LIHEAP MANAGER

Patrick Strickland, Department of Energy Manager
Phone: 910.522.2206
E-mail Patrick Strickland

INTAKE SPECIALISTS

Norma Locklear, Intake Specialist
Phone: 910.522.2207
E-mail Norma Locklear

Connie Branch , Intake Specialist
Phone: 910.522.5475
Email Connie Branch

Christine Brooks, Outreach Specialist
Phone: 910.522.2182
Email Christine Brooks

Robin Locklear, Outreach Specialist
Phone: 910.522.2181
Email Robin Locklear

Priscilla Lewis, Receptionist
Phone: 910.521.7861

Department of Energy

Statement from Energy Assistance Manager

The Lumbee Tribe has administered the Low Income Energy Assistance Program funded through the Department of Health Services since October 2002. “It is an honor to be employed with an organization that provides assistance to the Indian population. At times the responsibilities in the Energy Assistance Program are awesome, but at the end of the workday it is rewarding to know you have helped your fellow man in a time of crisis. I am proud of the hard work and dedication my staff exerts daily in this program".

Effective Monday March 8, 2010 the Department of Energy will be accepting applications from 9am-3pm daily.This change will allow the department to provide a more productive and thorough service.

LIEAP - Low Income Energy Assistance

Low-Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP)

The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) provides families and individuals a one-time cash payment to help pay heating bills. Applications are taken the first two weeks in November and all eligible households receive a check in the mail in early February. Both families and individuals may apply and must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

LIHEAP Checklist

• Household must meet an income test;
• Household must be responsible for its heating bills;
• Household cannot have resources over $2,200; and
• Applicant must be American Indian with the energy bill in their name.

Outreach Sites

Scotland County
Indian Museum of the Carolinas
Turnpike Rd. Laurinburg, NC
910-276-5880
Tuesdays 9am - 3pm

Cumberland County
Cumberland County Association for Indians
910-483-8944
2173 Downing Rd
Fayetteville, NC
Wednesdays 9am - 3pm

Hoke County
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Boys & Girls Club
Blue Springs Rd. Raeford, NC
910-878-0000
Thursdays 9am - 3pm

Main Office
6984 NC Hwy 711
Pembroke, NC 28372
Applications taken daily (910)522-2206 or
800-659-6585

American Indian Households may apply at the Tribal Office or any Outreach Site regardless of your county of residence. For information regarding the outreach sites outside of the scheduled dates and times please contact the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Department of Energy at (910) 522-2206 or visit our office at 6984 Nc Hwy 711 West, Pembroke, NC.

For hearing impaired TTY: 1-877-452-2514

CIP -Crisis Intervention Program

The Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) is a Federally-funded provides assistance to low-income households that are in a heating or cooling related emergency. The goal of the CIP program is to help families stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. By doing so, this reduces the risk of health and safety problems such as illness, fire or eviction.

Energy Assistance is important to all that receive it, but more so if someone in your home is elderly, disabled or a young child under 6 years old. These persons are especially at risk for life threatening illness of death if their home is too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer.

- More CIP information and CIP Checklist -

American Indian Households may apply at the Tribal Office or any Outreach Site regardless of your county of residence. For information regarding the outreach sites outside of the scheduled dates and times please contact the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Department of Energy at (910) 522-2206 or visit our office at 6984 Nc Hwy 711 West, Pembroke, NC.