Cooling assistance provides purchase or repair of cooling equipment and/or payment for electricity to operate cooling equipment. To be eligible, a household must contain at least one vulnerable individual who is age 60 or over, is living with a disability, or is under age 6. Applications are accepted online, through the Enterprise Customer Service Center, and at local departments of social services from June 15 through August 16. Assistance is based on the availability of funds. Apply for this and other benefits online at CommonHelp or call 1.855.635.4370. For more information, call 703.746.5700. See information sheet for additional details.

Provides heating assistance during the winter months to income-eligible households. Assistance includes:

• Payment of heating bills
• Repair of heating equipment
• Delivery of oil, etc.

Apply for this and other benefits on-line at  CommonHelp or call 1.855.635.4370.  Heating assistance applications are accepted from the second Tuesday in October until the second Friday in November.  For more information, call 703.746.5700.

The Dominion Energy (formerly Virginia Power) Energy Share Program provides financial assistance to income-eligible households with a heating bill if the service is in danger of being cut-off or has been cut-off. Call 703.746.5700 or call the Salvation Army at 703.836.2427.

Provides assistance with heating payments for income-eligible households in danger of losing their primary source of heat. This program is administered by the Salvation Army, 107 E. Bellefonte Ave., Alexandria, 703.836.2427. 

During the summer and winter months, the City of Alexandria offers several locations as options to those without heating or cooling in their homes as well as heating and cooling centers during periods of extreme heat and cold. Learn more.