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

Affordable health care for adults, children and families.

Our Community Health Workers are trusted partners who connect you to health care and community resources.
95% of our clients would recommend us to a friend.
Our services are FREE to you!
Let us know how we can help you. (https://accesshealthstark.org/services-request/)

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 individuals that have experienced: abuse and neglect, domestic violence, human trafficking, or sexual assault.

Offer grief support groups, more details online here.

Mentoring for victims of human trafficking as well as young people at risk.

Helping to prevent the spread of disease, promote healthy practices and protect the health of Canton City residents.

• Programs: 
  • Request Narcan Kit via mail by submitting form here.
  • WIC
    • Effective March 16, Canton City WIC services are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Click here for details. **At this time, infants and children do not need to be present in our office when staff issue food benefits to your WIC Card.*
    • Temporary Location: 128 Wertz Ave.

A comprehensive mental health center for Stark County and surrounding areas.

Mental health counseling and referrals available at the Walsh University campus.

Mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services.

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,

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

Comprehensive mental health and substance use services for prevention, treatment and recovery.

Comprehensive mental health and substance use services for prevention, treatment and recovery.

Community safety net linking families to resources and social services.

• Community Support Services (Mental Health & Substance/Alcohol Abuse) – Identify, Link, and Support individuals and families through the mental health and alcohol and substance abuse system.
• Community Response Team (Trauma Care and Community Violence) – Refer, Assist, and Advocate for individuals and/or families experiencing trauma.
• Infant Mortality (THRIVE) – Identify and Support women through their pregnancies to reduce infant mortality.

Clinical counselors working with individuals, adolescents and families to help them cope with difficult life events.

Classes on critical health topics for women who are pregnant or guardians of children under 12 months old.

Connecting underinsured residents of Stark and Carroll Counties to quality health care and prescriptions.

Payments for medical services and lost wages resulting from injury, occupational illness and/or death during the course of employment.

CareSource offers a team approach to managing care, as well as transportation, 24-hour medical advice line and no copays or premiums.

Studio classes and workshops available throughout the year as well as a Summer Art Camp for young people under the age of 18.

Pathway is a private agency working with 14 Northeast Ohio Counties. A patient and loving home can make a world of a difference for a child coming from a troubled background. We walk you through every step of your foster care or foster-to-adopt journey. Being a foster parent takes resilience, creativity, flexibility, humor, and love. There is so much room for healing. YOU will be that soft landing spot as children begin to pick up the broken pieces of their lives.

Assisting the court with pre-trial release decisions for criminal cases as well as monitoring services once individuals have been released.

Funding for mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery support services. Visit their website for more information about StarkMHAR.

Are you or someone you know pregnant and could benefit from being connected to community services and support? If so, then you have the opportunity to take advantage of this program. The HUB utilizes Community Health Workers that assist in decision making during pregnancy. They link you to services in the community that can help you and your baby.

Do you need…

• A ride to your doctor’s appointment?
• Baby items like a crib or diapers?

Quality of Life Health Care Service, LLC provides care services for those with developmental disabilities in Stark, Summit, and Portage counties.

Connecting people to housing, mental health services and community support in Stark County, Ohio.

Need help? Click here for first steps.

Offers resources and links to veteran programs for jobs, education, health care, legal and financial services. Contact Jennifer Perez, Contractor.

This skilled nursing facility offers short-term rehabilitation, subacute, long-term care, and programming for seniors.

Patient and family outreach for those affected by mental illness.

Our focus is on the American Counseling Association (ACA) Principles.  We strive to treat every client individually with dignity and a focus to do no harm.  We promote positive mental health and well-being.  We value fairness and equality.  We recognize trust as a big responsibility, and we aspire for openness and honesty to achieve that.  We offer counseling services in the areas of couples and marriage, family, child and adolescents, adults, trauma, and addictions.  We provide individual and group sessions.

Mental health professionals who help individuals complete Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP), reach stabilization and decrease risks for re-offending.

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

Community-based support services for Ohio families:

• Adoption services
• Behavioral health
• Family preservation
• Older youth services
• Therapeutic foster care

Files, dockets, indexes and preserves all civil, domestic relation and felony criminal case court pleadings, as well as collects and pays out court fines and costs.

Hope House 4 Women is striving to be the venue in leading women living on the margins of society into a relationship with God as well as providing temporary sober housing, clothing and support.

Helping to maximize the potential of individuals with disabilities to become independent, well-rounded, self-confident individuals:

• Equine activities
• Recreational programs
• Social services
• Vocational support

McKinley Health Care Center provides care after a hospital stay, ranging from short-term rehabilitation in studio apartments to wound care and specialized services.

Multiple locations including Massillon, Canal Fulton and Louisville

Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

• Emergency HEAP Appointment Line: 330-617-1055
• Short term help for heating and cooling costs
• Income payment plan program
• Fans/air conditioners

Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)

• Repairs/replacement – furnace and hot water tank
• Insulation
• Energy Audits

Head Start & Early Head Start

• Fully and half-day classes
• Home-based Early Head Start services for children birth to three (3) years of age
• Social and Health Services
• Parental Involvement/Family Engagement

Community Action Pathways Hub

• Reducing barriers that can prevent health pregnancies and babies
• Community connections leading to self sufficiency

Community Services and Outreach

• Goals Assets Investment Network (GAIN)
  • Asset building/financial literacy program)
• Senior Programs (i.e.

Free Home Repairs and Wheelchair Ramp Installations. We help low-income Stark County homeowners with preservation, upkeep, safety, and health-related home repairs.

Provides community-based treatment options for juveniles and adults.

Harm Reduction Supply Vending Machine – In collaboration with the Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Board (StarkMHAR), Refuge of Hope, The Massillon City Health Department, and The Alliance Commons we have implemented Harm Reduction Vending Machines throughout Stark County Ohio. Items in the machines include overdose reversal medicine, drug test strips, wound care kits, first aid kits, safe sex kits, PPE, and sharps containers.

Buckeye Community Health Plan offers a 24-hour nurse advice line, care managers for doctor’s visits and transportation to medical appointments and pharmacies. Visit their website for more information.

CommQuest Alliance Outpatient

Addiction and mental health counseling, psychiatric services, and case management

24/7 Confidential Hotline: 330-452-1111

Mental health, counseling, and case management services for all survivors of rape and sexual assault

Confidential Hotline
Hospital Advocacy
Justice System Advocacy

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.

Academic, health and leadership programs that create a safe environment for kids to have fun and be themselves.

Programs include a Hot Meal and Smart Move (Evidence-based substance use prevention curriculum and youth development program for school-aged children).

Aultman-affiliated office providing internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecological care.

Education options for adults in Stark County.

Kids’ College: An education-based summer program designed to stimulate creativity and provide unique learning opportunities on a college campus.

Massage Therapy Clinic: Free once-a-month therapeutic massages offered to veterans through the Hands for Heroes program.