Real Life Resources
No matter what barriers your participants face. Y.O.U. wants to help them find the support they need. Check out our additional resources below. Please copy and paste the specific resources your participants need and don’t share the URL for this page.
If you need help in a way that’s not mentioned below, contact: YAOPCaseManagement@youthopportunities.org. You can also share additional resources you know of that aren’t on this list yet to the email above.
Click the links below to find the resource you need:
Mental Health & Counseling
I’m Not Feeling Like Myself Mentally, I need help.
Applewood Centers, Inc.
Applewood provides behavioral health services to children, youth and their families in Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties. They offer services in Spanish.
216-741-2241
Catholic Charities Services
Catholic Charities Services offers professional, affordable counseling in-person, by computer, smartphone, or a simple phone call.
Intake contact: 1 (800) 860-7373
www.ccdocle.org/programs/counseling-services
The Centers for Families & Children Hispanic Behavioral Health
We help people of all ages manage their mental health and life’s everyday stressors with a full range of psychiatry, counseling, and case management services.
216-325-WELL
5209 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
Front Line Crisis Service
Frontline offers a 24/7 crisis hotline. Receive care right away with mental health or overcoming trauma.
216-623-6888
Lifeline Chat : Lifeline (988lifeline.org)
May Dugan Center
Our Licensed Counselors and Social Workers will help you overcome mental and emotional barriers and develop skills to cope with life’s difficult situations; from the loss of a loved one, divorce, unemployment, abuse, struggles with addiction and more. Intake and counseling are in person & remote M-F 9am-5pm.
216-631-5800
Housing
My housing is insecure and I need help figuring out what to do next.
Legal Aid
Have a legal question? Attorneys will help as much as possible the day of the clinic with any civil (not criminal) legal problem.
Tenant Information Line: 216-861-5955 or 440-210-4533
Cleveland Housing Court
For questions about a Court date, a fine or outstanding balance of fines and costs, please call the appropriate branch of the Clerk’s Office. You will need to provide your case number when calling. You can also check the Clerk's website:
www.clevelandmunicipalcourt.org.
Housing Specialist: 216-664-4295
Metanoia Project
Metanoia focuses on building authentic relationships and trust while providing hot meals, services, showers, clothing, hygiene and trauma-informed overnight hospitality during the cold winter months.
Call 211 or 216-338-0181
Overnight sleeping accommodations are offered seasonally: Late November - April, 7 days a week depending on site.
Coordinated Intake Shelters
Coordinated Intake guarantees access to shelter. To request public shelter assistance, please call Coordinated Intake at the number below between 8am-8pm Monday through Friday to complete an assessment.
216-674-6700
You do not need to go to Coordinated Intake for the following private shelters, but there is not guaranteed access*** If you are requesting shelter after hours or on a weekend: Men go to 2100 Lakeside; Women go to 2227 Payne Ave (Norma Herr) Families call 2-1-1 or use the callbox at the Coordinated Intake site to get a shelter bed. To access every publicly funded shelter in the community, you must complete a Coordinated Intake application. Referrals are made to places such as 2100 Lakeside, Norma Herr Women’s Shelter, Y-Haven, Harbor Light, PASS, City Mission, Family Promise, and West Side Catholic Center’s Moriah House from Coordinated Intake. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)
216-348-5000
Apply for housing here: www.cmha.net/webapp/default.aspx
CHN Housing Partners
Rental Assistance: https://chnhousingpartners.org/rentalassistance/
216-574-7100
Bellefaire Hotline for Runaway and Homeless Teens Youth (21 & Under)
216-570-8010
YWCA’s A Place 4 Me
A Place 4 Me helps youths from 14 to 26 with issues regarding housing, jobs, and other areas to help create a stable and productive life.
Kate Lodge: (216) 881-6878 or klodge@ywcaofcleveland.org
Clothing & Shower Resources
Laundry Love at Leo’s Laundromat
On the last Thursday of every month (6-9pm) our team heads off to Leo's Laundromat to pay for the washer and dryer use of everyone at the laundromat, and provide a casual meal of healthy foods.
20210 Lorain Rd, Fairview Park, OH 44126
Phone: 440-331-9274
Contact Person: Janice Synder at jsnyder@messiahfp.org
Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center
Offer daily breakfast and lunch as well as showers.
Showers: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday
1736 Superior Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114
216-781-8262
West Side Catholic Center
Times vary: Showers, mail, Nurse’s clinic, Social Work services, food pantry, clothing
216-631-4741
Heart Afire Fellowship
Place to Go Clothing Closet. Provides coats, boots, and other clothing to needy families in Cuyahoga County.
20520 Southgate Park Blvd.
Maple Hts., Ohio 44137
(216) 475-2975
58th Street Community Services and Multi-purpose Center
Meals, clothing, baby formula, and other aid is offered. Can have items around the holidays and Christmas too, including free winter coats, gifts, and toys for children. Referrals are given to free local furniture banks that help low-income families or single parents.
5805 Lexington Ave. Community AME Church
Cleveland, OH 44103
(216) 361-0693
Food Resources
Cuyahoga County Benefits Application Hotline
(Childcare, Food, Medical, Ohio Works First, PRC)
1-844-640-6446 or benefits.Ohio.gov
Food pantry locations (provided by 211/United Way)
216-436-2000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Isiah Thomas
Client Help Specialist
GreaterClevelandFoodBank.org
Office: 216.706.3398
May Dugan Center
Food Pantry on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
216-631-5800
Domestic Violence
I don’t feel safe at home. Where can I go and who can I talk to?
Witness Victim Service Center (Victims of stalking, domestic violence, etc.)
216-443-7345
Domestic & Family Violence - Journey Center for Safety & Healing
216-391-4357 (call or text)
Domestic & Family Violence - JFSA Cleveland
216-378-8675
Cleveland Rape Crisis Hotline
216-619-6192
Aging out of Foster Care
In Ohio, youth who age out foster care are eligible for Medicaid until they turn 26. This can make it much easier to pay for doctor visits, preventative care, emergency care, hospitalization if you need it, prescriptions and more. For more information, visit benefits.ohio.gov/.
Bridges
A voluntary program available to young adults who left foster care in Ohio at ages 18, 19 or 20 and who are in school, working, participating in an employment program, or have a medical condition that prevents them from going to school or working.
(614) 490-4357
https://bridgestosuccess.jfs.ohio.gov/get-started/how-to-apply/
Chair-ity
Chair-ity is a nonprofit providing and delivering furniture and household goods at no cost to youth who graduate from foster care and begin independent living.
Contact: Maria at mpaparella@chair-ity.org
The Ohio Education Training Voucher (ETV) program
provides up to $5,000 a year in federal funding for qualified school-related expenses for young people who aged out of foster care or who were adopted after age 16. To qualify, you must enroll in a full-time post-secondary education or training program by age 21, continue to be enrolled, and make satisfactory progress. Funding may be used for tuition, room and board, student loan repayment, books and supplies, transportation, and/or other related expenses. To learn more, visit www.fc2sprograms.org.
YWCA’s A Place 4 Me
A Place 4 Me helps youths from 14 to 26 with issues regarding housing, jobs, and other areas to help create a stable and productive life. For more information, call Kate Lodge at (216) 881-6878 or email her at: klodge@ywcaofcleveland.org
Identification Crisis Collaborative (IDCC). There are 29 community organizations in the IDCC that help people obtain birth certificates, proof of social security numbers, driver’s licenses, state IDs, and other important documentation.
For more information about IDCC, call the West Side Catholic Center at (216) 631-4741, ext. 300.
Paying Bills
Energy Conservation Bills
216-350-8008
CHN
CHN offers several electric & gas utility assistance programs, with convenient online application and reverification options.
https://chn.itfrontdesk.com
Cosgrove Center
Emergency Financial Assistance: If you reside in Cuyahoga County and live east of the Cuyahoga River please call (216) 781-8262 ext. 22 for eligibility requirements and funding availability.
Pregnancy
The Haven Home
216-220-1902, 6114 Francis Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio,44127
Toiletries: 1st Thursday of every month
Time: 10:00 am-Noon (Advanced registration is not required)
Paper Products/Cleaning Supplies
Date: 2nd Thursday of every month
Time 10:00 am-Noon (Advanced registration is not required)
Diaper Distribution
Date: May 19th, July 21st, September 22nd, and November 17th (register a week prior to the distribution date)
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
How to sign up: https://forms.gle/APLvGYcr5D8hAKBS7
Food Distribution
Date: 5th Thursday of the month
Time: 10:00 am-Noon (Advanced registration is not required)
Womankind
Assistance with planning for last trimester care and delivery: Assistance with Medicaid applications, exploration of other options for medical coverage and medical financial aid, assistance with WIC information and referrals, maternity and baby items (as available), formula , professional counseling and support services.
5350 Transportation Blvd Ste 18, Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 662-5700
www.womankindcleveland.com
58th Street Community Services and Multi-purpose Center
Meals, clothing, baby formula, and other aid is offered. Can have items around the holidays and Christmas too, including free winter coats, gifts, and toys for children. Referrals are given to free local furniture banks that help low-income families or single parents.
5805 Lexington Ave. Community AME Church
Cleveland, OH 44103
(216) 361-0693
The Caring
Offers supplies for mothers and back to school kits for children.
Mrs. Jackson 216-414-1326
Christ Child Society
Babies & Children layettes, school uniforms, winter coats, beds & cribettes.
7901 Detroit Ave., Ste. 300
Cleveland, OH 44102
216-939-3859
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Injury Prevention Center’s Child Passenger Safety Hotline at 216-844-2277.
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Intake for free or reduced cost car seats.
WIC Women, Infants, & Children
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.
216-957-9421
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