The Neighbor Fund

An emergency can quickly turn a life updside down. A financial reversal, an unexpected medical problem, an accident or any other kind of emergency could happen to anyone at any time. Sudden misfortune repects no wealth or position or status.

Maybe The Neighbor Fund can help.

The Neighbor Fund, an emergency home energy assistance fund for customers of Orange & Rockland and Pike County Light & Power Co. has provided critical home-heating assistance by awarding over $3.1 million in grants to more than 14,000 households enduring hardship since 1983.

Grants from The Neighbor Fund are awarded to pay for energy costs no matter what type of fuel is used – electricity, oil, natural gas, propane, wood or coal. The grant money does not have to be repaid, and there are no age limits or income guidelines to be met.

To qualify for The Neighbor Fund grants, customers:

Must have an account with Orange & Rockland or Pike County Light & Power Co.;
Must exhaust all governmental resources available for financial assistance;
Must provide supporting documentation of emergency or crisis circumstances (medical bills, unemployment notification, etc.)

Who administers The Neighbor Fund grants?

The Salvation Army administers The Neighbor Fund program, evaluates Neighbor Fund applications and makes the grants from October through June each year. If you need Neighbor Fund assistance or know someone who does, please contact the Salvation Army offices in Spring Valley (845-352-9577), Middletown (845-343-0821) or Port Jervis (845-856-3214) or one of The Neighbor Fund community outreach centers listed below:

Rockland County

Spring Valley Salvation Army
PO Box 157
179 North Main Street
Spring Valley, NY 10977
845-352-9577 or 9006
Chris Murray
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Community Action Program of Rockland, Inc.
75 North Main Street
Spring Valley, NY 10977
845-352-4167
Spanish and Creole spoken
Mon. – Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Web site: www.caproc.org
E-mail: information@caproc.org

Community Action Program of Rockland, Inc.
4 Main Street
Haverstraw, NY 10927
845-429-9241
Spanish spoken
Mon. – Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Web site: www.caproc.org
E-mail: information@caproc.org

Ramapough-Lenape Nation
189 Stag Hill Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-529-1171
Mon. – Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Rockland County Development Council
22 Main Street
Monsey, NY 10952
845-352-1400
Eva Englard, Coordinator
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
E-mail: sylviarcdc@aol.com

Community Outreach Center
50 Melnick Drive
Monsey, NY 10952
845-356-9600
Rabbi Jacob Horowitz
Mon. – Thurs. 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
E-mail: rabbihorowitz@coconline.org

Orange and Pike Counties

Middletown Salvation Army
PO Box 759
80 West Main Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Lillian Ayling
845-343-0821
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Port Jervis Salvation Army
PO Box 125
99 Ball Street
Port Jervis, NY 12771
845-856-3214
Doris Hnida (Nida)
Fax: 845-858-7800
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Kiryas Joel Social Services Organization
PO Box 1038
2 Garfield Road
Suite 102
Monroe, NY 10950
845-783-7656
Zlatie Schwartz
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
E-mail: rferencz@frontiernet.net

Village of Kiryas Joel Community Service
51 Forest Road
Monroe, NY 10950
845-783-8300
Joel Mertz
Fax: 845-774-7594
Mon. – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

If you wish to learn more about O&R's involvement in the community or to make a donation to The Neighbor Fund, please visit our Community Support page on the Web site.