Lucasville is one of the few communities in southern Ohio without a park. With some help from AEP Ohio, that will soon change. AEP Ohio has donated $50,000 to Growing Lucasville Opportunities (GLO) – $25,000 this year and $25,000 next year – to help build a park on Robert Lucas Road about two miles from …

Poverty, which is traditionally defined in terms of income level, is a much broader issue that includes lack of safe housing, health care and food resources. Sadly, minorities experience higher poverty rates due to a number of contributing factors. Fortunately, there are organizations in Ohio working to combat this disparity and bring opportunity to affected …

For individuals or families living in poverty, navigating the legal system can be difficult. Many in our community face homelessness, hunger, violence and other challenges because they don’t have access to the resources they need. Community Legal Aid Services is a non-profit law firm in northeast Ohio that provides services to low-income individuals and families, …

Before Marc Reitter was the president and chief operating officer of AEP Ohio, he grew up working in a central Ohio stucco business started by his great great grandfather in 1915. Though Marc grew up in the shop – there’s a photo in his office of him slapping stucco to a building as a six-year-old …