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Walk-in service for NARCAN kits every Thursday from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm in partnership with Canton Public Health.

Their food pantry is open the second, third, and fourth Fridays each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Career Technical Education – Helping students to develop professional skills and experience to prepare them for future employment:

• Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• Skills USA
• Business Professionals of America (BPA)
• Educators Rising
• Junior Achievement

Career programs offered through the Stark Career Compact:

• Career-based intervention (CBI)
• Health tech
• Legal studies
• Marketing & business management

Performing Arts Summer Spectacular: A unique six-week theater camp for students entering seventh through 12th grade that culminates in the performance of a musical production.

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.

Healthy Neighborhoods: 

City of Canton Down Payment Assistance

Aultman Core Asset Area Down Payment Assistance

Neighborhood Leaders

Housing Counseling: 

Financial Fitness

Home Buyer Workshop

Helix Counselling LLC offers counseling to children, teenagers, adults, couples and families.

We are committed to helping you through your most difficult season or your most exciting adventure.

Our services can offer clients healing and hope.

We also offer equine assisted therapy for our mental health counseling clients.

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

This pantry is open every second and fourth Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Guests must live in the following zip codes: 44720, 44721, 44685, 44718, 44709, 44630. 

They also serve all veterans and service members regardless of zip code. 

Guests must present a photo ID as well as a piece of mail with their name and address as proof of residency.

Located in downtown Canton, the Campus is home to Goodwill offices and 20 other non-profit organizations that share collaborative outreach to the community and find efficiencies through shared space and services.

• Access Health Stark County
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Red Cross, Stark County Chapter
• Beacon Charitable Pharmacy
• Canton Ex-Newsboys
• COMPASS, Inc. (Sexual Assault Education,

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.

WellNow Urgent Care – North Canton provides a range of services for illnesses, injuries, physicals, X-rays and diagnostics. They also provide 24/7 telehealth virtual medical services. Online check-in is available. They accept most insurances and offer competitive pricing for uninsured patients.

WellNow Urgent Care Covid testing is available with next-day results. PCR testing can be done via walk-in or appointment.

Legal services for child custody, behavioral health and domestic relations cases. Visit their website for more information.

Intake specialists who work with juvenile offenders and their families to prepare for court cases and provide mediation when possible are available at (330) 451-7317.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)/ Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) – Representing the rights and interests of abused, neglected and dependent children in Stark County.

CALL 330-452-4363

Intake and assessment is available Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm on regular business days. After hours calls transfer to the Stark County Crisis Hotline.

Please allow enough phone time for specialists to conduct an initial assessment review to find information and programs that work best for your needs.

The homeless hotline number is a part of Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery.

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

Aultman North provides the array of services you need, health care professionals you can trust and close-to-home convenience to fit your busy lifestyle. Conveniently located near the Belden Village area, Aultman North offers:

• Aquatic therapy
• AultmanNow Urgent Care
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Imaging
• Occupational rehabilitation
• Orthopedics and sports medicine
• Outpatient lab
• Pelvic floor therapy
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Reiki
• Sleep center
• Speech therapy

The Humane Society is a non-profit organization serving the human and animal population of Stark County for over 100 years. Besides providing a safe haven for the unwanted dogs and cats in our community, we find new and loving homes for them as well. We also conduct humane education programs in all our schools K-12. We take our pets to nursing homes in the area to visit the elderly. Sometimes this is the only time some of the residents get a visit.

Our goal is to serve those who serve us but standing beside them in the everyday. We aim to work alongside other partners to help fill in the gaps. We serve veterans, active duty military, first responders (police, fire, EMS, corrections, communications, ER/Trauma nurses/doctors), and their families.  We offer 3 programs – Operation Bootstrap – help in the everyday, Operation RAK (Random Acts of Kindness), and Operation Access – Peer Support for Trauma and Mental Health for First Responders.

Canton for All People is a Community Development Corporation formed by Crossroads United Methodist Church in in partnership with the Lemmon and DeHoff family foundations to bring quality housing and opportunities for all people to downtown Canton. Canton for All People was formed to help the church address two of its primary focus areas (1) Overcoming Poverty Together (2) Seeking Health and Wholeness for All.

• Shorb Home Repair (assist homeowners with exterior repairs)
• Affordable Housing &

Formerly Foundations

Promoting recovery through peer support, education, advocacy and networking.

Peer ran Respite Unit is based on short-term, in-house stay for those struggling with mental health and addiction recovery issues.

Free(no insurance necessary or accepted)

Also offers classes in person or via zoom with a possible $45.00 Walmart card stipend for attending 20 classes.

Additional locations:

227 Third St. SE,

The mission of the Stark County Fatherhood Coalition is to encourage fathers to take an active and positive role in their child’s life, and to promote and sponsor activities designed to strengthen families.

The Coalition holds monthly meetings at the Goodwill Community Campus on the second Thursday of each month at 10am. If you would like additional information please call 330-451-8477. You can also visit us on Facebook facebook.com/starkcountyfatherhoodcoalition

Download the following documents for helpful information:

• Free Services for Fathers
• Stark County Parenting Time Order Program
• Criminal Expungement Information Clinics

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.

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

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.

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

Partner with our customers, community and other service providers to protect children and vulnerable adults, stabilize and strengthen families, and encourage self-sufficiency and personal responsibility.

• Cash assistance
• Food assistance
• Medicaid & Medical
• Non-emergency transportation – Transportation to and from Medicaid-qualified appointments, including doctor visits, dental visits, vision appointments and more.
• Child care services
• Work experience program –

The Free Store and Fresh Market provides gently used clothing, household items, and fresh produce to individuals and families in a hospitable atmosphere that affirms the self-worth of each individual.  We have organized separate shopping areas for children’s clothes, toys, and other items as well as an area for household items, women’s and men’s clothing.  Additionally, we have a produce market where our old chapel used to be where people can shop for free, fresh,

We improve Alliance area women’s lives, stand up for justice, and strengthen communities with a focus on three impact areas: equipping youth, economic stability and advancement and senior nutrition and health

Provides transitional housing for women, a clothing boutique, employment and transportation assistance, youth programs, and Meals on Wheels for the senior community

Licensed counselors treating and diagnosing mental health conditions.

Support Groups: Contact for information about joining.

• Men’s Sexual Addiction Recovery Group
  Ongoing every Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm
  ​This therapy group is designed for men seeking to overcome a variety of unwanted sexualized behaviors. It is confidential, faith-based, and emphasizes healing from sexual brokenness, shame and guilt. The recovery process encourages personal integrity and healthy connections with other men. Membership is screened by the facilitating counselor,

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

Provides emergency shelter to the homeless and tools to help them get back on their feet and become self-sufficient

Also provides early care and education services to children that enhance their development and prepare them to be successful as they transition to kindergarten

To be placed in housing you must first register with the homeless hotline by calling 330-452-4363