SNAP spotlights a Spokane weatherization project
SPOKANE (10/28/15) – SNAP is honoring Washington Weatherization Day on October 30 by spotlighting a weatherization project at a home in West Spokane.
Last year, SNAP completed 586 home repairs and weatherized 305 homes. Despite funding challenges that make it impossible to reach every household on the waiting list, Chris Davis, SNAP’s Director of Housing Services, said the work is making a difference.
“Community Action agencies and other providers of low-income weatherization services across the Washington are focusing on a new initiative called Weatherization Plus Health”, Davis said. “We’re excited that some state funding is now available to address asthma triggers and other home health hazards along with the energy efficiency work we have provided for many years. We believe that every individual should have the opportunity to live in a safe and affordable dwelling.”
Contact SNAP to join us at the weatherization project on Friday, October 30 and learn more about how SNAP weatherization projects impact our community.
About SNAP Weatherization
The SNAP Weatherization program was designed to make eligible homes more energy efficient while also checking for health and safety standards. The program targets existing residential and multifamily housing occupied by qualified low-income residents. SNAP provides energy-efficiency measures that encompass the building as a whole, its heating and cooling systems, its electrical system, and electricity consuming appliances. SNAP contracts with the Federal Departments of Health and Human Services and Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Washington State Matchmakers, and Avista Utilities to provide these services.
About SNAP
SNAP is a non-profit, donor-funded community action agency serving low-income residents in the greater Spokane area. SNAP’s mission is to provide access and connections to resources that create opportunities, with dignity, for people of low income. With more than 30 community-based programs from housing to money management, SNAP helps thousands of Spokane residents annually.
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