Welcome to Warmth

Thank you for visiting the award-winning Washington Area Fuel Fund (WAFF).

Do you live in the DMV or surrounding areas and need help with your natural gas heating bill? Have your utilities been disconnected, or have you received a disconnection warning? Have you already applied for LIHEAP assistance in your state?

You've come to the right place! WAFF is now accepting applications. Please click the GET HELP button below to read application instructions before applying online. 

ANYONE CAN HAVE HARD TIMES. WAFF IS HERE.

Sometimes, all it takes is a sudden job loss or medical emergency to tip the balance. Every winter people in our community face the difficult question of whether to give up heat in their homes to deal with temporary financial crises brought on by an illness, accident or job loss. 

Since 1983, the award-winning Washington Area Fuel Fund (WAFF) has helped 320,000 people just like you with more than $34 million in heating bill assistance.

As temperatures drop, every dollar counts. Give today to keep DMV-area homes warm and safe. From the thousands of households we serve, thank you for making sure that no one faces winter alone.

Your support CAN CHANGE A LIFE today

Too many friends and neighbors must make impossible choices between a warm home and food, medicine, even pets.
Your tax-deductible gift to WAFF preserves dignity and provides hope for local DMV households.

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