For over 20 years, the Home Energy Assistance Top-up (HEAT) Fund, formerly the Good Neighbour Energy Fund (GNEF), has been helping Nova Scotians with emergency home heating. Thanks to an on-going partnership with Nova Scotia Power and the Government of Nova Scotia, The Salvation Army has been able to provide heating support to those experiencing  […]

The Good Neighbour Energy Fund is an emergency heating program available to Nova Scotian families who meet the criteria.  This program, which is administered by The Salvation Army, receives its funds from Nova Scotia Power Inc., NSP employees and customers, and the Nova Scotia Provincial Government.  Applicants are now able to re-apply every 24 months  […]

The Good Neighbour Energy Fund officially launched for the 2014 home heating season on Tuesday at an event at The Salvation Army’s Halifax Centre of Hope. The program provides emergency funds for individuals and families in heating crises situations. It is an initiative of Nova Scotia Power (NSP) administered by The Salvation Army, with funding  […]

The Prince Edward Island Petroleum Marketer’s Association members recently announced a contribution of 9,600 litres of heating oil to The Salvation Army Oil Assistance Program for 2014. Over the past 6 years, the PEI Petroleum Marketer’s Association has generously donated more than 40,000 litres to the program, which opens on January 14. The PEI provincial  […]

The Salvation Army will be accepting applications for home heating assistance programs in both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island this week. For the 16th consecutive year, the Good Neighbour Energy Fund is available for low-income Nova Scotians facing an emergency home-heating crisis, running this year from Jan. 15 to April 15, 2013. Founded in  […]