Weatherization First is a volunteer-based ministry to weatherize homes of low-income families. It is modeled off a Center County program of PA Interfaith Power and Light that creates local partnerships between congregations and agencies to support their neighbors, to insulate homes and increase energy efficiency in order to promote sustainable living and to curb climate change. Primary activity will be constructing simple storm window covers out of wood and plastic and installing on homes in low-income communities. This can be done on a volunteer work day and installed later or on site in a Habitat-style effort. Other activities can be pipe insulation on site.
Getting Started:
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Form a group that has the skills to weatherize houses, apartments, or mobile homes and educate residents about money-saving measures they can carry out.
Designate a contact person.
Fill out this registration form that will include timeframe for your project and other details. Send to.…
Identify type of project: A window pre-build for later installation or an on-site build.
Fill out this registration form:
Three Easy Ways to help Weatherization First by taking advantage of offers from Envinity, Inc. and from the electric company.
Your electric company will send you an energy conservation kit if you ask for it. You can then donate the contents to Weatherization First so that we can use the items to help our clients. Go to www.paenergykit.com or call 888-204-4919 and give them your electric account number. If you have received a kit since May 2010, you are not eligible to receive another.
If you fill out an online form describing your home and energy use, West Penn Power will send you an energy conservation kit. Even if you have already received the one described above, you can get another one by going to this website and answering the questions. You can then donate it to us.
Have you had an energy audit performed on your house? A professional can identify trouble spots in your home and tell you which improvements will be most cost-effective. Now there is another reason to have an energy audit. Envinity, Inc. (a local employee-owned company working on energy efficiency and green building, phone 814-231-3927) has offered to carry out a free walk-through energy audit for our low-income projects for every energy audit that somebody buys at their regular price. You get a comprehensive professional energy audit, and Weatherization First gets help in carrying our weatherization projects. Be sure to tell them that you are a supporter of Weatherization First or PA IPL.
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How you can participate in this project:
Form a group that has the skills to weatherize houses, apartments, or mobile homes and educate residents about money-saving measures they can carry out.
Designate a contact person.
Fill out this registration form that will include timeframe for your project and other details. Send to.…
We will send you a list of projects that need to be completed. Let us know which ones you would like to take on and when.
Send us a report that explains what you accomplished.
Click on the links below for more information about this project.
People seeking assistance from Weatherization First to work on their homes, please fill out this application or call 814-876-2597 WeatherizationFirstClientApplication.05.2014
Mission Statement of Weatherization First
Registration and waiver form for all volunteers: WeatherizationFirstVolunteerRegistration.05.2014
Waiver form for homeowners: WeatherizationFirstHomeownerWaiver.05.2014
This page outlines some energy saving measures that can reduce fuel bills. It should be left with homeowners when the audit is done (and can be used an any home!)EnergySavingActions.05.2014
PA Weatherization Field Guide contains lots of specific information on weatherizing, including a separate section on mobile homes.
This energy audit form can be a guide for assessing what needs to be done in the home: WeatherizationFirstEnergyAuditDataCollectionForm.05.2014
