Low-income residents in Whitley County are still encouraged to apply for a slot in CANI’s(Community Action of Northeast Indiana) Weatherization program.

The agency has received funding to expand the Weatherization program, which provides free, energy-efficient improvements for the homes of low-income families. Improvements may include insulating attics, walls, and mobile home bellies. CANI sometimes fixes heating systems, such as repairing poorly installed equipment or leaking heating ducts, and can repair or replace some furnaces.

 CANI has been allocated more than $2.2 million in Home Energy Conservation dollars. That translates to roughly $1.8 million for Allen County and $415,000 for Whitley County as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Currently, CANI is concentrating its efforts on promoting the program to residents in Whitley County. Residents must be at or below 200 percent of poverty.

The CANI Weatherization program improves about 200 low-income homes each year in Northeast Indiana. The program operates in Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties.

For more information and to set up an appointment, call (800) 589-2264.

CANI helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. For more information about CANI and the services provided, see www.canihelp.org.