Personal Aid Program

Rent or mortgage assistance is available for persons who are off work on medical leave or because of hospitalization, are employed and are able to return to their job when released by the doctor. Other assistance available under this program: prescription fill/refill payments; clothing referrals; purchase or rental of medically related items, transient aid. Giant print bibles for seniors and people with vision problems. Ensure/Boost is provided when there is a medical need.

A hand up, not a hand out.

SHARE & Round-Up Programs

The SHARE and Round-Up Programs are administered by Personal Aid for the City of LaGrange and Diverse Power. A voluntary contribution by customers of these utilities, added to their monthly utility bills, provides funds for the SHARE program. The City of LaGrange Utilities Round-Up Program rounds a customer's bill to the next whole dollar. Round-Up funds are available for customers with a City of LaGrange utility or water bill only. Assistance is based on income, and is limited to once a year.

LaGrange Interfaith Food Closet

The Interfaith Food Closet is administered in coordination with local churches. Although generous in nature, this program provides temporary assistance until government aid is acquired or medical/work circumstances change.

Charles C. Maddox Veteran's Assistance Program

We proudly support our veterans through our Charles C. Maddox Veteran's Assistance Program. Assistance provided is based on the need. This program has provided payments for rent/mortgage, utilities and prescription refills. Established January 2013.

Mr. Maddox was a U.S. Army veteran, serving on our Board of Directors for many years.

Church Benevolence Funds

Benevolence/Deacon's Funds distribution services are provided for Hilyer Baptist Church, Loyd Presbyterian Church, and Rosemont Baptist Church. These funds are distributed in conjunction with our other programs to assist those in need in the Troup County area.

Screening Services

Screening and application services are provided for the Troup Cares Free Medical Clinic and Lions Club Glasses Program.

LaGrange Empty Stocking Fund

A Christmas program to provide toys, books and other items for children between the ages of 0-10. Signup begins at the beginning of October each year and ends just before Thanksgiving. We partner with Toys 4 Tots for this program.

Meet ALICE

ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained,

Employed, is a new way of defining and understanding the

struggles of households that earn above the Federal Poverty

Level, but not enough to afford a bare-bones household budget.

More information about this initiative may be found at United Way of West Georgia.

In January of 2025, we began a partnership with Circles of Troup County. As their clients complete their program, we provide them rental assistance- deposits and/or first month's rent, and utility payments and deposits. Funding provided by the Callaway Foundation.