“I know you’re in my neighborhood but what are you doing for my community?”

We donate nearly $1 million to support education and neighborhood development every year. In fact, we work every year to raise money for Share the Warmth, our way of directly touching families in need who might need a little extra help paying their bills.

Beyond the dollars, employees of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas volunteer their time to help residents of our communities save on their energy bills. Last year, employees spent more than 5,000 hours of their personal time volunteering in various community programs. One special program is Team H.E.A.T.

We also cooperate with the City of Chicago to participate in heating fairs every fall to ensure that our low-income residents have the information they need to keep their bills low and get financial assistance if they need it.

“Who does Team H.E.A.T. help?”

Team H.E.A.T. has been in existence for three years! Team H.E.A.T. helps low and fixed income residents lower their energy costs by weather-proofing their homes. Volunteers install weather stripping, put plastic over windows and caulk around windows and doors. The volunteers are good neighbors and big-hearted people who want to make a difference in our communities by helping people stay warm. Oh yes. We also offer weatherproofing kits and information about energy conservation and financial assistance to those who qualify.