- May 31: Community event sponsored by the AACOG, CPS Energy, and the Neighborhood First Alliance. Purpose is to register eligible residents for the AACOG weatherization program, and other programs offered by CPS Energy. The event will start at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at the Rev. Claude Black Community Center. For more information, please contact the Housing Department at 210-362-5245.)
- Energy Tip for the Month: These tips are for kids. There's a lot kids can do to help their families save money on energy bills. Some ideas include:
-Turn off the lights whenever you leave your bedroom and the bathroom.
-Turn off the radio, television, computer, and video games when you stop
using them.
-Take short showers. They use less hot water than a bath.
-Check for problems like dripping faucets.
-Share rides with friends to after-school activities.
-Decide what you want from the refrigerator before opening the door - then
close the door quickly afterwards.
-If you're feeling cold in your home, resist turning up the thermostat.
Instead, wear a sweater or sweatshirt. (This applies to the winter
months.)
(Source:
2005 State of Texas Energy Assistance Calendar)
- The Section Eight Housing Choice Voucher Program announces that it will be increasing the minimum monthly Total Tenant Payment from $25 to $50. This rate, if approved by the AACOG Board will go into effect May 1. The reason for the increase is due to budget reductions across the board for Public Housing Authorities for this calendar year. For more information, please contact the Section 8 Program at 1-800-749-2010 or 210-362-5284.)
- AACOG is pleased to announce that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has increased the initial level of grant funding to AACOG for its weatherization program from last year by nearly 12% or $100,000. This initial level of funding increase is based on work performance goals. Last program year, AACOG received $823,510 in DOE and LIHEAP funds. This program year which started April 1 will be in the total amount of $921,240. Over 300 households were weatherized last program year.
- June will
be Home Ownership Month. AACOG would like you to know about the Alamo
Area Housing Finance Corporation's First-Time Homebuyer Program. If
eligible, you can receive 4 points of down payment and closing cost
assistance in conjunction with a low rate mortgage loan (first mortgage
only, the assistance is a grant). You qualify as a first-time homebuyer
if you have not had an ownership interest in a house in the past three
years. Homes purchased through the program may be either existing
residences or new construction and must be located within the geographic
limits of the following counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio,
Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Medina, Wilson County and the
cities of New Braunfels and Seguin.
To apply for a mortgage loan through the
program, or to request additional information, please contact any of the
following participating lenders: Chase Manhattan Mortgage (Beverley
Taylor) at 210-822-4720; Countrywide Home Loans (Sherri Mize) at
210-496-9622 or (Winette Minten) at 210-509-6776; DHI Mortgage Company at
800-858-4068; or Texas Homeplace Mortgage Company (Neal Brodbeck) at
800-508-3927.
-
The San
Antonio Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry
(NARI) is offering homeowners tips for National Home Improvement Month
- Helpful Numbers: The Weatherization Assistance Program frequently gets phone calls from people needing home repairs. Because we are not a home repair program, we cannot help these people directly. However, there are a few agencies in Bexar County and in Guadalupe and other rural counties that may be able to assist with home repairs via loan programs or actual on-site repairs. These include the following: