Year-round Impact
The St. Louis summer heat once again proved dangerous for many low-income seniors, people with disabilities and chronic health problems.
The St. Louis summer heat once again proved dangerous for many low-income seniors, people with disabilities and chronic health problems.
A new component to EnergyCare’s strategy for helping low-income families in the city focuses measuring the problem through free home energy audits.
EnergyCare’s services allow seniors to age in place by keeping their homes safer (cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter).
COVID-19 has placed a high- intensity spotlight on the deleterious effects of deep-seated ageism, sexism and racism on older Americans, suggests a new paper from Washington University.
Compounded by the effects of COVID-19, EnergyCare clients are in greater need for relief from the heat now more than ever. Here are two stories of John and Lola and their experiences with EnergyCare.
Jana Ngugi our program director and I dropped off a space heater and some warm blankets to one of our favorite long-time clients, Georgia, on a cold and rainy November afternoon.
While there are several nonprofits that offer utility assistance in St. Louis, the demand exceeds the supply year round.
Thanks to the generous support from Ascension Charitable Fund, EnergyCare is able to continue to provide services in a way that maintains the dignity of our clients.
EnergyCare services are more critical to the health and safety of our Saint Louis neighbors now more than ever.
Although it’s hot now, EnergyCare will soon be switching gears to help people during the coming fall and winter cold.