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24/7 Phone #’s

• Call or text: 988
• Chat on website: www.988lifeline.org
• Or call: 330-452-6000
  • Press 1 for Veterans support or 2 for Spanish-speaking.

If you need immediate help, or are experiencing a mental health crisis, professional and confidential consultation is available. Call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 if you are experiencing thoughts of suicide.

Walk-in Clinic: 24/7 Crisis Services

Call-in Clinic: 24/7 Crisis Services

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.

The Military Crisis Line is a free, confidential resource for all service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, and Veterans, even if they’re not enrolled in VA benefits or health care.

AADVS provides emergency and support services to men, women, and children impacted by domestic violence.

Services include case management, advocacy, human trafficking advocacy, counseling, community education, outreach services, and transitional support.

24-Hour Emergency Hotline: 330-823-7223

At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.

Intended for individuals or families without a place to stay that night. Referring individuals or families who already have a place to stay for the night will only prolong wait times for those who urgently need shelter.

Refers eligible callers to appropriate shelters and other programs for households that meet the HUD definition of literally homeless after conducting an eligibility interview Monday – Friday 7am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm (except holidays).

Counselors are available 24 hours a day to support runaways, homeless youth and teens in crisis.

Committed to empowering children, individuals and families to restore them to lives of stability, self-sufficiency and enhancement.

Services include:

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

Health care facility dedicated to improving the health of Alliance residents and surrounding communities.

Emergency care with no appointment necessary.

DVPI is a private, non-profit agency dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and dating violence and their children through trauma-informed, confidential, comprehensive services, delivered with respect and cultural sensitivity. Programming includes 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter, housing assistance, peer support, advocacy for survivors of human trafficking, as well as legal and medical support.

FOR EMERGENIES, CALL 911

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.

To report child abuse and neglect in Ohio, call the Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY): 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453).

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

Providing 24/7 crisis care for LGBTQ+ young people.

Our 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.

To report the suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect or exploitation of adults, 60+. Use 911 for any immediate danger.

Anyone who suspects that elder abuse may be occurring can call the statewide toll-free referral number 24 hours a day, 365 days a year: 1-855-OHIO-APS (1-855-644-6277). Callers do not need to provide proof and can choose to remain anonymous.

Elder abuse can also be reported online or to a county JFS agency.

Report emergencies and cases of unsafe working conditions, health or safety violations.

• Emergency Police/Fire Assistance: 911
• Police Administration: 330-854-2926

A peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans.

Oprime 2 para hablar con alguien en español.

• When you contact us, you’ll be connected to a trans/nonbinary peer operator
• Full anonymity and confidentiality
• No nonconsensual active rescue (calling 911,

• For Emergencies, call: 9-1-1
• 24 Hour Dispatch Service: 330.877.2500
• Police Department Fax: 234.281.0003

Network of more than 30 food pantries throughout Stark County

Emergency food pantry at the Goodwill Community Campus
Visit for food assistance and pantry support.

 We provide furnishings and household goods for:

• Young Adults aging out of foster care and entering into independent living
• Domestic Violence survivors exiting emergency shelters
• Veterans escaping homelessness

Hope Bridge is on a gospel-led mission to mobilize the state of Ohio to step into the crisis within its foster care system by raising awareness and equipping churches and communities in the care and support of vulnerable children and families.

Confidential emergency shelter and medical care within three days of birth.

The largest hospital in Stark County.

• Emergency Room provides services for individuals with urgent health care concerns. Also a place for parents to safely and legally give their babies up.
• Aultman Serenity Program provides medical forensic nursing care to individuals impacted by violence, including abuse and neglect, domestic violence, human trafficking, or sexual assault.
• Grief support groups

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.

Stark County Job & Family Services supports the community by protecting, stabilizing, and strengthening individuals and families.

Report child abuse: 330-455-KIDS / 1-800-233-5437

Serving the Canton community with:

• Emergency food pantry
• Diaper/Feminine hygiene distribution
• To-go meals (soup kitchen/bagged)
• Rental/utility assistance (as funding allows)
• Showers
• Seasonal assistance (back-to-school supplies/Christmas help)
• Recreation + educational programs (adults & children)

Serving the Massillon community:

• Hot meal program: Fridays 11a-12p
• Choice Food Pantry:
  Monday-Friday- Call office 330-833-6473 for Same Day Appointment- Appointment required.
• Clothing: Vouchers for Perry Helping Perry
• Shelters: Emergency shelter resources
• Rent & Utility assistance: Call office for availability
• Programs for adults and youth: Call office for details
• Holiday/Christmas assistance

Formerly Foundations

Provides Peer Recovery Services in Stark County, Ohio, offering 30 evidence-based classes and support groups each week, along with a unique, Peer Run Crisis Respite Program. All services are free of charge and designed with both physical and emotional safety in mind.

Additional locations:

227 Third St. SE, Suite: Make-A-Way
Massillon, OH 44648

Satellite Location for Education & Recovery Massillon

• Provides emergency shelter to the homeless and tools to help them get back on their feet and become self-sufficient.
• Offers early care and education services to children that enhance their development and prepare them to be successful as they transition to kindergarten.
• Also has spaces available for community members and businesses to rent for meetings and events.

Provides outpatient psychiatric, counseling, and case management services to children, adolescents, and adults.

Mental health & illness, addictions, dual disorders, behavioral issues, trauma.

Closed Fridays, clients are directed to Canton if an emergency or direct care is needed.

Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties shares the mission held by Catholic Charities USA: to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures and to call the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same.

All of our support volunteers identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ family, and are here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs.

Our mission is to assess, protect, promote, and improve the health of Stark County through leadership, quality service, and community partnerships.

Offers comprehensive, whole-person treatment to children, adults and families in the communities we serve – regardless of their ability to pay.

Delivers mental health, substance use, residential, and rehabilitation services

Walk-in Clinic: Mon- Fri 11am – 12pm

Offers comprehensive, whole person treatment to children, adults and families in the communities we serve – regardless of their ability to pay.

Delivers mental health, substance use, residential, and rehabilitation services

Walk-in Clinic: Mon- Fri 8am – 2pm