Community Resource Project helping local families save on energy

Karma Dickerson reports

SACRAMENTO WITH DETAILS ON THEPROGRAM OFFERS NO COST FORTHOSE HOME UPGRADES GOODMORNING KARMA.GOOD MORNING.

WE KNOW THISISN'T JUST AN ISSUE OF COMFORTAND MANY TIMES WE'RE TALKINGABOUT A MATTER OF LIFE ANDDEATH WHEN IT COMES TOSUFFICIENT COOLING OR HEATINGOF THE HOME.

BUT OFTEN IT'SAND THAT'S WHERE THE COMMUNITYRESEARCH PROJECT CAN COME INTO TRY TO PROVIDE SOMEASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES TOWEATHERIZE THEIR HOMES ANDMAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT ANDBECAUSE UP WITH THEM INSACRAMENTO COUNTY AS THEYREPLACE WINDOWS GLASS DOORS,LIGHT BULBS SHOWERHEAD AND ABATHROOM IN A HOME.

IN THEGONZALEZ SAYS SUPERVISES THEESTIMATES THE UPGRADES COULDSAVE RESIDENTS 25 TO 50% ONTHEIR ENERGY BILLS.THAT'S HUGE FOR THEM WHENWE COME IN FOR A PROGRAM THATTHEY CAN HELP THEM CHANGETHERE.

BASICALLY THEIR THEIRLIVES EDUCATE ON HOW TO SAVEMONEY AND AT THE SAME TIMEFREE UP OTHER MONEY.GONZALEZ ESTIMATE THESERESIDENTS $20,000 THAT THEYWERE PAYING A PRIVATECONTRACTOR AS A MOM OF 4 KIDSUNDER AGE 3 HOMEOWNER LANE, ACURE COAST AND IS HOPING THEMORE EFFICIENT HOME DOES MORETHAN SAVE ON ENERGY BILLS.WE COULD FEEL THE HEATCOMING AND WHEN IT WAS CALLEDIT WOULD GET REALLY COLD INTHE HOUSE FOR THE HEATER WASALWAYS RUNNING IT WOULD ALWAYSSURE THIS IS GOING TO BE AGREAT THING ALL OF US.THE COMMITTEE RESEARCHPROJECT PROVIDE THE SERVICESDEPENDING ON THEIR INCOMEDEPENDING ON THEIR UTILITYBILLS SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD ANDAPPLY THROUGH THE PROGRAM ANDWE DO HAVE THAT NUMBER ON YOURSCREEN THAT YOU CAN TAKE ALOOK AT IT ALSO HAVE THAT LINKON OUR WEBSITE FOX 40 DOT COM.REPORTING LIVE, I'M KARMADICKERSON FOX, 40 NEWS.

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING USINSIGHT INTO THAT PROGRAM THATCOULD DEFINITELY HELP A LOT OF