With funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Texas Weatherization Assistance Program operates the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). By installing weatherization materials and providing education to low-income customers, the Weatherization Assistance Program is designed to help them reduce their energy costs. The WAP is being administered by two sub-recipients, which collectively cover all 254 counties of the state, and it is designed to help low-income households to reduce their energy costs through energy efficiency measures. See the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for more. Also works with the Texas Utility Assistance Program
What does the Texas Weatherization Assistance Program Entail?
- Seal up your home to reduce drafts.
- Cover your windows with plastic film or install storm windows and doors.
- Caulk or seal around doors, windows, and baseboards.
- Insulate your attic, walls, and floor.
- Lower your water temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Wrap your hot water heater with an insulating blanket.
- Insulate your pipes.
- Buy a low-flow toilet, shower, and sink aerator.
- Use a water-saving showerhead.
- Invest in a chimney cap.
- Change your air filter monthly.
- Reverse the rotation of your ceiling fan.
- Turn off your fireplace when it’s not in use.
- Move your furniture and rugs away from your air vents.
- Wash clothes, dishes, and yourself during off-peak hours.
Agencies
Ark-Tex Council of Governments
4808 Elizabeth
Texarkana, Tx 75503
903-832-8636
Counties served: Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, and Titus
Cornerstone Community Action Agency
114 Needham St
Coleman, TX 76834
325-625-4167
Counties served: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, and Runnels
City of North Richland Hills
4301 City Point Dr.
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
817-427-6651
County served: Tarrant (City of NRH residents only)
City of San Angelo
52 W. College Ave
San Angelo, TX 76903
325-655-0824
County served: Tom Green (City of San Angelo residents only)
Dallas County HHS
2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 336
Dallas, TX 7520
214-819-1976
County Served: Dallas
Emergent Community Development Corp
1140 Empire Central Drive, Ste 260
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 531-3844Counties served: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin
EOAC
500 Franklin Ave.
Waco, TX 76710
254-753-0331
Counties served: Freestone, Limestone, Bosque, Hill County, Falls, and McClennan
Greater East Texas Community Action Program
206 Mimms Ave
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
936-585-7224
Counties Served: Anderson, Rusk, Cherokee, Smith, Gregg, Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
Hill Country Community Action
2905 West Wallace
San Saba, TX 76877
325-372-5167
Counties served: San Saba, Mason, Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Coryell, Llano, Milam, Bell, Burnet, Williamson, Erath, and Somervell.
Restoration Life Int’l Ministries
120 Bennett Hill Drive
Weatherford, TX 76088
817-901-8280
Counties served: Tarrant, Parker, Palo Pinto, Hood, Johnson, Erath,
Rolling Plains Management Corp
118 N. 1st St.
Crowell, TX 79227
800-633-0852
Counties served: Archer, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Comanche, Cottle, Eastland, Ford, Hardeman, Haskell, Hood, Jack, Jones, Kent, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackleford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young
West Texas Opportunities
603 North 4th
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-8354
Counties served: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry
The Senior Source
3910 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219
214-823-5700
Counties served: Collin, Dallas