Serving the Counties of Jackson, Monroe, Perry and Randolph Since 1965

Western Egyptian is a not for profit service organization which was chartered in 1965, with an eighteen member board of directors, serving Jackson, Monroe, Perry, and Randolph Counties. The board consists of public officials, low- income representatives and members of major organizations and groups of the community. Western Egyptian provides a range of services and activities which utilize all available resources to deal with problems of the low income and disadvantaged residents.

MISSION OF THE AGENCY

To stimulate a better focusing of all available Local, State, Private, and Federal Resources upon the goal of enabling low-income families, and low income individuals of all ages to attain the skills, knowledge, motivations, and to secure the opportunities needed for them to become self-sufficient

LIHEAP

Head Start

Weatherization

Senior Programs

Housing

RSVP

CSBG

Jackson County Outreach

Monroe County Outreach

Perry County Outreach

Randolph County Outreach

Chester Thrift Store

Waterloo Thrift Store

LIHEAP Status Request

IMPORTANT: Winter Energy Assistance begins September 4th for elderly (over 60) and disabled (collecting a disability check), OCTOBER = elderly, disabled, households with a child under the age of 5, and households that are disconnected - NOVEMBER = open to all income eligible households until May 31, 2014

Fridays will be open for walk-in customers, appointments will be seen before walk-ins on Mondays thru Thursdays (Does Not Apply for Monroe County)

“One Step At A Time”