{"id":127633,"date":"2025-11-25T09:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=127633"},"modified":"2025-11-26T03:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:06:38","slug":"brightpoints-heating-assistance-program-open-with-expanded-service-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/11\/25\/brightpoints-heating-assistance-program-open-with-expanded-service-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightpoint\u2019s Heating Assistance Program open with expanded service area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner.jpg 734w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-150x49.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-696x229.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brightpoint\u2019s Energy Assistance Program is now accepting applications to help households manage winter heating costs.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Brightpoint news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Brightpoint\u2019s Heating Assistance Program Open Now with Expanded Service Area<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (November 25, 2025) &#8211; Brightpoint\u2019s Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is now accepting applications to help households manage winter heating costs. This one-time annual benefit provides critical support for families facing high energy bills. Applications are open through April 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Assistance Program,<br \/>\nThis year, Brightpoint has expanded its service area to include Adams, Huntington, and Wells counties, in addition to Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, applicants must meet the following income levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-person household \u2013 No more than $2,686 monthly.<\/li>\n<li>Two-person household \u2013 No more than $3,513 monthly.<\/li>\n<li>Three-person household \u2013 No more than $4,339 monthly.<\/li>\n<li>Four-person household \u2013 No more than $5,166 monthly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Additional guidelines available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybrightpoint.org\/index.php\/utility-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\">mybrightpoint.org\/eap<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>NIPSCO customers who are above the income guidelines listed but have a household income under 250% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines may be eligible for NIPSCO Hardship. Those individuals are encouraged to submit an EAP application and a Brightpoint team member will reach out.<\/p>\n<p>Households who have received a disconnect notice or whose utilities are already disconnected will need to complete the EAP application, and reach out to their heating provider, township trustee and\/or 2-1-1.<\/p>\n<p>The following documentation is required and must be brought with applicants at the time of their appointment or submitted with the application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The completed application with all questions answered and the last page signed and dated.<\/li>\n<li>A copy of proof of income, one paystub received in the last 3 full calendar months for each household member age 18 or over.<\/li>\n<li>Adults with no income must complete and sign and Undocumented Income Verification form.<\/li>\n<li>Social Security, SSI or SSI benefits received on behalf of a minor need to provide the current year award letter.<\/li>\n<li>If you pay for child support, show proof of child support payments.<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your most recent heating bill and electricity bill.<\/li>\n<li>If your utilities are included in your rent, you must submit a Tenant Verification Statement completed by your landlord.<\/li>\n<li>Households claiming Veteran status must provide a DD-214 or Veteran\u2019s Administration Identification card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications are available in person at any of Brightpoint\u2019s offices in the EAP service area or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybrightpoint.org\/index.php\/utility-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.mybrightpoint.org\/eap<\/a>. Applications can be submitted online, by email, at a local office (outside drop boxes are available), or by postal mail to: Brightpoint, PO Box 10570, Fort Wayne, IN 46853-0570.<\/p>\n<p>Questions about Brightpoint\u2019s EAP program can be answered through the agency\u2019s website, mybrightpoint.org\/eap, or by calling (260) 423-3546 or 1-800-589-3506. Applicants should keep in mind that Brightpoint\u2019s offices are extremely busy during this time of year and calls and applications are being handled as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Brightpoint is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving more than 43,000 people across northeast Indiana. Through a wide range of programs, Brightpoint helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. All Brightpoint services are provided without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/steve_hoffman.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Steve Hoffman, CANI executive director. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='04bfc71721af9afb8cc843c4b7f40f85' data-image-id=\"11633\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/steve_hoffman.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fort-wayne-people\/thumbs\/thumbs_steve_hoffman.jpg\" data-title=\"Steve Hoffman\" data-description=\"Steve Hoffman, CANI executive director. 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