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New utility assistance programs allow for more people to get help

Local non-profit provides valuable resources

Julie Ash, with Banner Olive Branch Senior Center, can help seniors navigate the paperwork for utility assistance.

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Kelly McGowan, executive director of anti-poverty nonprofit Wildfire.

(Submitted photo/MARION RHOADES PHOTOGRAPHY)

Residents in Arizona struggling with household energy costs now have a local resource.

Kelly McGowan, executive director of anti-poverty nonprofit Wildfire, said a new utility assistance program provides more opportunities for households to be eligible.

Wildfire is a statewide non-profit founded in 1976 which works with dozens of direct services organizations to provide ground support.

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