Resources and Programs

United Way of Scioto and Adams County, Inc. Community Resource Directory (2-1-1)

Search the database online here to get information on available community resources. For more information, please contact the United Way of Scioto and Adams County at 740-353-5121, or visit them at 1671 Grant Street in Portsmouth.

Adams Brown Community Action Partnership (ABCAP)

The Adams Brown Community Action Partnership (ABCAP) is a non-profit social service agency and an IRS designated 501(c)(3). Established in 1965, they are dedicated to increasing self-sufficiency of individuals and families in Adams & Brown Counties through education and supportive services. As an “umbrella” social service agency, they provide diverse services to low and moderate income residents of Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio. For more information, please contact them at 937-378-6041 or toll-free at 1-800-553-7393 and then dial "0" for an operator; you may also contact them via email at info@abcap.net or visit them at 406 West Plum Street in Georgetown. For information on hours and more, please visit their website.

Adams County Department of Job & Family Services

The Adams County Department of Job and Family Services offers help with Cash Assistance (OWF); child care; child support; food assistance; health care (Medicaid); work support services through the Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC) program; disability assistance; Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP) services for teenage parents; adult protective services; and Medicaid transportation (NET). For more information, please contact them at 937-544-2371 or 1-800-840-5711, or via email at ADAMS_COUNTY_JFS@jfs.ohio.gov, or visit them at 482 Rice Drive, PO Box 386 in West Union. For information on hours and more, please visit their website.

United Way of Greater Cleveland 2-1-1

Serving 26 counties and covering 3.5 million people in Ohio, the United Way 2-1-1 Help Center provides free and confidential 24-hour access to a compassionate professional who will review your options for help, develop a plan and act as your advocate if you are faced with barriers to service. Simply dial 2-1-1 or chat with us for assistance. Se habla Espanol. Additional information may be found on their website.

West Ohio Community Action Partnership (WOCAP)

West Ohio Community Action Partnership (WOCAP) is committed to promoting education, healthy prenatal outcomes, parental involvement, financial assistance, personal achievements, and other services that families and individuals need. For more information, please contact them at 419-227-2586 or toll-free at 1-844-221-9447, or visit them at 540 South Central Avenue in Lima. Additional information may be found on their website.

Allen County Job & Family Services

The Allen County Department of Job and Family Services serves residents of Allen County by administrating public assistance such as cash, food assistance and Medicaid programs of the State and Federal government, investigating complaints of elder abuse and neglect, and providing needed supportive services such as transportation and day care assistance. Services are available to any resident of Allen County. Income and resource limitations may apply. For more information, please call 419-228-2621 or toll-free 1-888-228-2120, or visit them at 1501 South Dixie Highway, PO Box 4506 in Lima. Additional information may be found on their website.

United Appeal for Athens County (2-1-1)

United Appeal for Athens County (2-1-1) is committed to connecting residents in Athens County with comprehensive and up-to-date information about social, health, and government services. To search their services, please visit their website. For more information, please contact them at 740-592-1293, or via email at resource@unitedappeal.org, or visit them at 396 Richland Avenue in Athens. 

Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP)

Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP) is a nonprofit corporation that develops, manages, and provides services and support to individuals and families who lack sufficient financial resources to meet their basic needs or to provide the quality of life they desire. Most services are funded through federal and state resources but are supplemented through donations, local levies, private grants, and fundraising efforts. For more information, please contact them at 740-767-4500 or toll-free at 1-800-686-1093, or via email at info@hapcap.org, or visit them at 3 Cardaras Drive, PO Box 220 in Glouster. Additional information may be found on their website.

Athens County Department of Job and Family Services

The Athens County Department of Job and Family Services coordinates a wide range of services and assistance programs for people of all ages. For more information, please contact them at 740-797-2523 or toll-free at 1-800-762-3775, or via email at athensjfs@jfs.ohio.gov, or by visiting them at 13183 State Route 13 in Millfield. Additional information may be found on their website.

West Ohio Community Action Partnership (WOCAP)

West Ohio Community Action Partnership (WOCAP) is committed to promoting education, healthy prenatal outcomes, parental involvement, financial assistance, personal achievements, and other services that families and individuals need. For more information, please contact them toll-free at 1-844-221-9447, or visit them at 13093 Infirmary Road in Wapakoneta. Additional information may be found on their website.

Auglaize County Job & Family Services

The Auglaize County Department of Job and Family Services extends supportive services and resources, which provides the essential needs of residents of Auglaize County. For more information, please contact them at 567-242-2700, or visit them at 12 North Wood Street in Wapakoneta. Additional information may be found on their website.

United Way of Greater Cincinnati 2-1-1

Dial 2-1-1 (or 513-721-7900 or 1-513-762-7250) to speak to a trained professional who can connect you to essential community services. For more information, please contact them via email at uw211@uwgc.org, or visit them at 948 Cincinnati Batavia Pike in Cincinnati. Additional information may be found on their website.

Adams Brown Community Action Partnership (ABCAP)

The Adams Brown Community Action Partnership (ABCAP) is a non-profit social service agency and an IRS designated 501(c)(3). Established in 1965, we are dedicated to increasing self-sufficiency of individuals and families in Adams & Brown Counties through education and supportive services. As an “umbrella” social service agency, we provide diverse services to low and moderate income residents of Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio. For more information, please contact 1-800-553-7393 or 937-378-6041 and then dial "0" for an operator; you may also contact them via email at info@abcap.net, or visit them at 406 W. Plum Street in Georgetown. For information on hours and more, please visit their website.

Brown County Department of Job & Family Services

The Brown County Department of Job and Family Services extends supportive services and resources, which provides the essential needs of residents of Brown County. For more information, please contact them at 937-378-6104, or visit them at 775 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown.

United Way of Clark, Champaign and Madison Counties 2-1-1

You may search here for access to not-for-profit agencies and other essential services. To find resources serving Champaign County residents, enter information about the individual needing the service. You may also contact them via phone at 937-653-4636 or 1-855-868-9088, or via email at lwagner@uwccmc.org or mmartin@uwccmc.org. Additional information may be found on their website.

Bridges Community Action Partnership

Bridges Community Action Partnership is a private nonprofit community action agency dedicated to helping and serving low-income individuals and families in Delaware, Madison, Union, Shelby, Champaign, and Logan counties. Bridges helps improve the lives of individuals and families by providing a variety of programs and assistance with utilities, home improvement, family development, work resources, safe housing, financial education, and medical needs.

For more information, contact them at 937-772-9164 or 1-800-858-4452, or visit them at 1679 East State Route 29 in Urbana. Additional information, including office hours and more, may be found on their website.

Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services

Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services provides help for the families and individuals of the Champaign County community through a wide range of support services. For more information, contact them at 937-484-1500, or visit them at 1512 South US Highway 68, Suite N100 in Urbana. Additional information may also be found on their website.