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Highland County The
County Resource Directory Click this link: |
The Ohio Benefit Bank Neighbors helping neighbors 1-800-648-1176 |
Trained counselors are available where you live, work, play, and pray. Call today to check your eligibility and find a site near you:
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Social Welfare Services Find social and welfare services in your area by entering your zip code at this web site: |
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Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies Community Action Partnership Helping People. Changing Lives.
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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 |
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. |
Lincare 1-800-965-2689 |
Registered dieticians will work with Ohio Medicaid patients who require tube feedings or nutritional supplements to receive their nutrition supplies free. |
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Cancer Society 1-888-227-6446 |
Prevention/Early detection materials, information, and guidance. Programs offered: Reach to recovery, Road to recovery, CRS (Cancer response system) to provide updated cancer control information. Eligibility: Any resident who is on treatment for cancer. |
| Greenfield Area Christian Center 912 N. Fifth St . Greenfield 937-981-5172 |
Clothing, food provided for needy persons also some furniture/blankets. Commodities distribution 2nd Monday each month from 2-6 p.m. Elgibility: Any person who lives in the Greenfield School District. |
| Highland County Society for Children and Adults 111 West Walnut Street. Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 937-393-2142 |
Loaning of walkers, wheelchairs,canes,corrective shoes,orthopedic devices,braces.Summer speech service. Limited transportation for medical purposes.Some assistance in getting needed medical Attention. For Highland Cty residents unable to obtain services. |
| Highland
County 185 Muntz Street 937-393-4745 |
Representative from the Chillicothe Social Security Office is at the center the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month to help with Social Security Regulations and problems. Applications for Social Security benefits,SSI,and social security cards are taken. |
| Ombudsman 1644 11th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662 1-800-582-7277 or 740-353-5263 |
The Ombudsman addresses the concerns of consumers in a variety of long term care settings. by investigating and resolving complaints; Promoting the enforcement of laws and regulations; Advising and recommending policy to sttae andd federal government agencies on long term care issuses; and educating the public, consumers, providers, and policy makers |
| Highland
County Community Action Organization, Inc Fax: 937-393-7707 |
Programs include: Emergency Community Services-financial assistance, HEAP, Meals at Home, Senior Companion, Weatherization, WIC, Family Planning, Food Pantry, Highland Heights Apartments, Housing Rehab, Head Start. |
| Rural Legal Aid Society of West Central Ohio 31 E. High Street Springfield, Ohio 45502 937-325-5991 |
Legal assistance with civil law cases-excluding fee generating cases, including negotiations, trial work, appeals, administrative hearings and counseling. Do not assist with criminal cases, traffic cases or probate. Will assist with bankruptcy, custody, domestic violence and housing. |
| Highland County One-Stop Employment Center 1575 N. High St . Hillsboro , Ohio 45133 937-393-1933 |
www.highlandcountyworks.com |
| Highland County Veteran's Services 135 N. High St Hillsboro 937-393-8686 |
Emergency assistance for Veterans. |
| Samaritan Outreach Services 537 N. East St . Hillsboro 937-393-2220 |
Clothing assistance, emergency food supplies, information and referrals for low-income persons. Contact Debbie Mitchell at 393-2220 or Dan Benkiel at 393-9208. |
| Family Recovery Services Counseling Inc. 313 Chillicothe Avenue Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 937-393-4562 |
http://frshighland.org |
| Highland County Health Department 1487 North High Street , Suite 400 Hillsbor, OH 45133o 937-393-1941 |
Public health aide services for personal care; nursing services; immunizations for all Highland County residents. Eye clinic, ear clinic, and heart clinic for 21 years and under. |
| Highland County Victim/Witness Assistance Program
149 East Main St . Hillsboro 937-393-5872 |
Advocate group for victims of crime, provide notification and information on court cases, and assist with application for compensation through the Victim of Crimes Fund. Processes and enforces court ordered restitution. Advocates available 24hrs/day. |
Legal Services Corporation
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Promoting equal access to justice in our Nation and to provide high quality civil legal assistance to low-income persons. For Highland County: Legal Aid Society of Greater
Cincinnati |
Ohio Housing Finance Agency 57 East Main Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614.466.7970, 1.888.362.6432 TDD: 614.466.1940 |
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to home ownership. OHFA provides access to financial resources for the development and management of affordable, safe, and sanitary housing. The agency’s programs serve first-time homebuyers, renters, senior citizens, and other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. (Serves all 88 Counties in Ohio) |
| Highland County Department of Job & Family Services
1575 North High St, Suite 100 Hillsboro, Ohio 45133-9442 937-393-4278 |
Assistance with health care, food stamps, Financial assistance, food stamps, Shelter and transportation |
| Child Protective Serivces Highland County Children Services Board 1575 North High St, Suite 100 Hillsboro, Ohio 45133-9442 937-393-3111 |
Investigates allegations of abused, neglected, and dependent children. Emergency after hours call 937-393-1421. |
| St. Mary's Episcopal Church 234 N. High St . Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 937-393-2043 |
Limited emergency assistance primarily for utilities, but also medical expenses, rent and housing. |
| Adult Protective Services Highland County Department of Human Services 1575 N. High St., Suite 100 Hillsboro 937-393-4278 |
Case management services to persons 18-years and older who are alleged to be abused, neglected, or exploited by another or by self. Funding available for persons 60& older who are in need of services to alleviate abuse, neglect or exploitation. |
Area on
Aging 1-800-582-7277 |
Adult day services, Companion services, Home delivered meals, Home medical equipment, Homemaker services, Home repair, Electronics monitoring systems, and medical transportation. |
| Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Highland County Board of DD 8919 US Rt. 50 East Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 937-393-4237 |
Provides a variety of services to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, including: early intervention, adult sheltered workshops, supportive living, Family Resources, and Case Management. |
Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center Highland County Clinic Clinic: 937-393-9946 |
Provide case management and individual, group and family counseling services. |
| Alternatives to Violence Center P.O. Box 527 Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 937-393-8118 |
Safe homes; 24 hr crisis hotline, information & referral; family, court and community advocacy; counseling, transportation, limited child care, women's support groups; male offenders group; teen anger group; anger management groups. Crisis Hotline: 1-888-816-1146 |
Rx for Ohio Website; http://www.rxforohio.org/who/ |
RxforOhio is a program that connects qualified, low-income people with discount prescription drugs, direct from the pharmaceutical manufacturer. |
The Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
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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 Center for Independent Living Options 2031 Auburn Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 (513) 241-2600 voice (513) 241-7170 TTY Counties served: Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Warren |
Breaking Down Barriers Creating Options Promoting Change |
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Community Care Hospice http://www.communitycarehospice.com/ P.O.
Box 123 |
Community Care Hospice is a rural, nonprofit health care corporation
licensed by the state of Ohio. Our hospice is composed of a caring
team of professionals and volunteers who provide the full range
of quality hospice services -- including pediatric services, primarily
in the home and nursing home facilities, to all terminally ill individuals
and their families. is a rural, nonprofit health care corporation licensed by the state of Ohio. Our hospice is composed of a caring team of professionals and volunteers who provide the full range of quality hospice services -- including pediatric services, primarily in the home and nursing home facilities, to all terminally ill individuals and their families.
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Highland County OSU Extension 119 Governor Foraker Place Hillsboro, Ohio 45133 Phone: 937-393-1918 |
Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThe basic mission of the Agriculture and Natural Resources program in Highland County is to provide research based answers to clientele needs through a variety of educational programming. Direction for these education programs is driven by input from advisory committees and clientele. The agricultural industry in Highland County is diverse in nature. The top five commodities produced in Highland County ranked by cash receipts are: 1st - Soybeans; 2nd - Corn; 3rd - Tobacco; 4th - Beef; and 5th - Dairy. Agricultural production in 2000 generated over $42 million in sales for Highland County farms. In 2001, there were 1,370 farms in Highland County with an average size of 180 acres per farm. There are 246,000 acres in farms in the county.
The goal of the Family & Consumer Sciences Educator in Highland
County is to help improve the quality of life for Highland County
Residents.
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