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NECAC offers summer utility assistance for Montgomery County residents

Posted 6/22/26

NECAC is offering utility assistance to qualifying residents of 12 Missouri counties.

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NECAC offers summer utility assistance for Montgomery County residents

Posted Monday, June 22, 2026 5:00 am

NECAC is offering utility assistance to qualifying residents of 12 Missouri counties.

Applicants must meet income guidelines, have received a utility shut-off notice, be the person responsible for the bill and have $3,000 or less in financial resources. The Energy Crisis Intervention Program pays up to $300 toward disconnect notices for any heating or cooling energy source.

Applications may be submitted online at www.necac.org or in person at NECAC Service Centers in each of the 12 counties.

The monthly income limit for a one-person household is $2,840. For a four-person residence, it’s $5,461. Additional guidelines are available upon request.

The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is distributed through the Missouri Department of Social Services, which then contracts with NECAC to administer the service.

Last summer, NECAC assisted 4,062 households.

More information is available by calling 573-324-0120 or by contacting one of the following NECAC Service Centers: Lewis County: 573-288-3969, Lincoln County: 636-528-7604, Macon County: 660-385-4616, Marion County: 573-221-7166, Monroe County: 660-327-4110, Montgomery County: 573-564-3606, Pike County: 573-324-2207, Ralls County: 573-985-2411, Randolph County: 660-263-6595, Shelby County: 573-633-2210, St. Charles County: 636-272-3477 and Warren County: 636-456-8191.