Requests for Home Heating Assistance Crash Ninth District Phone Lines

So many people have tried to call to apply for home heating assistance today that the phone lines at the Ninth District Opportunity have crashed.

Paula Duley with the NInth District Opportunity in Toccoa is asking people calling to apply for heating assistance to be patient while crews work to fix the problem.

Today is the first day to apply for home heating help and so many people called this morning at the same time, the phone system became overloaded.

Repair people are working on the phone line and hope to have it up and running today.

People needed to set up an appointment are asked to wait for a bit and then call the toll-free number at a later time.

Ninth District Opportunity Representive Paula Duly tells WNEG Radio who calls will get an appointment.

That toll-free number is: 855-636-3108