ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: In 2017 Amesville joined up with 2 efforts to help local communities grow and prosper. The first was through Rural Action (https://ruralaction.org/) in a project called "Entrepreneurial Communities". It worked to identify strategies to help new entrepreneurs and cottage businesses get started and grew their businesses. The second effort was the "Community Improvement Challenge" hosted by the Athens County Planners off ice and Commissioners. This program helped identify strengths in local communities that could help each latch on to new strategies that would attract business, attract new residents and strengthen the local economy. Below are some of the results of those two projects and the ideas that were generated by those participating.
Thanks to the Athens City/County Health Department for their funding of park improvements in 2021 in Amesville. This funding supported the walking trail repairs, a new picnic shelter, a pollinator garden, new benches and bike racks and more. See the trail video at: https://youtu.be/dQ5CDCxWAZs
Thanks to the Athens City/County Health Department for their funding of park improvements in 2021 in Amesville. This funding supported the walking trail repairs, a new picnic shelter, a pollinator garden, new benches and bike racks and more. See the trail video at: https://youtu.be/dQ5CDCxWAZs
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Athens County Public Libraries (ACPL) is a network of seven library buildings. Administrative offices and central processing facilities are located at the Nelsonville Public Library, the main branch. The system began in 1935 as an extension service of the Nelsonville school district. Throughout Athens County, the library system maintains a collection of about 320,000 items, adding 25,000 new items every year while weeding out old materials that contain outdated information. ACPL also maintains subscriptions to about 130 different magazines and newspapers. https://myacpl.evanced.info/signup
Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)
Ohio’s Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) is a federally funded, low-income, residential energy efficiency program. The program reduces low-income households’ energy use, thus creating more affordable housing for those in most need. Services include attic, wall, and basement insulation; blower-door-guided air leakage reduction; heating systems repairs or replacements; and health and safety testing and inspection. All measures are provided based on an on-site energy audit and on cost-effective guidelines. Client education is also an important component of the program.
Eligibility Requirements: Households that qualify are either households at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) participants, PIPP eligible households, or households participating in Supplemental Security Income.
Benefits of HWAP: After weatherization, households that heat with natural gas reduce space heating consumption by an average of 24.7%, and electrically heated homes reduce usage by 13% on average. Program information 740-767-4500
AARP Benefits: Find out if you qualify for programs such as: · Health Care and Prescription Assistance · Home Help · Help buying nutritious food
Cash Assistance Answer a few questions and get fact sheets, applications, and websites for the programs that fit your situation at www.aarp.org/quicklink.
Elder Locator: Connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services. Call 1-800-677-1116 or log on to https://eldercare.acl.gov/
Senior Information Hotline: For additional information about other programs and resources, call the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services toll free at 1-877-987-4463 or log on to www.state.wv.us/seniorservices.
Legal Assistance: If you need a lawyer but have limited resources, you can call the Pro Seniors Legal Hotline toll-free at 1-800-488-6070or log on to www.proseniors.org/legal
Commodity Supplemental Food: Program (CSFP)
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal food and nutrition program serving nutritionally at-risk, income eligible participants. It is administered in Ohio by the Department of Jobs and Family Services with services provided locally by the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southeastern Ohio. Eligibility Requirements: · CSFP is for people who are 60 years of age and older or women who are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
· Must live in Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Gallia, Morgan, Washington, Muskingum, Noble, Monroe, Guernsey, Licking, Morrow, Ross, Jefferson, Harrison, or Belmont counties · Meet income requirements (At or below 130% of poverty) How CSFP works:
Once a month, at a specified time and date, participants receive food at the local distribution site. Each food package contains USDA donated commodities that may include: cereal, grits, powdered eggs, powdered milk, pasta, evaporated milk, cheese, canned meat, peanut butter, canned fruit, canned vegetables, fruit juice, and dried beans. Where can you find more information about applying for CSFP?
· For Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Gallia, Morgan, and Washington counties contact:
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southeastern Ohio, Executive Director, 1005 CIC Drive, Logan, Ohio43138, Phone: (740) 385-6813
· Or visit: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ofam/foodstamps.stm
SOPEC was established in 2014 by the local governments in Southeast Ohio to increase efficiency in local government by providing shared administrative, financial, and legal services required for public energy programs. SOPEC is a profit-neutral public service organization established as a Regional Council of Governments under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code. SOPEC provides its programs in a fair manner to all customers, in an equal manner to all communities, with full transparency and accountability for performance, and without the need for profit-margins. https://www.sopec-oh.gov/
Community Solar Initiatives guide can be seen below along with the Amesville Sustainability Plan generated as part of the AEP Community Energy Savers competition. For more on consumer protections related to solar see: http://www.seia.org/consumer-protection-customer-resources
Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)
Ohio’s Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) is a federally funded, low-income, residential energy efficiency program. The program reduces low-income households’ energy use, thus creating more affordable housing for those in most need. Services include attic, wall, and basement insulation; blower-door-guided air leakage reduction; heating systems repairs or replacements; and health and safety testing and inspection. All measures are provided based on an on-site energy audit and on cost-effective guidelines. Client education is also an important component of the program.
Eligibility Requirements: Households that qualify are either households at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) participants, PIPP eligible households, or households participating in Supplemental Security Income.
Benefits of HWAP: After weatherization, households that heat with natural gas reduce space heating consumption by an average of 24.7%, and electrically heated homes reduce usage by 13% on average. Program information 740-767-4500
AARP Benefits: Find out if you qualify for programs such as: · Health Care and Prescription Assistance · Home Help · Help buying nutritious food
Cash Assistance Answer a few questions and get fact sheets, applications, and websites for the programs that fit your situation at www.aarp.org/quicklink.
Elder Locator: Connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services. Call 1-800-677-1116 or log on to https://eldercare.acl.gov/
Senior Information Hotline: For additional information about other programs and resources, call the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services toll free at 1-877-987-4463 or log on to www.state.wv.us/seniorservices.
Legal Assistance: If you need a lawyer but have limited resources, you can call the Pro Seniors Legal Hotline toll-free at 1-800-488-6070or log on to www.proseniors.org/legal
Commodity Supplemental Food: Program (CSFP)
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal food and nutrition program serving nutritionally at-risk, income eligible participants. It is administered in Ohio by the Department of Jobs and Family Services with services provided locally by the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southeastern Ohio. Eligibility Requirements: · CSFP is for people who are 60 years of age and older or women who are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
· Must live in Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Gallia, Morgan, Washington, Muskingum, Noble, Monroe, Guernsey, Licking, Morrow, Ross, Jefferson, Harrison, or Belmont counties · Meet income requirements (At or below 130% of poverty) How CSFP works:
Once a month, at a specified time and date, participants receive food at the local distribution site. Each food package contains USDA donated commodities that may include: cereal, grits, powdered eggs, powdered milk, pasta, evaporated milk, cheese, canned meat, peanut butter, canned fruit, canned vegetables, fruit juice, and dried beans. Where can you find more information about applying for CSFP?
· For Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Gallia, Morgan, and Washington counties contact:
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southeastern Ohio, Executive Director, 1005 CIC Drive, Logan, Ohio43138, Phone: (740) 385-6813
· Or visit: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ofam/foodstamps.stm
SOPEC was established in 2014 by the local governments in Southeast Ohio to increase efficiency in local government by providing shared administrative, financial, and legal services required for public energy programs. SOPEC is a profit-neutral public service organization established as a Regional Council of Governments under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code. SOPEC provides its programs in a fair manner to all customers, in an equal manner to all communities, with full transparency and accountability for performance, and without the need for profit-margins. https://www.sopec-oh.gov/
Community Solar Initiatives guide can be seen below along with the Amesville Sustainability Plan generated as part of the AEP Community Energy Savers competition. For more on consumer protections related to solar see: http://www.seia.org/consumer-protection-customer-resources
