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Adams County

The County Resource Directory
provides a self-service database of agencies
and programs serving County residents.

The Ohio Benefit Bank

Neighbors helping neighbors

1-800-648-1176

www.ohiobenefits.org

Trained counselors are available where you live, work, play, and pray. Call today to check your eligibility and find a site near you:

Prescription Assistance
Access to Tax Credits
Food Assistance
Medical Coverage
Assistance with utilities
And other community supports

Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies

Community Action Partnership

Helping People. Changing Lives.

http://www.oacaa.org/directory.html

The Community Services Network is made up of more than 1,100 local, private, non-profit and public agencies that work to alleviate poverty and empower low-income families in communities throughout the United States.

Social Welfare Services

Find social and welfare services in your area by entering your zip code at this web site:

http://www.socialwelfareservices.org/Ohio/

ActivStyle

1-800-651-6223, x526

http://www.activstyle.com/

ActivStyle is a full-service medical supply company that specializes in providing incontinence products to Medicaid recipients. We are committed to helping the underserved Medicaid-eligible patients and their families. Our expertise in understanding technical medical regulations allows us to give you the level of service that you deserve.

If you are on Medicaid, most of our products can be provided to you at no cost.

ActivStyle has a fully stocked warehouse and maintains a highly trained staff of incontinence specialists to ensure that you can find the products that best suit your level of incontinence. If you qualify, we will do all the billing, obtain the prescriptions from your physician, and complete any other Medicaid paperwork for you. Additionally, we do not charge for shipping the products directly to your home.

Adams Co. Health Department

16 West Mulberry Street

West Union, Ohio 45693

937-544-5547

937-544-3035

Health clinics, immunizations, screenings, HIV testing, and nutritional counseling. County birth records.

Mon/Tues/Thu/Fri 8-4

Wed 8-12

Adams County Board of Developmental Disabilities

3964 Wheat Ridge Road

West Union, Ohio 45693

937-544-2574

http://adamscbdd.org/acbdd/default.aspx

The Adams County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ACBDD) believes that all persons with developmental disabilities have a right to be fully included in the community in which they live. Persons with disabilities belong in all facets of the community in which they choose to participate. It is the Board's belief that each enrollee should be assisted to develop physically, emotionally, socially, and mentally to his/her fullest potential. This will enable each person to take his or her rightful place in the community.

Information & Referral

Shawnee Mental Health Center, Inc.

901 Washington Street

Portsmith, Oh 45662-3944

192 Chestnut Ridge Rd.

West Union, Ohio 45693-9584

1-800-448-2273

(937) 544-5581

(937) 544-8290

General Information & Referral Hotline, Crisis Hotline.

Domestic Violence
Reach Out, Inc.

PO Box 353
Manchester, OH 45144

937-544-6006
1-800-448-2273 CRISIS

Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. For confidentiality, the Ten-Ten Hotline will page the Adams Co. Reach-Out worker. The Reach-Out worker will then call the caller back.

Southeastern Ohio Legal Services

800 Gallia Street, Suite 700

Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

1-800-837-2508

(740) 354-7563

Legal aide representation for those living within federal poverty guidelines.

Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Adams Metropolitan Housing Authority
401 East 7th Street

Manchester, Ohio 45144

937-549-2648

937-549-2649

Fax: 937-549-3653

Administers seciton 8 vouchers and certificates to low-income families

Inter-Faith House
503 E. North Street
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-7141

Financial aid for prescriptions and utilities up to $50 on a loan basis

Adams Co. Shelter for the Homeless-Project Hope
11483 State Route 41
West Union, Ohio 45693
937-544-8164

26-bed shelter primarily serving homeless families in Adams, Brown & Highland counties. Provides education, medical, and home placement services. Also, job training/GED classes and Food pantry. Rev. Imogene Kidder, Director, phone # 937-544-4188.

Adams Co. Veterans Services
641 Panhandle Ave.
West Union, Ohio 45693
937-544-5005

Financial Aid for Veterans and their families to help with needs.

Information & Referral
Adams Co. Department of Human Serivces
482 Rice Drive
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-2371

Assistance with health care, food stamps, Financial assistance, food stamps, Shelter and transportation

Child Protective Serivces
Adams Co. Children Services Board
300 North Wilson Drive
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-2511

Services are for families with children determined to be at risk of abuse and neglect

Adult Protective Services
Adams Co. Department of Human Services
482 Rice Drive Po Box 386
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-2371

Fax: 513-544-5406

Investigate complaints of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of 60+ individuals; provide services to protect the 60+ population.

Area on Aging
Area Agency on Aging, District 7
160 Dorsey Drive, Po Box 500
Rio Grande , Ohio 45674
1-800-582-7277

Passport, age 60 or older. Service Coordination for Personal care, Homemaker, home-delivered meals, ERS, medical transportation services.

Adams Co. Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
215 North Cross Street, Room 102
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-7156

Generic Information / Referrals for Aging populaiton.

Crisis Intervention/Mental Health Services

2203 25th Street
Portsmouth , Ohio 45662

740-353-2290 Phone

Crisis Intervention & Referral Hotline.

Shawnee Mental Health Center, Inc.
192 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
West Union , Ohio 45693
937-544-5581

fax: 937-544-7327

Crisis Hotline

1-800-448-2273

937-544-8290

Mental Health case management, psychiatric services, vocational assistance, substance abuse & mentally ill residential treatment, family support groups, linkage to emergency services 24 hrs/day.

Rx for Ohio Website; http://www.rxforohio.org/who/

1-877-RX-4-OHIO

RxforOhio is a program that connects qualified, low-income people with discount prescription drugs, direct from the pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Adams Co Multi-Purpose Senior Center

111 W. Main St
West Union, OH 45693
(937) 544-7459

Senior Citizens Center

Adams County Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
210 N.Wilson Drive
West Union, OH 45693
(937) 544-3979

Senior Citizens Center

Adams Brown Economic Opportunities, Inc

406 West Plum Street

Georgetown, ohio 45121

Phone: 1-800-553-7891

Phone: 1-937-378-6041

19211 Main Street

PO Box 188

Winchester, Ohio 45697

Phone: 1-800-233-7891

Phone: 1-937-695-0316

www.abceoi.org

As a professional organization, we are dedicated to advocacy, training and providing support which enhances and fosters growth of our individual members, member agencies, partners and others who impact the lives of children and families.

OHSAI Values
DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP We recognize that strong and effective leadership requires reciprocal, interactive, positive partnerships with all members of the community who touch the lives of children and families. We encourage continual personal and professional growth.
ACHIEVING QUALITY The quality and performance of our efforts in all areas are guided by high standards and a strong sense of responsibility. We encourage personal responsibility and growth while supporting innovative approaches and solutions.
ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS We promote inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our lives. We foster an environment of honesty, integrity, respect, teamwork and trust.

Alcohol, Drug Addiction, Mental Health Services Board of Adams-Lawrence-Scioto Counties

Tony Pollard, MPA, Executive Director

919 7th Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Tel: 740-354-5648 or 1-888-354-5648 (Toll Free)
Fax: 740-353-5327

Web: www.adamhsals.org

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Adams-Lawrence- Scioto Counties present Communities of Care, your online resource for alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services in Adams, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties.

MISSION STATEMENT
The Board's mission is to ensure the availability and accessibility of effective, culturally competent and high quality mental health, alcohol and other drug services to the residents of Scioto, Lawrence and Adams Counties.

The Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disibility Resources on the Internet.

http://www.disabilityresources.org/OHIO.html

What We Are... Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently. Who We Serve... We serve thousands of individuals with disabilities through a multidisciplinary network of service providers and consumers. In order to reach as many people with disabilities as cost effectively as possible, we target our services and publications to libraries, disability organizations, independent living centers, rehabilitation facilities, educational institutions, and health and social service providers. What We Do... We disseminate information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and on-line services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently.

Ohio Centers for Independent Living

Independent Living Options

Lin Laing, director

632 Vine St., Suite 305

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(513) 241-2600 voice

(513) 241-7170 TTY

(513) 241-1707 fax

www.cilo.net

Counties served: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Warren

CILO is the oldest center for independent living in Ohio serving individuals with disabilities in the Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky region. Founded by individuals with disabilities and chartered in 1977, as a 501© 3 non-profit, the center is governed, managed, and staffed by a majority of professionals with disabilities. We serve individuals of all ages who have physical, sensory, cognitive, and/or psychological disabilities. We are agents of social change and the practical application of the disability civil rights and independent living movement. We help people become self reliant and live independently to ensure their full inclusion in our community.

SafeLink Wireless

https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx

SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program
that provides a free cell phone and airtime each
month for income-eligible customers.

How to Qualify

The process to qualify for Lifeline Service depends on the State you live in. In general, you may qualify if...

You already participate in other State or Federal assistance program such as Federal Public Housing Assistance, Food Stamps and Medicaid.
Your total household income is at or below 135% of the poverty guidelines set by your State and/or the Federal Government.
No one in your household currently receives Lifeline Service through another phone carrier.
You have a valid United States Postal Address. In order for us to ship you your free phone you must live at a residence that can receive mail from the US Post Office. Sorry, but P.O. Boxes cannot be accepted.

In addition to meeting the guidelines above you will also be required to provide proof of your participation in an assistance program, or proof of your income level.

In addition to meeting the guidelines above you will also be required to provide proof of your participation in an assistance program, or proof of your income level

Long Term Care Resources

http://www.ltc-resources.com/state/ohio/adams.htm

Care Facilities in Adams County

Hillcrest Nursing Home
3564 Lawshe Road
Peebles, OH 45660
937-386-2522
Total Beds: 50
Certifications: Medicare, Medicaid

Adams County Manor
10856 State Route 41
West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2205
Total Beds: 40
Certifications: Medicare, Medicaid

Eagle Creek Nursing Center
141 Spruce Lane
West Union, OH 45693
937-544-5531

Fax: 937-544-3478
Total Beds: 100
Certifications: Medicare, Medicaid

Revmont Nursing Home
7980 State Route 125
West Union, OH 45693
937-544-2923
Total Beds: 16
Certifcations: Medicare, Medicaid

Venture Productions, Inc.

http://www.ventureproductions.org/

Hours of Business :
Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Phone: 937.544.2823 Fax: 937.544.7213

11516 State Route 41 South

West Union, Oh. 45693

Venture Productions, Inc. is a non-profit agency providing employment services to eligible individuals with disabilities who live in Adams County, Ohio. Venture Productions, Inc. employs Contract Supervisors, operates our own fleet of vehicles, and offers competitive pricing for all jobs performed both in-house and at the job site.

Sheltered Employment:

Work is brought into our facility for individuals to complete. Staff provides 100% quality control on all completed jobs. Our shipping and receiving department takes care of all of our order schedules, warehousing, and shipments.

Enclave Employment:

Work is performed at the customer's job site. Staff transport, supervise and work with our indivisuals in order to make sure all job tasks are completed to the customer's satisfaction.

Supported & Community Employment:

Individuals are working in the community with some supports or completely independent. Individuals are referred to the assessments are completed by the BVR Counselor.

OSU Extension-Adams County

215 North Cross St.

Room 104

West Union, OH 45693

Phone: 937-544-2339

Fax: 937-544-8125

Hours: Monday -Friday, 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m.

http://adams.osu.edu/

OSU Extension Adams County extends the resources and knowledge base of The Ohio State University to the residents of Adams County. Extension conducts programs in four major areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Development, and 4-H Youth Development. Adams County is part of the ten-county Ohio Valley Extension Education and Research Area, which also includes Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Scioto, Ross, and Vinton counties