On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a $787 billion plan to create jobs, get the economy going again and make significant improvements to the nation’s infrastructure. The ARRA provides federal funding for a wide range of federal, state and local programs as well as tax relief for qualified businesses and individuals. To ensure that its massive spending authorization is used effectively and for its intended purposes, the ARRA lays out distinct goals that it seeks to accomplish:

• To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery.
  
• To assist those most impacted by the recession.
  
• To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health.
  
• To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits.
  
• To stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.

The goal of the Housing Division at Community Resource Project, Inc. is to improve energy efficiency and reduce the impact of energy costs on a family’s household budget. Within the Housing Division, the weatherization program is dedicated to modifying homes to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy efficiency. Our weatherization staff includes licensed contractors and certified personnel who install insulation, dual-paned windows and sliding glass doors, weather-stripping, energy star appliances, CFL light bulbs, low-flow showerheads, heating and cooling systems, and many other energy efficiency measures in hundreds of income-qualified households throughout Sacramento, Sutter, and Yuba Counties

While CRP’s weatherization program currently assists hundreds of local households, we have been fortunate enough to receive funding from the Recovery Act that has allowed for an expansion of our weatherization program and the opportunity to serve more families in our community.

For more details about CRP’s weatherization program, or to see if you qualify, please click here.