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Residents should call 3-1-1 to request a well-being check on someone or report inadequate heat in a residential building. There are six warming centers throughout the city, including one on the West Side at Garfield Community Service Center, 10 S. Kedzie.
The nuns who operate Fraternite Notre Dame say they need $200,000 to replace the heating system.
Eligible residents can receive help through CEDA’s winter heating season program or from ComEd’s hardship fund.
Low-income households can apply for help at the South Austin Community Coalition or any CEDA location throughout the city.