COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Website page is under construction. Apologies for any confusion or inconvenience. Check out the calendar though to see if there's anything coming up you'd be interested in.
Providing our communities with what we need and showing you where you can find it. We are going to start focusing on resources that are not funded by the government to prepare ourselves for the impacts of the cuts and dismantling we will face. We understand that not everyone that comes to this page for resources and free market information but these are necessary things that need to be shared and discussed to keep our community safe in all the ways we're capable of.
If you have suggestions on non profits, groups, or resources that should be listed here, feel free to reach out.
Appalachian Edge's Resources and Projects
Free Market and Community Aid Garden
Sexual Violence Survivors Resources and Support Groups
Local Pantries, Shelters and Transportation
LGBTQ+ Resources
Care and Prevention
Abortion Services and Reproductive Healthcare
For mutual aid efforts, you can find more here.
RESOURCES FOR SOUTHERN OHIOANS
Adams, Brown, Pike, Scioto, Ross and other surrounding counties.
FOOD SECURITY
In this guide you will be able to find lists of Brown and Adams county resources from housing, healthcare, food safety, and more.
HOUSING
Hope House in Wilmington, Ohio
A Safe Place for Women and Children
495 East Locust St.
Wilmington, OH 45177
(937) 366-1123
Need Overnight Shelter?
Women and accompanying children are welcome to stay at Hope House. Intake is from 8-9:30 p.m. No alcohol, marijuana, or illegal drugs may be used on the premises. For more information:
Call: (937) 366-1123
Email: hopehouse45177@gmail.com
Message our Facebook page: facebook.com/WilmingtonHopeHouse
Provides shelter and food
(937)798-5766
We are going to create a community transportation system for Adams County and surrounding counties. If this is something you would be interested in helping create, you know where to find us!
FRS Transportation has provides Non-Emergency Medical Transportation(NET) to Adams, Highland and Brown County residents and also includes eligibility thru Medicaid. FRS also provides job and educational training transportation thru the TANF program of the Highland County Department of Jobs and Family Services(HCDJFS).
HEALTHCARE
ADAMS COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES
(937)544-2371
SOUTHEAST CARE AND PREVENTION
https://portsmouthcityhealth.org/
T.R.A.A.G. The Rural Aids Advisory Group
For those who are HIV+, allies or a community partner.
Offers free HIV screenings, hep C testing, sexual health, prep and pep and education.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE
AND CHILD FOCUS: MT. ORAB
(937)444-1613
(937)913-2337
ADAMS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
EQUITAS HEALTH: PORTSMOUTH
https://equitashealth.com/locations/portsmouth/
(740)529-0018
TRANS OHIO FOR RESOURCES
"Ohio continues to restrict gender-affirming care for trans youth. Now, many families are making alternative plans for their children's healthcare and their lives.
Trans Ohio has already fielded hundreds of calls and provided thousands of dollars in aid for travel and moving expenses to Ohio's trans adults and families facing regulatory threats to their bodily autonomy, healthcare and safety."
HEALTH SOURCE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
more being added
September is Suicide Prevention month and we wanted to point out, with your help too, ways that would lead to preventing suicide. We have been listening and hearing folks stories and from personal experiences throughout life and most come down to the same main reasons. Lack of our universal needs being met. All stemming from the immense failures in our governmental systems, federal and state.
Affordable housing is suicide prevention
Affordable utilities is suicide prevention
Affordable clean foods and water is suicide prevention
Affordable healthcare is suicide prevention
Gender affirming care is suicide prevention
Gender equality is suicide prevention
Affordable mental healthcare is suicide prevention
Mental health for children is suicide prevention
Sex eduction and teaching consent is suicide prevention
Access to affordable abortion care is suicide prevention
Quality affordable disability equipment is suicide prevention
Accessible spaces and transportation is suicide prevention
Free 3rd spaces are suicide prevention
Universal needs being met is suicide prevention
This is just one of the reasons why we started the community aid efforts and services we have been providing or trying to provide and hoping to grow more, for almost a year now. Our free market is to give folks what they need and want as well as save money from going to stores and to reduce waste, the community aid garden for fresh healthy foods and environmental education, our sexual and domestic violence awareness workshops to move towards preventing and ending violence against women and children, our women’s support group for women, including trans woman and non binary folks too, to have a safe space to be heard and feel a sense of camaraderie. And honestly a space just for us without men because many of us need it. We understand the women in women’s support group isn’t inclusive verbiage to the non binary community but we are actively figuring out a better name for this support group and will have it changed as soon as possible. Knowing your neighbors, knowing what you need and knowing what you can contribute or provide to your community is important and ultimately is suicide prevention too. Let your community help you and help your community. Share resources and skills. Connect on the struggles and joyful moments of life. Reach out when you need to. We’re here for you. We want you here. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
RESOURCES:
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or you can also chat online 988lifeline.org
The Trevor Project for the LGBTQ+ Community
thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
Text, call or chat.
NAMI National Alliance of Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/suicide-prevention-month/
NAMI Teen & Young Adult Helpline
Text: 62640 type "teen" or "young adult" to immediately connect with a teen and YA specialist trained to support you.
Call: 1(800)950-6264
Email: helpline@nami.org
ABORTION CARE AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
Abortion in Ohio is legal up to 21 weeks and 6 days!
**With this administration and state leaders against a woman's right to choose please be safe and wary on what you look up, where you go and only tell who you trust. This doesn't go for us yet here in Ohio, but be prepared for a nationwide ban. Flock cameras have already been used against women seeking abortions out of their own states. Please look through our mass surveillance toolkit on our take action page to be more informed on our the lack of our privacy and the diminishing of women's rights. Abortion is healthcare. Abortion is live saving. Abortion lessens child poverty rates.
Abortion Education
Two Methods for ending a pregnancy: Medication abortion and in-clinic abortion. Both are safe and are effective.
Medication (aka abortion pills) consist of taking two medications: mifepristone and misopristol. If it has been 12 weeks or less since your first day of your last period, you'll likely receive a medication abortion. If it has been 14-16 weeks or more since your first day of your last period, you will likely receive an in-clinic abortion.
Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio
(800)230-7526
PPSW operates two surgical centers located in Cincinnati and Dayton. Both offers medication and in-clinic abortion services. Patients under 18 must have a parent or guardian.
Cincinnati Surgical Center
2314 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati
Dayton Surgical Center
1401 E. Stroop Rd. Dayton, Ohio
Southern Ohio Pregnancy Center
Free pregnancy services
This center is not for abortion services but for other pregnancy needs.
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
135 W. Walnut
Hillsboro, OH 45133
(937) 393-2990
937-509-0108
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE
Adams, Brown, Pike, Scioto, Ross and other surrounding counties.
ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE
AVC is a duel domestic violence and rape crisis center providing 24-hour crisis intervention, education and community awareness. Agency advocates are specifically trained to provide immediate services utilizing trauma informed care.
Free Survivor Services Offered
Crisis Line (888)816-1146
Personal Advocacy, shelter, court advocacy, support groups, safety planning, emergency legal advocacy, house and relocation, legal assistance, medical advocacy, transportation and phones, parenting support and information and referrals.
Clinton County:
(937)383-3285
37 West Main St. Wilmington, Ohio
Highland County:
(937)393-8118
135 N. High St. Suite 1 Hillsboro, Ohio
OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SQUARE ONE
WOMENS SUPPORT GROUP & SEXUAL/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WORKSHOPS
Adams County and surrounding
Check our community calendar for more
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Adams, Clermont and Brown County
513-381-5610
https://womenhelpingwomen.org/ for the 24/7 help line and live chat at the bottom of their website.
OHIO SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOTLINE
Highland, Scioto and Ross, Pike, Clinton County
Ohio Sexual Violence Helpline
844-OHIO-HELP (844-644-6435)
First Capital Pride Coalition in Chillicothe hosts free market days for all in the area. https://www.firstcapitalpride.org/. First Capital Free Markets are every 3rd Saturday of the month 12-3pm at the Chillicothe Library. Check out their website for more details and information.
Youth Support Group by FCP One Monday a month 5-7pm
Youth Activities Group 3rd Fridays of the month at 7-9pm
147 N. Bridge St.