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, October 21 from 3-6pm at the Gier Community Center, 2400 Hall St., 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:
- BWL Customer Service
- BWL Hometown Energy Savers
- Capital Area Community Services (CACS)
- Capital Area District Library (CADL)
- Capital Area Housing Partnership (CAHP)
- Capital Area Michigan Works!
- Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA)
- City of Lansing 3-1-1
- City of Lansing Department of Economic Development & Planning - Community Development Office
- City of Lansing Department of Neighborhoods, Arts & Citizen Engagement (DNACE)
- City of Lansing Financial Empowerment Center
- City of Lansing Fire Department
- City of Lansing Public Service Department
- Community Mental Health Authority (CMHA-CEI)
- Consumers Energy
- DivDat
- Forster Woods Adult Day Services
- Greater Lansing Food Bank
- HAP CareSource
- Ingham County Health Department
- Ingham County MDHHS
- Ingham County Register of Deeds
- Lansing Promise
- Lifeboat Addiction Recovery Services
- McLaren Greater Lansing
- MDHHS - Environmental Health
- Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
- Michigan Department of Treasury - Unclaimed Property
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- Resolution Services Center
- The Davies Project
- The Salvation Army
- Tri-County Office on Aging
- United Way of South Central Michigan
For more information about what assistance may be available, visit www.lbwl.com/shutoffprotection.