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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

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

Self-help group encouraging parents to make lasting, effective, positive changes in their lives.

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.

The Stark County Fatherhood Coalition is committed to empowering fathers to take an active, positive, and consistent role in their children’s lives. We believe strong fathers help build strong families, and strong families build thriving communities.

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.

Free, trusted support for your health and well-being.

Our Community Health Workers are from the community and connect you to healthcare and local resources at no cost to you.

We proudly serve (must live in Stark County):

• Pregnant and maternal women (until baby reaches age one)
• Adults with chronic health conditions
• Children ages 0–8

We can help you access:

• Food assistance
• Clothing
• Housing or rent support
• Diapers

Provides diaper and period supply support for individuals and families, including:

• Diapers + wipes
• Period supplies
• Adult incontinence briefs

Distributed through 32 Community Distribution Site Partners across Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Wayne, Medina, Harrison, Summit, Belmont, and Holmes counties.

The Ken Weber Community Campus at Goodwill is home to Goodwill offices and 20+ other non-profit organizations that share collaborative outreach to the Stark County community and find efficiencies through shared space and services.

Goodwill is a nonprofit, social service agency dedicated to improving the lives of all people by providing skill-building programs and services needed to help remove common barriers to good jobs and independence.

Dedicated to guiding and supporting individuals and families through every facet of the adoption journey. Services are designed with clarity, professionalism, and a deep understanding of the emotional complexities involved.

FEMI’s mission is to provide services that unite and strengthen families and individuals.

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.

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.

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

Shared services provided by the Stark County ESC include special education and pre-school classes, psychologists and other related service providers, curriculum development and supervision, and professional development.  The Stark County ESC serves as the fiscal agent for Help Me Grow, CARE Teams, the Stark/Portage Area Computer Consortium, Stark County Family Council, Stark County Schools’ Council of Governments and State Support Team 9.

Support programs and mentorship for parents to become better informed about their child’s needs.

Early child care services for children whose parents are working to further their educations.

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

Nurtures young children, ages 3 to 5, as they begin to spend a few hours away from their homes, parents and familiar surroundings.

A jail diversion program offering a variety of services and programs for offenders, including:

• Chemical dependency treatment
• Parenting groups
• Community service opportunities

Respite care is provided to seniors, working parents, new mothers, and individuals who require recuperative or continuing care. Their services and schedules can be customized to your needs.

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)*

Give an Hour is a nonprofit with a mission to develop national networks of volunteer professionals to respond to acute and chronic conditions, providing those in need with help and hope. We provide a number of peer support group programs, including:

• Mass Violence
• Military
• Military Family
• Interpersonal Violence
• Parent
• Financial Fraud
• Rare Caregiver

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

Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. has been serving the local community for more than 100 years as an independent Goodwill affiliate. While most people recognize Goodwill as a retail thrift chain, that is only a portion of the Goodwill mission.

Goodwill is a nonprofit, social service agency dedicated to improving the lives of all people by providing skill-building programs and services needed to help remove common barriers to good jobs and independence.

Situated in the heart of North Canton, the North Canton Public Library strives to be a catalyst of inspiration for its community. We offer robust collections of physical and digital materials for patrons of all ages — but we also offer free art classes, notary and passport services, dynamic programming for children, teens, adults, and senior adults, public computers and free WiFi, a stunning Little Art Gallery, a StoryWalk at Dogwood Park, community exploration passes to local museums and area attractions,

A significant program provider of services, working with a commitment and creativity to promote self-sufficiency among low-income persons.

As part of its mission to promote the healthy development of young children, we offer numerous programs aimed at strengthening families; improving the quality of early childhood care and learning experiences; and increasing school and community readiness, while also helping to inform public policy.

Auto Repair Program

A partnership between United Way of Greater Stark County and Department of Job & Family Services to help employed parents pay for car repairs to get back on the road. The program offers up to $2000 in assistance to pay for services performed by ASE-certified mechanics. Some of the program requirements include:

• Must be currently employed or enrolled in college full time
• Must be age 18 or older
• Must have minor child in the home or pay child support for minor child
• Have a vehicle that requires repairs defined as major work.

Lighthouse Ministries has devised a multi-pronged approach to supporting and empowering neighborhood children and teens: The After-School Program, The Summer Activities Project, Cultivate, and The Evening Youth Ministry Clubs.