HELP NUMBERS: Not sure where to turn? Call here to find out who CAN help. Remember, numbers change and information may no longer be accurate. If you have trouble with a number, try calling Information and Referral at 323-1400. Try the Information and Referral Phone Line a free service United Way of Clark & Champaign Counties Information and Referral 616 N. Limestone Street Springfield, OH 45503 Call 937-323-1400 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) Are you a victim of domestic violence or abuse? Project Woman has a 24-hour crisis helpline. Call 1-800-634-9893 Teens, if you think you may be in an abusive relationship, are wondering about healthy relationships, are concerned for a friend or more, please contact the National Dating Abuse Helpline. You can call or chat with one of our teen advocates about it. You can also call the Helpline for more information about dating violence or other resources for teens. Call: 1-866-331-9474 Text: loveis to 22522 Do you need help keeping your home (avoiding foreclosure)? * Save the Dream Ohio: 1-888-404-4674 * Another number to try is the Neighborhood Housing Partnership: 322-4623 Do you know someone who needs help with financial issues? Consumer Credit Counseling offers money management workshops, bankruptcy counseling and education, financial/credit counseling, mortgage foreclosure, budgeting classes, homeowner education and counseling, and debt management. They also offer predatory lending information and a mortgage default counseling service. Call 937-325-2898 or 1-800-377-2432 Do you need emergency assistance and/or help with utility bills? * Call the Salvation Army Mondays at 9 a.m., 322-3434 * Call St. Vincent De Paul Tuesdays or Fridays at 10:00 a.m., 322-0838. They can help with rent, utilities, and offer various other types of emergency assistance. * Call Catholic Social Services Mondays at 10:00 a.m., 325-8715
The HEAP Program offers help with utility bills on a seasonal basis: Call HEAP at 325-8366 to find out more. Do you need groceries? The Bethel Churches United Food Pantry, located at 226 S. Pike St., is open Wednesdays from 4:00 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from Noon 2:00 p.m. Phone number: 845-1008 To use the pantry, you must reside in the Tecumseh School District. The pantry can serve you one time every six weeks. The Crossroad Baptist Church Food Pantry, located at 9903 W. Natonal Rd., is open on the first Thursday of the month, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Phone number: 845-9866 The pantry serves Tecumseh School District residents. The Medway Methodist Seeds of Hope Food Pantry, located at 122 Middle St. in Medway, is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. until Noon. Phone number: 849-1478 The pantry serves the Medway/Park Layne area only. The Fellowship Christian Church Food Pantry, located at 2301 Valley Loop Rd. in Springfield, is open on the 2 nd and 4 th Saturday of the month, from 10 a.m. until Noon. Phone number: 322-5381 Do you need a free, hot meal? *Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m., a free meal is served at the First United Methodist Church, 220 S. Main St. in New Carlisle. Call 845-8435 for more information. *Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m., a free meal is served at the New Carlisle Church of the Brethren, 219 N. Main St. in New Carlisle. Do you think you might be pregnant? The Women s Network offers free pregnancy testing and other support. Call 937-845-0900 Does your family need counseling? Call Wellspring at 325-5564; fees are on a sliding scale based on income. Or, Mental Health Services for Clark and Madison Counties offers outpatient counseling for children with emotional, behavioral, or family interaction problems. Call 937-399-9500 Are you an adult in need of help with substance abuse? Call McKinley Hall at 328-5300
Are you a child or teenager in need of help with substance abuse? Call Youth and Family Recovery Services at 390-7960. Are you elderly and in need of assistance with grass cutting? Call United Senior Services Chore Service at 323-4948. Applicants must be age 60 or over; due to heavy demand for the lawn care service a priority system has been implemented and the ninety most critical applicants are placed on the route first. Are you an adult with no insurance? New Carlisle Community Health Center, located at 106 N. Main St. in New Carlisle, OH, offers medical services, mental health services, and dental services on a sliding scale based on income. Call 937-667-1122 Or, the Rocking Horse Center operates a medical clinic in which the fees are on a sliding scale based on your income. Call 328-7266 to schedule an appointment. Trying to start your own business? Call the Small Business Development Center at 322-7821 Or, call Dayton SCORE at 225-2887 Do you need help with an addiction to alcohol? AA Meetings are held at the First United Methodist Church, 220 S. Main St. in New Carlisle. Meetings are held: **Every Monday at 12:00 p.m. **Every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Do you need help earning your G.E.D.? Call Family and Youth Initiatives, located in New Carlisle, 468 North Dayton Lakeview Road, 937-845-0403 Or, call the OIC GED program (in Springfield) at 323-6461 Do you need help learning to read or earning your G.E.D.? Call the Clark County Literacy Center at 323-8617. Do you have a child who needs help learning to read? If your child is at least two grade levels behind in reading, the Clark County Literacy Center offers free tutoring using the Stevenson method. Call 323-8617.
If you are in crisis or having thoughts about suicide, the National Hopeline can help: Call for comfort.call to survive: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) For Spanish Speakers: 1-800-SUICIDA (800-784-2432) For Veterans: 1-877-838-2838 (peer support line) Do you know about the Trevor HelpLine? It is a national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth. Call 1-866-488-7386 Call 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has runaway, or if you are a runaway ready to go home. If you have a poison emergency, call this number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to talk to a poison expert. Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 If you need help with an alcohol or drug problem, call: 1-800-ALCOHOL This is a nationwide help and referral hotline for alcohol and drug problems. The phones are answered by individuals trained to assist callers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a national child abuse hotline for victims, offenders, and parents: The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. Serving the United States, the Hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in 170 languages. The Hotline offers crisis intervention, information, literature, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are anonymous and confidential. Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453 Al-Anon/Alateen Hotline Hope & Help for young people who are the relatives & friends of a problem drinker. 1-800-344-2666 If you have been a victim of sexual assault, call: 1-800-656-HOPE The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) operates the free and confidential National Sexual Assault Hotline and is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization.
If someone you know has lost a child, and struggles with grief and other bereavement issues, try Compassionate Friends: Dayton Chapter Phone Line (937) 640-2621 Meetings held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month 7:00 pm Meeting Address: Sugarcreek Presbyterian Church, 4417 Bigger Rd, Dayton, OH 45440-1638 Do you know a teen who cuts and needs help? Have them call 1-800-dontcut (366-8288) Teens, need to talk to someone? Try the Girls and Boys Town National Hotline at 1-800-448-3000 This is a crisis, resource and referral line. Call with any problem, anytime; open 24 hours a day, everyday The Children of the Night home is open to child prostitutes throughout the United States, and the Children of the Night hotline is ready and able to rescue these children 24 hours a day. We provide free taxi/airline transportation nationwide for America s child prostitutes who wish to escape prostitution and live in our home. Children of the Night: 1-800-551-1300 Do you need information about mental illness, or support to help you and your family? The Information Helpline is an information and referral service which can be reached by calling 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday, 10 am- 6 pm. Do you know someone who is having panic attacks? Panic Disorder Information Hotline 800-64-PANIC (1-800-647-2642) Do you know someone suffering from postpartum depression? Call 1-800-773-6667 Do you know someone who grieves the loss of a beloved pet? Pet Loss Support Hotline - Grief Counseling Hotline Iowa State Univ. College of Veterinary Medicine Call 1-888-478-7574 Do you know someone who struggles with an eating disorder? Call a toll-free, confidential hotline: 1-800-931-2237
To report child abuse and neglect: Ohioans who suspect child abuse or neglect now only need to remember one phone number: 855-O-H-CHILD (1-855-642-4453) If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1-800-THE-LOST Do you know someone who needs health information in Spanish? Have them call Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family Health Helpline 1-866-Su-Familia (1-866-783-2645). Su Familia offers free reliable and confidential health information in Spanish and English. Call toll-free Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Do you know someone who needs information about prenatal care or referrals to prenatal care in Spanish? Have them call the National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (NHPH) 1-800-504-7081 The Helpline operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Do you know a Spanish speaker who needs help with employment, education, healthcare, domestic violence, or other issues? Call Del Pueblo at: (937) 328-0572. Del Pueblo is located at 560 E. High St. in Springfield. Website: http://www.delpuebloinc.org/