Getting started.
Who this helps
Households with total income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may qualify if they live in Brunswick, Topsham, Harpswell, Bailey Island, Cundy's Harbor, Lisbon Falls, Lisbon, Lisbon Center, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Arrowsic, Bath, West Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, or Woolwich.
How to get started
Tedford uses an application to check eligibility before an appointment.
Call Tedford.
Call (207) 729-1161, extension 115, to ask about Warm Thy Neighbor or apply.
Complete the application.
Follow Tedford's application process and provide the documents needed to check your eligibility.
How they can help.
Private donations fund this program. A household can receive up to 100 gallons of fuel, or an equivalent amount for another heat type, once each heating season.
- Emergency help with heating costs
- Up to 100 gallons of fuel, or equivalent help for other heat types
- One delivery per household each heating season
A few questions before you go.
Income verification for all working adults; Social Security cards or alternative documents for everyone in the household; the applicant's photo ID; the fuel dealer's name and account number; and proof of home ownership or a lease showing responsibility for heat.
- Could my household qualify for help?
- Can help cover the heat source I use?
- What documents should I have ready?
- How soon could heating help arrive?