How to get emergency assistance in Elkhart County for utility bills

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Financial assistance is available to help families with utility bills during “crisis times”.

The summer months are notorious for high utility bills, but this year’s extreme weather has also brought some extreme bills causing thousands of people in Elkhart County to seek financial help.

Elkhart Community Church Services as well as Elkhart County’s Township Trustees and the Salvation Army are all working together in Elkhart to help residents pay their looming bills.

For more information about emergency assistance call:

• Church Community Services: 295-3673

• Elkhart Salvation Army: 970-0088 (northern half of Elkhart County)

• Goshen Salvation Army: 533-9584 (southern half of Elkhart County)

Here’s how to get in touch with the township trustees:

• Baugo: 293-5873

• Benton: 642-3659

• Cleveland: 264-2453

• Clinton: 642-3202

• Concord: 293-6889

• Elkhart: 533-2066

• Harrison: 875-6408

• Jackson: 831-3322

• Jefferson: 535-9015

• Locke: 773-3320

• Middlebury: 825-3446

• Olive: 862-1480

• Osolo: 262-2175

• Union: 784-3110

• Washington: 848-7024

• York: 848-9387

The weekly hours for Community Church Services emergency assistance:

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

9 AM-11:45 AM and 1 PM-3:45 PM

Tuesday

9 AM-11:45 AM and 1 PM-7 PM

Friday

No emergency services available