Residents 60 and older and adults living with disabilities can sign up for help with heat relief starting Thursday.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging, area agencies on aging, and local service providers will begin distributing fans through the Operation Fan Heat Relief program from May 1 to Oct. 31.
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Sign up for assistance with local service providers, contact your area’s agency on aging or call NCDHHS Division of Aging at 919-855-3400.
The relief program has been in place since 1986. In 2024, $86,000 in donations allowed for 3,670 fans and 35 air conditioners to be distributed in 94 counties.
“Keeping cool is important because older individuals with chronic medical conditions are less likely to sense and respond to changes in temperature, and they may be taking medications that worsen the impact of extreme heat. Operation Fan Heat Relief helps vulnerable adults at risk for heat-related illnesses stay safe during the summer,” according to the release.
