Lansing BWL to hold resource fair on Wednesday

LANSING, MI – The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) and more than a dozen nonprofit organizations and community partners will host the 10^th Community Resource Fair tomorrow, Oct. 2 from 2:00 -6:00 pm at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center, 5825 Wise Rd., Lansing.

The fair is designed to help connect BWL residential customers and greater Lansing residents behind on their bills to information on resources and financial assistance per available funding and eligibility. These events have helped an estimated 2,000 BWL customers catch up on nearly $3 million in past due utility bills. The fairs are free and open to the public with no pre-registration necessary, according to a press release.

A full list of community partners include:

BWL Customer Service and Hometown Energy Savers

• Capital Area District Library
• Capital Area Community Services
• CATA
• City of Lansing Financial Empowerment Center
• DivDat
• Expectant Parents Organization
• Greater Lansing Food Bank
• Ingham County Health Department
• MDHHS
• MDHHS Division of Environmental Health
• Michigan Department of Treasury
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services
• Nation Outside
• Tri-County Office on Aging