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Summit County The
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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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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. |
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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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| Area Agency on Aging Area Agency on Aging 10B Inc. 1550 Corporate Woods Parkway, Ste. 100 Uniontown , OH 44685-8797 800-421-7277 Phone 330-896-9172 Phone |
Services: Adult Day Care, Escort, Homemaker/Chore, Housing Assistance, Nutrition and Meal programs, Personal Care, Respite Services, Telephone Reassurance, Transportation, Home delivered Meals, Home Health Aide. |
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| Adult Protective Services Summit County Department of Job and Family Services 47 North Main Street Akron , Ohio 44308-1991 330-643-7200 Phone 330-643-7351 Fax TTY/TDD: 330-643-7202/7667 Hours 8-5:00 Mon-Fri |
Adult Protective Services County departments of job and family services are required to investigate and evaluate all reports of suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of adults age 60 and older, who may be handicapped due to aging, or have a physical or mental impairment which prevents an individual from providing for one’s own care or protection. Adults are offered support for protection and self-sufficiency when funding and services are available. |
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| WEATHERIZATION Control Specialist http://www.co.summit.oh.us/executive/weather.htm The Weatherization Assistance Program enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. It is this country's longest running, and perhaps most successful energy efficiency program. During the last 30 years, the U.S. Department of Energy 's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program has provided weatherization services to more than 5.5 million low-income families. |
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| Ombudsman Summit County 1550 Corporate Woods Pkwy. Uniontown Ohio 44685 Phone; 1-800-421-7277 or 330-896-9172 |
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. | ||||
| Child Protective Services Summit County Department of Job and Family Services 264 South Arlington Street Akron , Ohio 44306-1399 Phone: 330-379-9094 Fax: 330-379-1981 Emergency Phone: 330-379-1880 TTY/TDD: 330-379-2036 Hours 8-4:30, Mon-Fri Website: http://www.summitkids.org |
Public children’s services agencies are required
to investigate and assess reports of child abuse and neglect and to intervene when necessary to protect children who are at risk of abuse, neglect, or dependency. The Public Children Services Agency will complete an assessment and, work with the family to develop a case plan identifying services necessary to reduce risk to the child and prevent the abuse or neglect from reoccurring. In instances where children cannot remain safe in their own homes, the agency works with the local juvenile court system to remove the child. A case plan is developed to identify what steps will be taken to ensure that the child will be able to live in a safe, stable environment. The risk of injury or death of a child requires staff to provide and coordinate an array of services that promote and ensure the safety and well-being of children. Major objectives of the Child Protective Services program are: 1. To continue and to support Ohio’s Statewide Risk Assessment Model. A risk-based system incorporates a variety of factors in determining risk to the child, and weighs these factors with strengths that would enable the family to assure the child’s safety. 2. To continue to support counties participating in Protect OHIO, a Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project designed to test new child welfare program approaches in order to access services and to enhance the quality of services. |
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| Crisis Intervention Access, Inc. Shelter for Women & Children 230 West Market Street Akron OH 44303 |
ACCESS provides emergency shelter to homeless single women and homeless women with children including meals; case management; community referrals; and parental/children's programming. | ||||
| 330-535-2999 Phone Website: www.access-shelter.org Domestic Violence Battered Women’s Shelter P.O. Box 9074 Akron , OH 44305 330-374-1111 Phone |
Women’s shelter. | ||||
| Department of Job and Family Services Summit County Department of Job and Family Services 47 North Main Street Akron , Ohio 44308-1991 330-643-8200 Phone 330-643-7351 Fax TTY/TDD: 330-643-7202/7667 Hours 8-5:00 Mon-Fri |
Summit County Department of Job and Family Services is in place to provide financial assistance, food stamps, medical benefits and certain other services to individuals and families who meet Federal and State eligibility guidelines in Mahoning County. Financial assistance is provided to the following individuals who meet these guidelines: Families with disabled parent, unemployed parents or parent, single parent families, individuals less than eighteen years of age or over sixty years of age, pregnant women, persons determined disabled through the Social Security Office or County Medical Section, families with a one-time emergent need. Food Stamps are provided to individuals or families who meet the Federal and State eligibility guidelines. Medical benefits are available for individuals who meet the following Federal and State eligibility guidelines: Age of sixty-five or older, blind individuals, disabled individuals, nursing home residents, children under the age of twenty one, individuals who receive financial assistance, individuals who lose financial eligibility because of employment, pregnant women, individuals considered by a physician to be medication dependent. Social Services are provided to eligible individuals and families. The following services are available; Child care assistance, preventive health care program for individuals up to twenty one years of age, at-risk pregnancy services, transportation, homemaker services, adult protective services, case management services. | ||||
| Board of DD County of Summit Board of DD 89 E. Howe Rd. Tallmadge , OH 44278-1099 330-634-8000 Phone Website: www.csbmrdd.com |
Early intervention, Early childhood services, School-Age programs, Adult services, Residential/Respite services, Home and Community based waivers, Case management/Service coordination services, transportation services. | ||||
| United Way of Summit County 90 N. Prospect St . P.O. Box Akron , OH 44309-1260 211 Referral line 330-762-7601 Phone |
Information provided through 2-1-1 includes such services
as: Basic human needs resources (food banks, clothing, shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance); Physical and mental health resources (health insurance programs, Medicaid, Medicare, maternal health, children’s health insurance programs, medical information lines, crisis intervention, support groups, counseling, drug and alcohol intervention and rehabilitation); Work support (financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance, education programs); Supports for older Americans and persons with disabilities (adult day care, congregate meals, Meals on Wheels, respite care, home health care, transportation, homemaker services); Children, youth and family supports (childcare, after school programs, Head Start, family resource centers, summer camps and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring, protective services). |
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| Food American Red Cross Summit County Chapter , 501 West Market Street Akron OH 44303 , 330.535.6131 Phone Website: summitCounty.redcross.org |
The American Red Cross of Summit County is partners with United Way of Summit County in providing the annual United Way/Red Cross Campaign. The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers focuses on providing immediate relief to victims of disasters and helping people prevent, prepare, and respond to emergencies... by offering Disaster Relief assistance, Transportation help for medical related needs, Community Blood Services, aid to Military personnel and their families, and Health and Safety education including CPR/AED, first aid training, swimming & life guarding, and babysitting instruction. | ||||
| Shelter Loving Arms 330-468-2767 Phone |
Temporary housing for women. | ||||
| Catholic Social Services of Summit County, Inc. 640 North Main Street Akron OH 44310 330-762-7481 Phone We b site: www.csssc.org |
Provides access to quality comprehensive mental health and social services for Summit County families. | ||||
| The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc. 570 E. Waterloo Road 570 E. Waterloo Road Akron OH 44319 330-724-6995 Phone Website: www.goodwillakron.org |
Goodwill helps individuals prepare for, find and retain employment through job training, employment opportunities, job placement and follow-up services. | ||||
| The Arc of Summit & Portage Counties 3200 West Market Street Suite 301 Fairlawn , OH 44333 330.836.5863 Phone 330.836.6043 Fax Website: www.arcsummitportage.org |
The Arc is an advocacy and support organization for people who have mental retardation and/or other developmental disabilities, and their families. | ||||
| Mental Health Services Family Services/Akron Office East 212 E. Exchange Street Akron , Ohio 44304 330-376-9494 Phone Website: www.admboard.org |
Provides outpatient mental health, and alcohol and other drug services. | ||||
| Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (MEN ONLY) 1006 Grant St. Box 1743 Akron , OH 44309 330-773-3331 330-773-3335 |
The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARC's)
serve men and women with social, emotional and spiritual needs who
have lost their ability to cope with their problems and provide for
themselves. The ARC's provide adequate housing with work, group and
individual therapy in clean, wholesome surroundings. Physical and spiritual care prepare those men and women to re-enter society and return to gainful employment. Frequently those rehabilitated are reunited with families and resume a normal lifestyle. The work therapy program of the ARC's includes the collection and repair of donated materials and the operation of Salvation Army Thrift Stores in which restored goods are sold at reasonable prices. Proceeds from these stores, in turn, support the programs of the ARC's |
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| The Salvation Army-Northeast Ohio Division P.O. Box 5847 Cleveland , OH 44101-0847 216-861-8185 Phone 216-861-0737 Fax |
Provides emergency services to members of the community in need of food, clothing, utilities, etc, as well as community center activities for children and youth as an alternative recreation program. | ||||
| Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority 100 W. Cedar St. Akron , OH 44307-2502 330-762-9631 Phone 330-376-6821 Fax |
Rental Housing/Section8. | ||||
| Akron Health Department 177 South Broadway Street Akron , OH 44308 330-375-2960 Phone 330-375-2154 Fax Health@ci.akron.oh.us |
The Akron Health Department provides most services
through 9 major operating units. Division of Nursing Division of Environmental Health Health Data Management (includes birth and death certificates) Health Promotion Division Public Health Laboratory Air Quality Management Housing Division Office of Epidemiology Counseling and Alcoholism Services A full description of the services offered through each operating unit, contact information for that unit, and instructions for accessing the services offered by that unit can be obtained by clicking on the tab labeled Divisions at the top of this page. |
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| HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES 175 E. Market St . P. O. Box 547 Akron , OH 44309-0547 Phone: 330/535-1563 Fax: 330/535-8917 |
Food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, clothing for the needy. Resident Christ-centered discipleship/recovery programs for men and women whose lives have been shattered by drugs and alcohol. Counseling and assistance for homeless people who need help in obtaining social services. Annual community outreach events, including a summer picnic, basketball camp for boys and girls in grades three through eight, Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas party for neighborhood children, and distribution of thousands of Hope Tote bags filled with personal care items to low-income and homeless persons. | ||||
| Rx for Ohio Website; who | RxforOhio is a program that connects qualified, low-income people with discount prescription drugs, direct from the pharmaceutical manufacturer. | ||||
| Angel Food Ministries; Salem United Methodist Church ( 330) 821-1699 | Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States. The program began in 1994 with 34 families in Monroe, Georgia (between Atlanta and Athens), and has grown to serve thousands of families every month across 17 states. Angel Food Ministries crosses denominational lines and has spread the good news of the gospel of Christ through salvation tracts that are placed in each food order. | ||||
| Ohio and Summit county Area Community and Social Service Organizations Website | The website provides links to different aganecies and organizations that provide all kinds resources and information. http://www.drcourt.org/socservices.htm | ||||
| AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Never underestimate the power of trust. Critical Care
Critical Care Center Medical Intensive Care Unit
(MICU) Progressive Intensive Care
Unit (PICU) Surgical Intensive Care Unit
(SICU) Cardiac Surgery Unit (CSU)
Progressive Coronary Care
(PCU) Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
WEBSITE; http://www.akrongeneral.org/portal/page?_pageid=153,144849&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |
Akron General's Critical Care Center brings together some of the most talented experts in Northeast Ohio in the fields of intensive care medicine, neurology, neuroradiology, trauma, surgery, hyperbaric medicine and research to deliver state-of-the-art care to critically ill and injured patients. Through a broad range of diagnostic and treatment modalities, the Critical Care Center treats and manages complex disease states in both medical and surgical units. Here you'll find more information about Akron General's Critical Care Center, our physicians, our 24-hour availability and how we're leading the way in research and treatment. | ||||
| Simply EZ Home Delivered Meals http://www.simplyez.net/index.phpindex
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Simply
EZ has been recognized numerous times by the Central Ohio Area Agency
on Aging for Exemplary Performance in Providing Home Care Services. |
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Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. 80 W. Bowery St., Suite 200 P.O. Box 2000 Akron, OH 44309-2000 Phone: (330) 376-7730 Fax: (330) 996-4262 E-Mail: mcosta@aksumcom.org |
Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. is designated as the primer sponsor of the anti-poverty program in Summit County Ohio (Ohio Department of Development, County of Summit, City of Akron Designation). The major emphasis of the agency is operating Head Start Child Development services for over 3,000 children and their families. Another significant program, the Self Help and Resource (SHARE) provides a high quality food co-op program for 10,000 families each month throughout the state of Ohio. |
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Autism Society of America ASA Improving
the lives of all affected by Autism |
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| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.cff.org/aboutCFFoundation/Locations/FindACareCenter/index.cfm?state=OH |
Adding Tomorrows Every Day The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. The Foundation is the leading organization in the United States devoted to cystic fibrosis. It has more than 80 chapters and branch offices nationwide and funds and accredits 115 CF care centers across the country, including 94 adult care programs, which provide patients and families with vital treatment and other CF resources. In addition, 54 affiliate programs provide multi-disciplinary care for CF with Foundation support. |
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Tri - County
Independent Living Center Inc. http://www.tcilc.org/index.htm
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What is "Independent Living Skills Training?"
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many doors are opening for persons with disabilities to live independently, with full community access. Independent Living is based on the philosophy that a person with a disability should be in control of the services that allow him/her to live independently. Sometimes consumers need assistance to learn and/or improve Independent Living Skills (ILS) to achieve greater independence. Independent Living Skills Training (I L S T) is an umbrella approach to meeting a variety of needs on an individual or group basis.
Consumers are encouraged to enroll in all of the classes, if possible, as each one builds upon the previous skills presented. Participation in each session also provides consumers with the opportunity to gain valuable information by sharing personal experience. If you are
interested in I L S T, or need more information, please call |
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Summit County OSU Extension
2525 State Rd. Suite 250 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223 330.928.GROW (4769) |
Your Summit County Extension office is here to serve
you! Through our 4-H Youth Development, Horticulture, Family &
Consumer Science and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education programs
we deliver educational programs and provide information directly to
county residents. We also serve as the portal to The Ohio State University
Extension system and to information from other Land Grant colleges
and universities across the country.
OSU Extension in Summit county |
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The Job Center in Summit County http://www.thejobcenter.biz/cms/site/841df35d572b686e/index.html 1040 East Tallmadge Avenue |
The
Job Center ? Think of it as the Workforce Mall The
Job Center in Summit County is a facility where more than 20
workforce service providers are housed under the same
roof to better serve the needs of both businesses and job seekers.
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Summit County Kids Web
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Activities on the Web for Children Attractions Other Sites Include: Womens History FEMA for kids U.S. government for kids. County Information & Events Community
Calendar 9/11
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211 Summit County By mail: 703 South Main Street, Suite 211, Akron, OH 44311 By phone: 2-1-1, 330-376-6660, 330-650-2603 (Northern Summit County), 1-888-212-5041 (toll-free) By fax: 330-253-1137 By text message: Send
a text to 330-576-4021. We will try to respond within one business
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