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Health, education and financial support services to help build strong foundations and strengthen our community. View all local YMCA locations.

High-quality, affordable health care and education services:

• LGBTQ+ services
• Men’s health
• STD testing, treatment and vaccination
• Women’s health

Services for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Before and after school care is available for grades K through 6. Closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Provides a monthly benefit up to $30 (up to $75/month on Tribal lands) for broadband internet. – Provides a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50.).

Clothes and shoes for Sandy Valley Local School District students.  

Food pantry: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.

Canton Challenger Baseball is Little League’s adaptive baseball program for those with physical and intellectual challenges. Each team is lead by a manager and assisted by volunteers. Learn more at their website.

AHEAD Inc. is a local non-profit that has supported Massillon children and their families for more than 30 years. Our purpose is to help remove the barriers that can make learning difficult, so every child has the chance to grow, succeed, and feel supported. We work side-by-side with Massillon City Schools and community partners to connect families with meaningful services and resources.

AHEAD offers a variety of supports designed to strengthen students both in school and at home.

Academic summer camps that give students entering 10th through 12th grade a chance to gain valuable hands-on experience with talented professionals in their fields of interest. Note: Summer camps at Malone have been paused for 2021.

Addiction and mental health counseling, psychiatric services, case management, education and employment services, hot meals, social center

Accurate, up-to-date information and pregnancy support:

• Pregnancy testing
• Limited ultrasound
• STD testing
• First prenatal visit
• Community referrals
• Education and resources
• Post-abortion counseling
• Support Groups

We help communities in Northern Ohio prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. We are able to make a difference in our local communities because of the generosity of our donors and support of our volunteers. Together, we provide the following programs and services:

• Disaster Services
• Volunteer Services
• Blood Donation Services
• Lifesaving Skills Training
• Military or Veterans Assistance (mental health counseling, emergency assistance and job services)
• Home Fire Campaign

Start Smart programming and events for children from infants to pre-teens.

For information about Technology Training Services, contact [email protected].

Multiple branches throughout Stark County. Visit the website to find the closest one.

Bridges is a voluntary program for young adults in the foster care system who are ages 18, 19 or 20. It provides guidance and support during the transition to adulthood for individuals who are in school, working or have a qualifying medical condition.

CSE Federal Credit Union believes in making your financial life simpler, smarter and stronger. As a member-owned cooperative serving Stark, Summit, Portage, Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties, we’re dedicated to delivering full-service agency support tailored to meet you and your organization’s unique needs. We also remain committed to helping our members and community better understand banking and basic financial services through education, community outreach and financial counseling.

Parks, trails, classes and activities for Stark County residents of all ages.

Located at Petros Lake park, there is a one-mile Mindfulness Walk trail marked with 10 stations that help you practice the art and science of being mindful. Mindfulness is a helpful tool for an overall self-care lifestyle.

• Common Goods clothing ministry (Common Goods is closed during certain holidays and when Plain Local Schools close due to bad weather)
• Monthly food distribution in partnership with the Akron-Canton Food Bank
• Partnered with The Heart of Ohio Diaper Bank

MentorStark is a central hub to help people find youth and young adult development programs and activities in Stark County. Whether you want to volunteer for a program or find an opportunity for yourself or your child, MentorStark is here to help! Learn more: https://www.mentorstark.org/ 

Community Building Partnership of Stark County, Inc. (CBP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and revitalizing neighborhoods throughout Stark County. CBP empowers residents to improve their homes, build financial stability, and strengthen community connections through a variety of free programs and services.

CBP’s Healthy Neighborhoods Programs support neighborhood pride, stability, and reinvestment through:

Aultman Area Programming – connecting residents and partners to strengthen the neighborhoods surrounding Aultman Hospital.

Canton Exterior Renovation Grant Program – providing financial rebate for exterior home improvements that enhance curb appeal.

Autism Society of Greater Akron (ASGA) is the premier resource for adapted community events, advocacy, education, information and referral, and support for our local Autism community. We serve Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties. Through these five core services, ASGA safeguards the progress our society has made in awareness of the Autism community. ASGA also uses these services to promote greater acceptance of and higher quality of life for every member of our community.

24/7 Confidential Hotline: 330-452-1111

COMPASS provides support, resources, and counseling to survivors and co-survivors of sexual violence.  All services are free. 

Available services include a 24-hour, confidential hotline, criminal justice advocacy, campus advocacy, prevention education, and counseling.

These confidential, cost-free services include:

• Abortion Information
• Adoption Agency Referrals
• Adoption Information
• Maternity & Infant Supplies
• Medical Referrals
• Parenting Education
• Post-Abortion Support
• Pregnancy Options Information
• Pregnancy Tests
• STD/STI Information
• Support for Men
• Ultrasound (Onsite)*

Home Visiting is a voluntary, home-based program offered at no cost to your family.  Our home visitors are well-trained professionals who use a compassionate approach that offers information and support during pregnancy, and empowers you as the parent with skills, tools, and confidence to nurture the healthy growth of your child through the earliest years – a critical time of development.

Pregnant women and families with young children.Supporting first-time parents with home visiting services for children up to 3 years old

24/7 Phone #’s
Call or text: 988
Chat on website: www.988lifeline.org
Or call: 330-452-6000 

The new three-digit dialing code, 988 Lifeline, connects callers to the 988 Crisis Lifeline. When you call, text or chat using the 988 Lifeline, you’re connected to trained counselors that are part of the 988 Lifeline network, made up of more than 200 local crisis centers. Counselors are trained to provide emotional support and crisis counseling to people in suicidal crisis,

Crisis counselors are trained to answer calls, chats, or texts from LGBTQ+ young people who reach out on our free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ+ identity, depression, and suicide.

We provide a confidential safe space where callers of any age can speak about sexual orientation or gender identity/expression issues. This includes coming out issues, relationship concerns, family, bullying, school issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more.

Sometimes you just need to be heard. We’re here. You deserve respect, support, affirmation, and acceptance.

We don’t give advice, and we never tell you what you should do. Ultimately, those choices are yours to make,

If you, a loved one, or your ALS patient has been diagnosed with ALS, you may CONTACT US for information or assistance from anywhere in the USA or world. Nursing consultation includes assessment of patient problems; nursing recommendations; education on options for breathing and living; and referral to appropriate multidisciplinary healthcare providers for best management of care and patient outcomes.

Hot breakfast is provided to anyone in the community through their Food, Clothing & Prayer program on the second Saturday of every month from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Camp Wakonda is a Christian summer camp that encourages children to grow in their emotional and spiritual health in the Christian community. Since 1959, campers have learned about and experienced God through the wonder of nature.

Providing counseling, support, advocacy, and education with a focus on prevention and treatment in the home, community, office, or telehealth.

Additional Program:
The Prevent Relapse Occurrence Team with Enhanced Case management and Treatment (Protect) works with juveniles who have shown sexual behavior problems who are not incarcerated or are returning to the community following separation. PROTECT services are designed to work specifically with individuals who have been identified as participating in “sexting” behavior or other minor-related sexual behavioral issues.

Provides:

• Assistance with personal financial management including structured repayment programs that assist with reducing and repaying unsecured debt paying less interest and in a shorter amount of time
• Assistance with improving credit management and offer services that provide financial education and guidance, including income and expense management and credit review
• Required certification for bankruptcy through our on demand online pre filing bankruptcy certification

 Also, a HUD approved housing counseling agency providing services for mortgage delinquency counseling and assistance in preparing for home ownership.

We, Alliance for Children & Families, Inc. —through direct services, advocacy, education, prevention, intervention, supportive services, and the development and implementation of innovative and productive programming—are committed to empowering children, individuals and families to restore them to lives of stability, self-sufficiency and enhancement. We do this by treating all persons with dignity and respect.

Services include:

• Permanent Supportive Housing
• Emergency Shelter
• Rapid-Rehousing
• Parenting program
• Pregnancy &

Serves the public health needs of more than 250,000 people in Stark County:

• Emergency preparedness
• Environmental health
• Health education
• Kids safety
• Reproductive Health department
• WIC – special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children
• Naloxone kits at the Stark County Health Department are available by appointment. If interested, please call (330) 493-9928.
• Adult &

We recognize that a person’s entire life can be affected by substance use and addiction. At Glenbeigh, individuals living with a substance use disorder are not only treated; they are listened to, accepted and understood.

Glenbeigh’s Inpatient Hospital delivers medically necessary diagnostic and rehabilitation treatment services under the care of highly trained, professional staff members.

Canton’s Glenbeigh office offers outpatient services including Assessments, IOP (Intensive Outpatient) and continuing care groups. A family group is also offered.

A Major Unusual Incident (MUI) is an event that negatively impacts the health, safety or wellbeing of an individual with developmental disabilities. If you or someone you know is experiencing a major unusual incident, call the 24-hour hotline to report the event.

MUI Hotline: 330-477-4477

The Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities exists to connect individuals and families with the services they need for health, safety, education and a high quality of life.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a nonprofit home improvement store and donation center that sells donated new and gently used furniture, appliances, home décor, and building materials to the public at a fraction of retail price. Proceeds from each sale help Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio build and renovate homes with low to moderate income families in the local community. ReStore offers free donation pickup for larger items and each donation is tax deductible.

Addiction and mental health counseling, psychiatric services, case management, family housing, male residential addiction treatment, driver intervention program

Emergency health care services available 24/7.

Child delivery and support services in Stark County:

• Maternity and mother/baby care
• Breastfeeding support
• Neonatal special care nursery
• High-risk pregnancy support

Cancer Support Group: Group of current or former cancer patients and their caregivers, family members and friends. Meets Thursdays at 6 pm.

Seeds of Hope: Supporting individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one.

Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities (Direction Home Akron Canton) is a private, non-profit organization that helps older adults and people with disabilities thrive in the places they want to call home.

• Aging and Disability Resource Center – Provides professional, one-on-one consultations to access to information on in-home care and community resources.
  • Meal Sites/Senior Centers
  • Assisted Living Waiver
  • Care Coordination
  • Ohio Home Care Waiver
  • PASSPORT
  • Acute Care Transitions
  • And More

Call (330) 896-9172 or click here to learn more.

Restore Addiction Recovery is a Christ-centered, Biblically-based, and Clinically-Supported 12-month residential program for men struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction. Our services are free and no insurance is needed to join. While in our program, men receive individualized care, including but not limited to: 1-1 counseling, life coaching and life skills, job training and employment through our community work program, mentorship, financial coaching, healthy community, and more. Our goal is to prepare each man for life outside of our doors and have lasting freedom from addiction.

Free Mom Hugs in Ohio can be found at Pride and LGBTQ+ community-focused events across the state. Once you register with the Ohio group, they will connect you with the appropriate local chapter.

Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.

Our goal is not to replace family relationships,

Horsemanship Sessions: Spend one-on-one time with the horses, and discover how they view the world and what lessons we can learn. Sessions are typically held on Wednesdays. Topics include the power of the herd, the silent language of the horse, the importance of authority, safety from the horse’s point of view, and dealing with an ever-changing environment. We also provide sessions for groups that may be interested. Email Missy for more information or to register.

Serving Stark, Carroll, Tuscarawas, Harrison, and Jefferson Counties, Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio is driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live. People partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and purchase the homes with an affordable zero interest mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering, or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength,

Since 1975, VANTAGE Aging has promoted successful aging by providing programs that support older adults who wish to age in place and live independently with dignity.

Meals on Wheels – Health and wellness are essential to aging in place, and our Meals on Wheels program helps homebound and disabled people remain at home by providing home-delivered meals, wellness checks, and assistance with personal and household needs.

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) – Offering state-wide assistance to low-income adults seeking job training and employment,

English as a second language (ESL) services for adults in Stark County.

Pre-kindergarten and preschool services for infants, toddlers and young children.