Our Founder

Founded by Sister Patricia Ann Kelley, CCVI

In the wake of a deadly heat wave in the summer of 1980 and a devastating blizzard in 1982, Sister Patricia Ann Kelley founded EnergyCare in 1983 to provide protection from the deadly hazards of extreme cold and heat for the elderly, disabled and needy. As the founder, first president and executive director of EnergyCare, Sister Pat initiated projects that warmed, cooled and educated the low-income people most at risk of illness, hospitalization or death.

EnergyCare works to protect low-income, home-bound people—especially the elderly, and seriously ill or physically disabled adults and children—from illness, hospitalization or death from summer heat or winter cold. When people in need call EnergyCare’s year-round telephone helpline, Service Providers counsel them about surviving their energy-related crises. They furnish information about heating and cooling bill assistance programs, and, most importantly, they also identify and help vulnerable people who have immediate needs. We install home weatherization materials, setup portable heaters and electric blankets, or simply give out standard blankets for immediate warmth. For the heat we install window air conditioners.

Our Funding