For families who face difficulty in paying their monthly AEP utility bills, there is hope, and a way to keep afloat in a time where costs seem to be ever-rising. The program is called Neighbor to Neighbor and allows customers to add a dollar or two to their monthly bills to help their fellow Ohioans.

"The Neighbor to Neighbor program started through AEP Ohio and Dollar Energy Fund in May of 2009, so we've been in existance a little more than a year and we've provided well...