Weatherization Program

Clinch Valley Community Action serves Tazewell & Russell Counties with the Weatherization program.

The Weatherization Assistance program provides funds to reduce the heating and cooling costs for low-income families, and to ensure their health and safety.  Assistance services are available for low-income households, particularly for the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and families with children.

The program provides direct installation of energy-saving measures such as:

• Sealing air-leaks with insulation, caulking, and weather-stripping;
• Repairing leaky duct systems;
• Repairing and/or replacing inefficient or unsafe heating systems; and
• Installing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.

The Weatherization Assistance Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through grants to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), as well as from funds from the Virginia Department of Social Services’ Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Weatherization Component.

To be eligible for this program, you must own your home and meet income guidelines of the Department of Energy (130% of poverty) which are based on family income for the past 12 months and the number in the household.

Heating Equipment Repair and Placement

This program is designed to assist low-income households in Tazewell and Russell Counties who have unsafe heating systems to repair and replace their heating systems. Applications can be made through each local Department of Social Services from November 1 - March 31.

• Provides testing on heating equipment to determine if system needs to be repaired or replaced.

• Replaces heating equipment as deemed necessary to provide a safe heating system for the client.

• Provides education to the client with helpful tips on how to clean coils and change filters.

Call CVCA for details or click here.

Cooling Assistance

The Cooling Assistance Program is designed to assist low-income households in Tazewell County with cooling needs. Applications are taken only during the months of June-August. Other special requirements may apply.  The program provides window air conditioning for households that meet:

• Income guidelines.

• Has a cooling emergency.

• Has a person in the household 60 years of age or older and has a child under the age of 6 living in the household.

Call CVCA for details or click here.

Furnace Repair Program

Our furnace repair program has been effective in identified unit hazards as well as installing carbon monoxide detectors that will prevent any fatality from harmful gases.

Virginia Water Project

Assists low-income clients that may need wells dug, septic systems installed, septic systems pumped or repaired, water tanks, or tap on fees. Applicants must meet the guidelines of Virginia Water Projects. Applications are made to CVCA, then sent to Southwest Rural Community Project in Roanoke for approval.

Call CVCA for details or click here.

In-Door Plumbing

Assists low-income clients in Tazewell County that do not have an indoor bathroom.

• House must exist and must either lack "complete indoor plumbing or lack an indoor bathroom".

• Applicant must have lived in his/her residence for at least one year.

• Services include permanent relocation of the household from a dilapidated house or substantial reconstruction of the household.

• Each loan is obligated for a term of 10 years with a 0% interest rate.