Lansing BWL, Community Partners to Hold Community Resource Fair
The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and over two dozen nonprofit organizations and community partners will host the biannual Community Resource Fair tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15 from 3-6pm at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center, 5825 Wise Rd., Lansing. The event is designed to help connect BWL residential customers and greater Lansing residents behind on their bills to information on resources and financial assistance per available funding and eligibility.
These events have helped BWL customers catch up on millions of dollars in past due utility bills and other assistance. The fairs are free and open to the public with no pre-registration necessary. A full list of community partners include:
- 211 of Central Michigan
- BWL Customer Service
- BWL Hometown Energy Savers
- Capital Area District Library (CADL)
- Capital Area Housing Partnership (CAHP)
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)
- City of Lansing 311
- City of Lansing Financial Empowerment Center
- Community Mental Health Authority (CMHA-CEI)
- Consumers Energy Customer Service
- Consumers Energy (Energy Assistance Outreach)
- Consumers Energy (Helping Neighbors Program)
- DivDat
- Greater Lansing Food Bank
- Ingham County MDHHS
- Ingham County Register of Deeds
- Ingham County Treasurer's Office
- McLaren Greater Lansing
- MDHHS Environmental Health
- MI Department of Treasury - Unclaimed Property
- Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- Office of U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin - Constituent Services
- Tri-County Office on Aging
- United Way of South Central Michigan
- Resolution Services Center of Central Michigan
- Women’s Center of Greater Lansing
For more information about what assistance may be available, visit www.lbwl.com/shutoffprotection.