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  • The Good Neighbor Energy Fund is available to any Rhode Islander who, because of temporary financial difficulty, cannot meet a month's energy expense and has not qualified for or received other energy assistance funds

  • The Fund has been operating for 27 years, having been established in 1986, and is administered by The Salvation Army.

  • The Fund has raised a total of more than $11.2 million which has assisted over 40,500 families.

  • Last year, the Good Neighbor Energy Fund helped close to 1,000 families pay an electric,
    gas or oil bill.


  • Sponsoring gas and electric companies support their respective customers' generosity through various matching and giving programs.

  • The fundraising goal for the 2012-2013 Good Neighbor Energy Fund campaign is $600,000.

  • Last year, the Fund's corporate and charitable donations continued to grow thanks in large part to: AGI Construction; Atlantic Water Management; Arden Jewelry Manufacturing; Beacon Mutual Insurance; Capital Properties; CVS Caremark; Electric Boat; Empire Loan; Gardner Woodwrights; Hayward Industries; Hope Global; Leonard Valve Co.; Providence Place; The Rhode Island Foundation; Taylor Box Company; Textron & employees; Webster Bank; Winograd Shineland & Finkle P.C.