Promoting economic security and stability

Community Service Block Grant (CSBG)

Provides a range of services to promote economic security and stability. CSBG may assist with utilities, rent/mortgage, and medication payments. To qualify for the program, clients must bring proof of income, picture identification, Social Security cards for all household members, and proof of residency. Assistance is contingent upon the availability of funds. Call the Office of Social Services for additional requirements/documentation for utilities payment, rent/mortgage payment, and medication assistance payment.

Income Guidelines

Income guidelines since 1982 for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia can be calculated by addition using the figures shown below. (This simple calculation procedure gives correct guideline figures for each year, but it is not identical to the procedure by which the income guidelines are calculated from the icome thresholds each year; see an example calculation.) Before 1982, the income guidelines were issued by the Office of Economic Opportunity/Community Services Administration.

Our Passionate People

Central Office

8838 Hwy 165
Oberlin, LA 70655
Ph: 337.362.9931
Fax: 337.270.2427

Lyndon Livingston

Executive Head Start Director
llivingston@allenactionagency.org

Meredith Granger

Executive Secretary
mgranger@allenactionagency.org

Vickie Tunwar

Liheap/EO Officer/Fiscal Clerk
vtunwar@allenactionagency.org

Roxy Prudhomme

Fiscal Officer
rprudhomme@allenactionagency.org

Qualifications for the Program

Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) and the Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDH) Healthy Homes and Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program have partnered in the administration of the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant. The objective of the grant is to create healthy living conditions for children under the age of six, educating the public on hazards of lead poisoning, identifying children with a Blood-Lead Level (BLL) greater than 5 (five) and leveraging other resources such as Weatherization Assistance funding, when possible, to make additional improvements to the dwelling.