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

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.

Area Agency on Aging
Clermont  County
175 TriCounty Parkway
Cincinnati , Ohio 45246
513-721-1025 phone

800-252-0155 toll free
513-721-0090 fax

Clermont Counseling Service
43 East main Street
Amelia, Ohio 45102

513-248-0421 Phone

513-947-0333

513-947-700

Salvation Army-Family Services

Clermont County Emergency Shelter.

87 North Market Street
Batavia , Ohio 45103
513-732-6328

513-732-6241

Website; www.salvationarmy.org

YMCA Battered Womans Shelter
244 Dayton Street

Hamilton, Ohio 45011

513-863-7099
Phone
1-888-872-9259

Salvation Army
Clermont
County
87 North Market Street
Batavia , Ohio 45103

Phone: 513-732-6241

513-732-6328
Fax: 513-732-1237

Hours; Mon.-Fri. 9:00 am --- 4:30 pm

Misc. resources; Clermont County health department
Clermont
County
2275 Bauer Road suite 300
Batavia , Ohio 45103
513-732-7499

513-732-7213
Phone
513-732-7936
Fax number
Website
www.clermonthealthdistrict.org

Open Door Ministries- For people with disabilities (513) 961-2259

2366 Kemper Lane

Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

Mental Health Assn. (513) 721-2910

2400 Reading Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

FreeStore/ FoodBank  (513) 482-7547

112 E. Liberty Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

513-241-1064

513-241-3123

Southern Ohio Health Services Network

Central Office
218 Stern Road
Seaman, Ohio 45679
(937) 386-1350


Hours
M-F 7:30-5

WEBSITE; http://www.sohsn.com/home/index.php

At-A-Glance

• Private, not-for-profit Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC)

• Founded in 1976 to address the issue of access to primary health care

• Serves five Appalachian counties: Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland and Fayette

• Fourteen offices throughout the service area

• Approximately 60 primary care providers

• Services include: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Dentistry, WIC, Pharmacy

• Employs physicians, dentists, licensed independent social workers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants

• Employs nearly 300 support staff

• Receives federal funds annually which account for less than 20% of SOHSN budget

• Operating Budget is approximately $25 Million

• Offers a discounted fee to patients and families who qualify

• Payer mix includes: Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Managed Care as well as uninsured and underinsured

• In 2004, SOHSN treated 48,000 patients with 180,000 visits

• Governed by a Community-based Board of Trustees

• Participates in Health Disparities Collaborative

• Active Quality Improvement Program

• Works collaboratively with its community hospitals and local groups and agencies

• Continually strives to provide quality, cost-effective primary care to the residents of southern Ohio

• Mission-driven organization which values its patients, providers, employees and the communities it serves

Our Vision and Values

Our values guide us in making day to day moral decisions and resolving ethical dilemmas, and define the character of the SOHSN.

Quality and Excellence
SOHSN is committed to providing excellence in patient care, and is dedicated to the belief that every patient deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, and equality, irrespective of their race, religion, economic status, or ability to pay.

Integrity
SOHSN provides patient care in an honest, fair, and ethical manner.

Patient Rights
SOHSN believes that patients have a right to quality health care, delivered in a respectful manner that is guided by the premise that patients deserve to be educated and treated with compassion.

Customers
SOHSN exists because of our patients and our employees who are both considered our customers. We are dedicated to provide satisfaction to all our customers.

Camelot Community Care

CINCINNATI OFFICE
Steve Tutt, State Director
7162 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45237
Business: (513) 961-5900
Fax: (513) 961-5903 cincinnati@camelotcare.com

Website;

http://www.camelotcommunitycare.org/default.asp

CCC

43 East Main Street

Amelia, OH 45102

Ph:  513-947-7000

www.clermontcounseling.org

1088 Wasserman Way

Batavia, Ohio 45103

513-732-5400

513-732-5466

513-735-8100

Clermont Counseling Center (CCC) is a private, non-profit  mental health center which has served the residents of Clermont County since 1973. Their mission is to promote the positive mental health and well being of our clients, their families and our Clermont community.

CCC provides comprehensive mental health services to adults and families who are confronted with emotional difficulties, family and relationship problems or abuse, and mental illness. They provide a wide range of essential services for adults with mental illness as well as the traditional therapy services for County residents. They are committed to best practices, partnerships, and outcomes, and seek to serve a wide spectrum of our community.

CCC embraces the Recovery Model, based primarily on their exposure to information from the Boston Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation (BCPR) and the works of William Anthony, who defines recovery as,"a deeply personal, unique process of changing one's attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills, and/or roles. It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even with the limitations caused by mental illness."

We are delighted to hear from you!  Please contact us in any one of the following ways.

Who We Are

• Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate substandard housing by building decent, affordable homes to sell to low-income families in need.
• Cincinnati Habitat is about more than just building houses. The staff and board of directors of Cincinnati Habitat are dedicated individuals who are passionate about building homes, families, communities and hope!
• Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity is privately funded and does not receive any support from United Way or Habitat for Humanity International. Funding of cash and in-kind contributions from Cincinnati businesses, churches, foundations, organizations and individuals provide money, labor and talent for each Cincinnati Habitat housing project. To find more funding information, visit our Donations page.

Who We Help
Cincinnati Habitat helps those who help themselves. With volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Cincinnati Habitat builds decent and affordable homes with the help of hard-working "partner families" who actually purchase the homes when completed. Each partner family invests 500 hours of their own labor or "sweat equity" into the home. In return, the home is sold to them at no profit and financed through an affordable no-interest loan. The homeowner's monthly mortgage payments help fund the construction of additional Habitat homes.

Where We Build
Cincinnati Habitat builds in the City of Cincinnati and in parts of Hamilton County. Here in Cincinnati, only 38% of the population owns their own home compared to 68% nationwide. As a result, Cincinnati ranks the fifth lowest for home ownership of all comparably sized U.S. cities. There are 32,000 local families - or about 120,000 moms, dads, and children - that are unable to afford decent shelter.

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

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

Avonex Services   Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment with AVONEX

One on one help when you need it most.

All services...

http://www.avonex.com/msavProject/avone

AVONEX Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

By taking AVONEX, you have chosen to declare your independence over multiple sclerosis (MS). You have chosen to take action and fight your MS.

Everyone has different life goals and reasons for going on therapy. Wanting to maintain a sense of freedom. Raising a family. Achieving a successful career. Whatever your specific goals are, once-a-week AVONEX may help empower you to pursue them. What did you do today that you want to be able to do tomorrow?

The Brain Injury Association of Ohio 

Call the State Office for the local contact's phone number:

1-866-OHIO-BIA (644-6242) toll free

Helpline

BIAOHs State Office staff responds to telephone and email requests for information, educational materials and assistance Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Contact: 1-866-OHIO-BIA (1-866-644-6242) toll-free in Ohio, 614-481-7100 in Columbus, or help@biaoh.org

CPAOs Executive Director, Beverly Johnson, will provide an update on Ohio’s Medicaid Buy-In at BIAOH’s Annual Conference.

Linkage & Technical Assistance to Support Groups

BIAOH maintains a database of over 50 independent support groups around the state offering peer support. BIAOH regularly shares information with group leaders, and provides technical assistance upon request.

Advocacy

BIAOH promotes public policy and system changes to improve services to individuals with brain injury and their families to make them more accessible, available, appropriate, and acceptable. This effort is central to BIAOH’s purpose since in Ohio there is no identified state agency responsible for the long-term service and support needs of one of the state’s largest disability populations

Ohio Medicaid Buy-In Becomes Law!

After years of hard work and persistence, Ohio’s advocacy community can celebrate passage of Medicaid Buy-In legislation since SB 4 language was folded into the State Budget Bill and signed into law on June 30, 2007. Ohio is the 35th state to adopt Medicaid Buy-In provisions.

Medicaid Buy-In is designed to benefit workers with disabilities by expanding eligibility for Medicaid health care coverage, provided these individuals don’t exceed certain income, asset or resource limits, and pay a monthly premium for the coverage.

While the broad parameters of Ohio’s Medicaid Buy-In are included in SB 4 language incorporated into the Budget Bill, work remains. According to staff of the Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio (CPAO), who worked diligently for its passage, here’s what we can expect between now and January 2008:

“The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, in collaboration with the Medicaid Buy-In Advisory Council, will write the rules to implement the program and will seek approval from CMS. (CMS is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.) Additionally, a series of regional meetings will be planned to spread the word about this new program.”

BIAOH, along with more than a dozen other advocacy agencies and organizations, has a seat on Ohio’s Medicaid Buy-In Advisory Council.

Thanks is due all around to both advocates and responsive public officials who pushed this landmark legislation into law, including Ohio General Assembly sponsors, Senator Steve Stivers, and Rep. Jon Peterson, as well as Gov. Ted Strickland who made it a priority among his “Turn Around Ohio” initiatives.

CPAO’s Executive Director, Beverly Johnson, will provide an update on Ohio’s Medicaid Buy-In at BIAOH’s Annual Conference.

Ohio Centers for Independent Living

Independent Living Options

Lin Laing, Executive Director

632 Vine St., Suite 305

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(513) 241-2600 voice

(513) 241-7170 TTY

(513) 241-1707 fax

www.cilo.net

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.

Beech Acres

http://www.beechacres.org/

6881 Beechmont Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45230

(513) 231-0370

(513) 624-0134 fax

Parent Resource Info Line (513) 751-0400

Beech Acres is a child-focused family serivces agency in Greater Cincinnati dedicated to providing effective programs which preserve and strengthen families, enabling their children to live more productive lives.

Services Provided :

• For the Love of Kids , a Beech Acres conference on practical parenting, debuted in November 1999. The 2000 Conference will be held November 4&5. It brings parents together to focus on their primary role in raising their children.
• Family Outreach Services offers counseling, education, and support to families in crisis to help keep the child in the home.
• ParentSource Info Line is a telephone question and answer line for the questions that all parents have about raising their kids.
• Group Services includes support groups for single parents, stepfamilies, children whose parents are divorced, and divorced or divorcing families.
• Every Child Succeeds is a program for first-time mothers that provides support from before the baby's birth until three years of age.
• Beech Acres Family Center provides child development and family support specialists to help families strengthen relationships by teaching cooperative problem solving through crisis intervention, counseling, parent education, respite services, and other activities for children and parents.
• Mediation and Conflict Resolution Services are available to help families work out the problems of divorce, stepfamily conflict, and parent/teen disputes.
• Helping Children Cope with Divorce is a collaboration with Hamilton and Clermont Counties' Domestic Relations Court to provide a class that gives divorcing parents the tools they need to help their children work through divorce in the family.
• Child and Family Therapy provides individual and family therapy to help families solve problems.
• Therapeutic Foster Care is for children who have emotional and behavioral problems because of abuse or neglect.
• Creative Connections provides highly individualized treatment planning for almost 300 of the most troubled children in the community.
• Ujima (a Swahili word for collective work and responsibility) is a collaborative effort that provides day treatment and academic services for children who have severe behavioral problems.
• Therapeutic Mentoring for Children and Adolescents provides therapeutic mentors who teach specific skills to help a child with behavioral problems to be successful.

  Vision :
  Beech Acres strongly believes in the fundamental dignity of the family. They are a beacon to children at risk, their families, and all who care about them.

International Family Resource Center

200 McFarland Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: (513) 345-8559

http://www.servingfamilies.org/default.htm

Vision:

Family Service of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky will be the social service agency of choice for all families in our area.

Our clients become proud, self-sufficient, contributing members of their families and communities.

The community values us for continually raising the overall quality of family life, and enthusiastically supports our efforts.

Values:

We value families as a key pillar of strong communities and a successful society.

We appreciate that families are made up of a multiplicity of types.

We value the power of strong family relationships.

We value high quality services that demonstrate respect for our clients’ uniqueness.

We value learning and development for our employees, our clients and our other partners.

Family Service annually provides client services for almost 6,000 children, individuals and their families throughout the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. In addition, we reach more than 20,000 individuals in our community through television, radio, written materials and speaking engagements

Save our homes Clermont County, Ohio

http://www.clermontsaveourhomes.org/default.aspx

Task Force: 1-888-404-4674

Thank you for visiting the Clermont County Save Our Homes web site dedicated to homeownership preservation, foreclosure education and prevention. 

Call any of the following for Assistance.

Better Housing League of Cincinnati
513-721-6855
www.betterhousingleaguecincinnati.com

Clermont County Common Pleas Court
Foreclosure Mediation Services
513-732-7134

Clermont County Community Services
513-732-2277
www.cccsi.org

Clermont County Dept of Job and Family Services
PRC Program
513-732-7111, option 3
www.acfs.clermontcountyohio.gov

Clermont County Fair Housing Program
513-732-7286

Clermont County Senior Services
513-724-1255
www.clermontseniors.com

Clermont County Veteran’s Services Office
513-732-7363
www.clermontcountyveterans.com

Consumer Credit Counseling Services
513-366-4504
1-800-355-2227
www.cccservices.com or www.apprisen.com

Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP)
1-877-731-3767
216-361-0718
www.esop-cleveland.org

The Homeownership Center
513-961-2800
www.hometoday.cc

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
513-241-9400
www.lascinti.org

Ohio Housing Finance Agency
1-888-362-6432
www.ohiohome.org

Ohio State University Extension Office
513-732-7070
www.clermont.osu.edu

Save The Dream
1-888-404-4674
www.savethedream.ohio.gov

Smart Money Community Services
513-241-7266
www.smart-money.org

US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
1-800-569-4287
www.hud.gov

United Way of Greater Cincinnati
513-721-7900 or 2-1-1
www.uwgc.org

Workforce One of Clermont County
513-943-3000
www.workforceoneclermont.com

Working In Neighborhoods
513-541-4109
www.wincincy.org

Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board

http://www.ccmhrb.org/default.aspx

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The Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board, under local leadership, shall plan and make provision for comprehensive mental health and recovery services that are accessible to all residents of Clermont County and shall evaluate the delivery and effectiveness of these services.

Board Contract Agencies:

LifePoint Solutions- Adult Mental Health

Child Focus, Inc- Children's Mental Health

Clermont Recovery Center- Substance Abuse