{"id":7274,"date":"2020-03-23T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/nova-scotia-power-contributes-an-additional-500000-to-support-those-impacted-by-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:33","slug":"nova-scotia-power-contributes-an-additional-500000-to-support-those-impacted-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/03\/nova-scotia-power-contributes-an-additional-500000-to-support-those-impacted-by-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Power Donates $500,000 to Support those Impacted by COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 23, 2020, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspower.ca\/\">Nova Scotia Power<\/a> announced that they will contribute an additional $500,000 to the Home Energy Assistance Top-up Fund, also known as the HEAT Fund, to support people in need across the province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/programs\/heat\/\">The HEAT Fund<\/a>, formerly known as the Good Neighbour Energy Fund, provides financial assistance to help Nova Scotians with the added cost of home heating during the winter months. The Fund is supported by Nova Scotia Power with the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.novascotia.ca\/\">Government of Nova Scotia<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Nova Scotia Power has changed the criteria of the HEAT Fund to assist more Nova Scotians, especially those impacted by employment loss due to COVID-19. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new criteria will allow those who received assistance from the HEAT Fund last year to apply again this year. The deadline has also been extended to April 19, 2020, to give those in need more time to submit an application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are so grateful for the ongoing generosity of Nova Scotia Power,\u201d says Major Wade Budgell, divisional commander of The Salvation Army. The HEAT Fund helps thousands of Nova Scotians each year, and now, with this additional contribution, we\u2019ll be able to help even more. Especially those who have been impacted financially due to COVID-19.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more, or to fill out an application, please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/programs\/heat\/\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>____________________<\/p>\n<p>If you are in need, please contact your local Salvation Army before visiting their location. You can find their contact info on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/locations\/\">locations page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For updates on The Salvation Army in Canada\u2019s response to COVID-19, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/salvationist.ca\/\">Salvationist.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For answers to frequently asked questions, please follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/blog\/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs\/\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For media inquiries, please\u00a0follow this link\u00a0to contact Captain Jamie Locke.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 23, 2020, Nova Scotia Power announced that they will contribute an additional $500,000 to the Home Energy Assistance Top-up Fund, also known as the HEAT Fund, to support people in need across the province. 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