Kansas City Utility Fund Management

MAAC has distributed utility funds to Kansas City area agencies since 1982. MAAC began utilizing a centralized computer database system in 1989. The current system links funding sources through more than 50 agencies located within the customer service area of local energy companies.

MAAC administers more than $600,000.00 each year to assist those unable to pay their utility bills. More than 4,000 families are helped annually through the seven privately donated MAAC managed funds. MAAC also verifies eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to assist low-income clients with food, utilities and shelter. The guidelines for service and shelter eligibility are consistently maintained through MAACLink.

Utility funds are managed through the use of MAACLink, MAAC's computer network. With the database, an agency can verify a recipient's eligibility, document services, and retrieve reports on services and clients. On-line fund balances are also available on MAACLink for internal agency management and networking among the agencies in the metropolitan Kansas City area and throughout portions of Kansas and Missouri.

Recently, the fund management features contained in the MAACLink database have been expanded so that the system may be used by other communities to manage fund distributions. In addition, participating agencies in Kansas City may use MAACLink to monitor their agency fund balances.

For further information, e-mail maacacct@maaclink.org or call (816) 561-2727.

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