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The Official Portal for the State of Georgia

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How To Apply

For information on the agency serving your county call one of the Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in your service area. Note some counties listed under some CAAs may be served by other agencies* under contract with Georgia Department of Human Services’s (DHS as of July 1, 2009, formerly DHR) energy-assistance program.

In the local Atlanta metro calling area, contact the Community-Based/Refugee Program Unit at 404-656-2323 or tollfree 1-800-869-1150 for the phone number in your county or by zipcode in Fulton County.

* For the following eleven ACTION, Inc.-served counties, call the following numbers for information to apply for the Energy Assistance Program in these counties.
Barrow, Elbert, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe – Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. 770-532-3191
Clarke, Newton, Oconee, Walton – Partnership for Community Action, Inc. 404-929-2500
Greene, Morgan – Overview, Inc. 478-453-4111