Community Emergency Assistance Resources Utility, Rent/Mortgage, Food, Prescription, Furniture, Clothing, Shelters (http://www.dayton-ombudsman.org/communityresources.html) Utility Assistance Who Qualifies | Agency | Phone # | Misc. | Pregnant women or families with children | PRC (Prevention, Retention and Contingency) | 225-4148 | Must apply at the Job Center | Income eligible households 200% FPL | CAP/PIPP/Regular HEAP | 1-866-504-7379 | Amount dependent on household size, funding levels and income | Income eligible households with person over 60 or with disability, with shut-off notice | CAP/Summer HEAP | 1-866-504-7379 | June 1 – Aug. 31 | Income eligible households 200% FPL | CAP & E-HEAP Winter Crisis | 1-866-504-7379 | Up to $175 once per heating season (November – March) | Predicament could cause removal of children from the home | MCCS / Diversion Funds | 224-5437 | Requires referral from a case manager. | Honorably discharged veterans & families | Veterans Services | 225-4801 | |
Rent / Mortgage Assistance Who Qualifies | Agency | Phone # | Misc. | Income Eligible Households | East End Community Center | 259-1898 | Call for appointment | Pregnant women or families with children | PRC (Prevention, Retention & Contingency) | 225-4148 | Must apply at the Job Center. | Predicament could cause removal of children from the home. | CSB / Diversion Funds | 224-5437 | Requires referral from a case manager. | Honorably discharged veterans and families | Veterans Services | 225-4801 | |
Food Assistance Who Qualifies | Agency | Phone # | Special dietary needs pantry & other areas | Help Link | 211 or 225-3000 | People who live in West Carrollton | West Carrollton Food Pantry | 847-2274 | People who live in Miamisburg | Miamisburg Helping Hands | 866-9323 | Baby formula or supplies | Right-to-Life | 461-3625 | Baby formula or supplies | Womanline | 223-3446 | Baby formula or supplies | WIC | 225-4491 |
Prescription Assistance Agency | Phone # | Misc. | Unified Health Solutions | 220-6600 | No other coverage (includes spend down) | AIDS Resource Center | 461-2437 | HIV+ or AIDS patients only | Pfizer Connection to Care | 1-866-706-2400 | No other coverage plus low income, doctor referral | Partnership for Prescription Assistance | 1-888-477-2669 | Contact your doctor’s office |
Furniture Assistance Agency | Phone # | Misc. | Catholic Parish | | Referral to St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store | Good Neighbor House | 224-3003 | Referral from ODJFS or other agency |
Clothing Assistance Who Qualifies | Agency | Phone # | Misc. | | Carl’s Coats for Kids | 293-2101 | Channel 2 | Working Adults | Clothes That Work | 222-3778 | Career clothing for working | Working Adults | Good Neighbor House | 224-3003 | Must be employed |
Emergency Shelters Shelter Program | Description | American Red Cross Family Living Center 829 N. Gettysburg Ave., Dayton, Ohio (937) 279-6034 Robert Kelly, Director | Provides short term emergency sheltering for families with children. | Daybreak 605 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45402 (937) 461-1000 Linda Kramer, Director | Provides short term emergency shelter for youth ages 10-21 who are runaways or have been pushed out of their homes. | Salvation Army Booth House 624 South Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 228-8210 Jane Benner, Program Supervisor | Provides long term emergency shelter and aftercare for adult males. Drug testing is mandatory. | St. Vincent Hotel 120 W. Apple Street, Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 461-7837 Cille Stark, Operations Manager | Provides short term emergency shelters (overnight) for homeless families and single women. Guests must call at 3:00 pm daily to register. | YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter and Housing Network 141 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 461-5550 or (937) 222-6333 Artemis Domestic Violence Hotline – (937) 222-7233 | Provides emergency protective shelter and services for victims of physical, emotional, and sexual violence. Services are provided to adult females and single female heads of households and their children. | The Men’s Gateway Shelter 1921 S. Gettysburg Ave., Dayton, OH 45417 (937) 222-7350 Mark Flory, Shelter Operations Manager | Provides short term emergency shelter (overnight) for homeless single men. Guests must call in at 3:00 pm daily to register. |
Find Help: United Way's HelpLink 2-1-1 HelpLink Staff are available 24 hours a day to consult with you and direct you to the agency best suited to meet your need. www.dayton-unitedway.org |