Neighbor to Neighbor

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