered in 1965 as a multi-purpose Community Action Agency (CAA), Prairie Opportunity exists to serve the residents of the Golden Triangle Development District, providing services to the needs of low-income families, the elderly and disabled in Choctaw, Clay, Noxubee, Leake, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston Counties.
Our Weatherization Program extends our services to these additional counties as well: Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery, Yalobusha, and Leflore.
Services provided:
-The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides funds to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities.
-Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is one of our most well-known and highly utilized programs. LIHEAP provides financial assistance to eligible households to help pay the cost of home energy bills and other energy related services. Households may qualify for regular LIHEAP assistance and/or the Energy Crisis (emergency) Intervention Program (ECIP) for natural gas, wood, electricity, liquid petroleum propane/butane gas, and other energy related services.
-Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is designed to reduce energy costs for eligible clients by making their homes more energy efficient. The program focuses on assisting the elderly, disabled and low-income families with young children. Energy efficiency education is provided for each household weatherized. The priority measures that can be applied to each home are based on an energy audit of the client’s home. Weatherization crews install the most cost-effective, energy efficient measures, and address health and safety concerns, improve comfort and air quality.
Essential details
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Appointment or walk-in
Free
within two weeks
Who is eligible
low-income, elderly or disabled
Get involved
Volunteer
Contact this organization to learn about volunteer opportunities.
Donate
Whether you would like to give a financial donation, an in-kind gift, or discuss other gifting opportunities (such as land, property, cars, wills, trusts, etc) we would be honored to talk with you. You can also donate your time as a volunteer at the agency.
For more information on how to give: https://prairieopp.dudaone.com/online-giving