Help struggling families pay their electric bills through the Energy Neighbor Fund

 This holiday season will be tough on many families in our area as they struggle due to the continuing situation with low oyster stocks in the Apalachicola Bay. 

But there is a way you can help through Duke Energy’s “Energy Neighbor Fund.”

The Energy Neighbor Fund helps low-income people and families pay their home energy bills throughout the year. 

This year alone the the Energy Neighbor Fund has donated approximately $360,000 and has assisted more than 2,200 customers in Florida.

Since 2013 the program has donated $1.6 million to help more than 15,000 eligible customers cover their home energy bills.

Customers can donate to the program online through their Duke Energy account or by mail.

Donations are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Duke Energy Foundation up to 1 million dollars.

Customers in Franklin and Wakulla Counties who need assistance with their home energy bills can contact the Franklin’s Promise Coalition which is the local partner organization.

You can reach them at  653.3930.

Gulf County residents can contact the Gulf County Senior Citizens Association at 229-8466  

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