Home heating program opens for 2019

Posted on 18th January 2019, by Maritime
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The Good Neighbour Energy Fund is available again this winter to provide financial assistance to low income Nova Scotians needing help with emergency home heating. The Fund is possible through a partnership between government, Nova Scotia Power and the Salvation Army. “As the days get colder, people facing financial difficulty are forced to make tough  […]
For over 20 years, the Home Energy Assistance Top-up (HEAT) Fund, formerly the Good Neighbour Energy Fund (GNEF), has been helping Nova Scotians with emergency home heating. Thanks to an on-going partnership with Nova Scotia Power and the Government of Nova Scotia, The Salvation Army has been able to provide heating support to those experiencing  […]

Good Neighbour Energy Fund opens for 2017

Posted on 17th January 2017, by Maritime
The Good Neighbour Energy Fund (GNEF) has opened for the 2017 heating season. Nova Scotia Power, in partnership with the provincial government and The Salvation Army, has been providing home heating assistance for families and individuals across Nova Scotia since 1997.  The GNEF provides emergency assistance for all forms of heating, including propane, oil, fuel, firewood, coal,  […]
On January 21, 2016 the province of Nova Scotia announced that it is once again contributing to the Good Neighbour Energy Fund, administered by The Salvation Army, founded by Nova Scotia Power Inc. and funded by the provincial government, Nova Scotia Power Inc. its customers and employees. Last year, 1,757  households received assistance through the  […]
The Good Neighbour Energy Fund is an emergency heating program available to Nova Scotian families who meet the criteria.  This program, which is administered by The Salvation Army, receives its funds from Nova Scotia Power Inc., NSP employees and customers, and the Nova Scotia Provincial Government.  Applicants are now able to re-apply every 24 months  […]
The Good Neighbour Energy Fund officially launched for the 2014 home heating season on Tuesday at an event at The Salvation Army’s Halifax Centre of Hope. The program provides emergency funds for individuals and families in heating crises situations. It is an initiative of Nova Scotia Power (NSP) administered by The Salvation Army, with funding  […]

Home heating assistance programs launch in Nova Scotia, PEI

Posted on 14th January 2013, by Maritime
The Salvation Army will be accepting applications for home heating assistance programs in both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island this week. For the 16th consecutive year, the Good Neighbour Energy Fund is available for low-income Nova Scotians facing an emergency home-heating crisis, running this year from Jan. 15 to April 15, 2013. Founded in  […]
Caption: Major Morris Vincent, left, Area Commander for The Salvation Army, receives a cheque for $400,000 for the Good Neighbour Energy Fund from John MacDonell, Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Minister. Low-income seniors and families will get the help they need to stay warm in their home this winter through the Salvation Army’s Good  […]
More than 2,000 Nova Scotia families will find it easier to heat their homes this winter thanks to a $400,000 donation by the province to the Salvation Army’s Good Neighbour Energy Fund. The funding, announced today by Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Minister John MacDonell (pictured above right, with Major Doug Hefford, Divisional Commander  […]