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1,000+ Philadelphians won’t get cooling help this summer as LIHEAP funds run out

“We’ve never had as many calls as we have received this year," said the CEO of one agency that facilitates LIHEAP cooling services in the city.

Excessive heat this summer has contributed to more demand than ever for the LIHEAP crisis cooling program, which provides two free air conditioners to eligible low-income housheolds.
Excessive heat this summer has contributed to more demand than ever for the LIHEAP crisis cooling program, which provides two free air conditioners to eligible low-income housheolds.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer