DHS has no immediate successor to manage programs for poor
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – Clients of the Gulf Coast Community Action Agency are wondering how they are supposed to keep the lights and heat on now that the state has yanked the agency’s funding. But the Department of Human Services says it has no new service provider yet.
As of Dec. 31, the Mississippi Department of Human Services pulled funding from GCCAA for programs that assist South Mississippi’s needy with utility bills, home weatherization, rent and services that help residents become self-sufficient.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Pd16it) DHS sent out a news release Monday, which it initially promised Dec. 29, that says it is working with utility providers to “minimize any disruption of services.” The news release says DHS hopes to replace GCCAA with a new agency by Feb. 1.
