Summer Cooling Program now accepting applications to provide air conditioners for residents in need

Sussex and Kent County residents have the opportunity to apply for the 2013 Summer Cooling Program to receive a window air conditioner at no charge to the recipient. First State Community Action Agency is now accepting applications by appointment Monday-Friday at its Georgetown office, 308 N. Railroad Ave.

Interested applicants must call 302-856-7761 to arrange an appointment.

First State will accept walk-ins for Sussex County residents applying for a free air conditioner from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, May 17 and 24 in the Georgetown office. Kent County residents may visit between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at the agency's Dover office inside the Blue Hen Corporate Center, 655 Bay Road, Suite 4J.

Interested applicants must bring with them the following documents: photo ID for anyone in the home 18 and over, Social Security cards for everyone in the home, birth certificates for anyone under 18; proof of income for everyone in home and current electric bill.

For more information or to apply by appointment, contact Sharon McPhatter at 302-856-7761, Ext. 273.