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IIS is requesting assistance in paying a family’s electricity bill. A single mother of four who is helping her cousin and their child has had her electricity turned off by Evergy. Mom has worked diligently to reach out to local resources and even attempted to take out a loan to pay off her bill. Prior to the electricity being turned off, the mom had believed that there was an automatic pledge assisting with this bill. She was unaware of the bill's high amount until the electricity was turned off. Currently, we have not been able to find a resource that can assist in meeting this need elsewhere in the community. The family is currently unable to stay in the home due to the significant heat the area is experiencing. There are 2 adults in the home. There are five children, ages 10, 6, 5, 3, 1.
If we are able to meet this need the family can resume staying in the home and safely avoid the excessive heat. If the family is able to resume staying in the home they can begin to focus on using their finances to pay off debt and not seek out temporary living stations (hotels, etc).
The bill is currently 730 dollars to get the electricity back on in the home. At this time, IIS and its organization are approved to pay approximately 430 dollars. Any additional assistance meeting the remainder of the 300 dollars to get the electricity into the home would be amazing to help this family.