Hardship Assistance Offered To Non-Profits, Small Businesses
August 27, 2010Ameren Illinois announces a program to provide assistance to individual non-profit organizations that have experienced financial hardships.
To qualify, a non-profit organization , school, senior center, church, or other religious institution must be an Ameren Illinois customer who has continuously purchased electricity through Ameren Illinois Since Jan. 1, 2009.
In addition, assistance is available to small independently owned and operated businesses that have 50 or fewer employees and have their principal office in Illinois. A small business also must be an Ameren Illinois Utilities customer who has continuously purchased electricity through Ameren Illinois since Jan. 1, 2009.
Applications to the Non-Residential hardship fund, which is being administered by the Energy Assistance Foundation, must be submitted between Aug. 2 and Sept. 10. Applications may be completed online by visiting the Ameren website (http://www.ameren.com), beginning Aug. 2. Applications also may be obtained by calling Ameren Illinois at 1-800-287-8349.
There is an limited amount of funding for the Non-Residential hardship Fund. For more information, please contact the following:
Leigh E. Morris
1-217-535-5228
Victoria Busch
1-618-346-1286
Neal Johnson
1-309-677-5284
