What is Project Help?

Project Help is an assistance program created to meet energy-related emergency energy-related expenses of the elderly and/or disabled residents in Empire's service area. For many of these people, protection against extreme heat or cold can be matter of life or death.
Project Help is a joint effort of the Empire District Electric Company and the American Red Cross. It is totally funded through voluntary donations.

Who is eligible for Project Help Assistance?

To be eligible for Project Help applicants must be 55 years of age or older, or be disabled to the extent that they cannot economically self-sufficient and have no other resource available.
The Red Cross will determine when emergency needs exist and will administer the use of available funds to meet those needs. Project help is not intended to provide ongoing support, but to provide temporary assistance for those persons in a crisis situation.