What We Do

Energy Assistance

Our Challenge

77%

of suburban Cook County residents are low-income

Fair Wage

stagnant or low-quality jobs are limiting families ability to cover all their household needs

Raising Costs

Raising costs of living mean less room for basic needs

Our Work

CEDA delivers home heating and cooling assistance for Chicagoland residents facing financial hardship.

Our Energy Services Programs

  • LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
  • Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP)
  • Furnace Assistance
  • People’s Gas Share the Warmth
  • ComEd Residential Special Hardship

Our Impact

in program year 2018

+181K

Fair Wage jobs are needed for families to cover all their household needs

$70.2M

LIHEAP Direct Client Assistance

$3.7M

ComEd RSH Program Grants Applied

$2.7M

People’s Gas Share The Warmth Grants Applied

Find out more on how we are fighting to end poverty

Please review our “What We Do” page to learn more.

What We Do