You could qualify for free weatherization services if your household income is less than 200% of the federal poverty level. Call your county for more details.*

Counties in Oregon
Clackamas
Clackamas County Community Action
503-650-3338 or 503-650-5678

Washington
Community Action Organization (Hillsboro)
503-906-6550

Columbia/Clatsop/Tillamook
Community Action Team
503-325-8098

Linn/Benton/Lincoln
Community Services Consortium
541-738-0958

Lane
Homes for Good
541-682-2561

Wasco/Hood River
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
541-298-5131 ext. 302

Marion/Polk
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (Salem)
503-315-7055

Multnomah
MultCo. Dept. of County Human Services
503-988-6295, ext. 22312

Coos
Oregon Coast Community Action
541-435-7080

Yamhill
Yamhill Community Action Partnership
503-687-1383 or 855-216-5289 ext. 1480

Klickitat/Skamania
Washington Gorge Action Programs
509-493-2662, ext. 202

*Funds and weatherization services are subject to availability and may change.

Savings Within Reach offers select Oregon households incentives to use toward insulation and heating system upgrades. Find annual qualifications here:

Household size: 1
OLIEE maximum: $25,760
Savings Within Reach maximum: $55,610

Household size: 2
OLIEE maximum: $34,840
Savings Within Reach maximum: $72,722

Household size: 3
OLIEE maximum: $43,920
Savings Within Reach maximum: $89,832

Household size: 4
OLIEE maximum: $53,000
Savings Within Reach maximum: $106,944

Household size: 5
OLIEE maximum: $62,080
Savings Within Reach maximum: $124,056

Household size: 6
OLIEE maximum: $71,160
Savings Within Reach maximum: $141,166

Household size: 7
OLIEE maximum: $80,240
Savings Within Reach maximum: $144,374

Household size: 8
OLIEE maximum: $89,320
Savings Within Reach maximum: $147,582

Homes for Good, the housing agency in Lane County, Oregon, owns 700 units of low-income housing in the Eugene area. With a limited maintenance budget, community-based support is important. Through a new multifamily program, this winter NW Natural helped the agency replace a failing water heating system in a 150-unit building that is home to low-income seniors and people with disabilities.

"We are beyond grateful for our partnership with NW Natural," said Ela Kubok, Homes for Good's communication director. "Without it, we would have had to postpone other capital projects – like new roofs for some of our buildings."

When the centralized water heaters began to fail at Parkview Terrace, NW Natural was ready to help. Rick Hodges, NW Natural's energy efficiency program manager, arranged for company engineers to assist with system planning. Then NW Natural covered the full cost to purchase and install new energy-efficient water heaters and upgrade the piping for water and natural gas.

This project was the first of its kind for NW Natural, which previously provided these services only to low-income residents of single-family homes. Now we can help organizations that – like Homes for Good – operate multifamily buildings for low-income residents. The company is eager to build similar partnerships.

Kubok is delighted with the benefits the project provides for Parkview Terrace tenants. "We wish we could invite everyone to celebrate with a big party and a cake," she said. But like so many celebrations, that will have to wait until the pandemic is no longer a threat.

Thankfully, the residents don't have to wait for reliable hot water.