General Help Form

LIHEAP ASSISTANCE

If you are contacting us for help with a utility bill, be sure you have first applied for LIHEAP when that program opens each November 1 (and closes March 1). If you qualify for food stamps you will also likely qualify for LIHEAP (Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program) support. The amount of LIHEAP support has dropped over the years, but even if you only get $100 – that’s better than nothing. The money goes directly to helping a PECO bill or an oil bill. Remember, LIHEAP money is first come, first served – so get your application in ASAP. If you wait until the spring – there is likely no funding left.

Go to http://www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/heatingassistanceliheap/index.htm#.Vl3V4N-rSbU for more information.

GENERAL HELP FORM

If you live in this area and need assistance, please complete this form. We are also willing to help TESD employees who might live outside the area during these unusual coronavirus-related times! Be sure you identify where you live and if you are not local what/where your TESD job is so we can confirm your request. We are VERY confidential in our assistance, so don’t hesitate to ask!

If you need help, T&E Care has compiled a long list of resources for you to check out. If you need specific assistance that is not addressed in this list, contact us by completing the Requesting Help form on this page, and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

General questions should be emailed to tecarehelp@gmail.com or call 484-254-6510. Along with your specific reason for calling, please be sure to include your name, phone/email, and the city/township in which you live. Requests made without this information will not be considered.

Resources for help during COVID-19

General Resources

General Resources for assistance – includes info on health insurance, utility and child care assistance, etc. etc. Lots of topics.
Unemployment questions – includes info on unemployment and how it will work
Extra $600/week questions – this can help to explain who gets the extra $600/week in unemployment.
Stimulus check information – includes info on how to get your stimulus checks
Student Loans – includes info if you are currently paying any government-offered student loans

Food Resources

Free & Reduced Meal Assistance – for students in the T/E School District; if you haven’t qualified in the past but now have reduced income – you might want to apply again

Great Valley Food Cupboard – at Baptist Church near Gateway Shopping Center; you do not need to be a member of the church; open 11-2 on Tuesday.
Wayne Church Food Pantry – at Wayne United Methodist Church; you do not need to be a member; open 9-1 on Wednesday and Thursday
Church of the Good Samaritan Food Closet – at Good Sam Church in Paoli; you do not need to be a member; open 9-11 the first and third Thursdays, and 5pm-7pm the second and fourth Thursday evenings.
West Chester Food Cupboard, 431 S. Bolmar St., West Chester, 610-344-3175, wcfood@gmail.com; Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays – 8:30am-11:30am; provides non-perishable items, fresh produce, dairy, meat products, breads, desserts, and some toiletries and personal care items (diapers, too). You may need to show driver’s license or utility bill to prove PA residency.

The mission of T&E Care is to maintain a network of people providing financial and other material assistance to persons in need in and around the Tredyffrin and Easttown township areas.

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