Recently, while at Lutheran Social Services Champion Food Pantry in Columbus, I was introduced to a great resource that the pantry was using to
help supplement the benefits available through The Ohio Benefit Bank™. LSS was
using the Neighbor to Neighbor program
to help their clients who utilized American Electric Power (AEP) manage their
utility bills.
This one-time grant provides eligible clients with up to
$500 of assistance! This program is a great resource for clients whose service
is in threat of termination or whose service has already been terminated. While
the Home Energy Assistance Program is open, the Neighbor to Neighbor Program
will assist customers whose service is off. Neighbor to Neighbor is administrated
by the Dollar Energy Fund, a nonprofit organization that works with power
companies to make sure that people who can’t pay their bills get help and avoid
power shut-off. The fund collects money from utility customers who donate by
checking a box on their utility bills.
For more information about the program, or to find out if
your site is eligible to become a Neighbor to Neighbor Authorized Screening
Agency, please continue to this link: http://bit.ly/12COHCe
