Community Resources

Child Care/Baby Needs
  1. Salvation Army | 2506 Broadway Ave. Lorain, OH 44052 | 440-323-2026
  2. Birthright International | 2136 N. Ridge Rd., Elyria, OH 44035 | 440-324-9566
  3. Cornerstone Pregnancy Services | 364 Griswold Rd., Elyria, OH 44035 | 440-284-1010
  4. Love, Inc. | 221 Gulf Rd., Elyria, OH | 440-322-5683
  5. Child Care Resources | 5350 Oberlin Ave Lorain, 44053 | 440-242-0413
  6. Neighborhood Alliance | 1536 East 30th Street, Lorain 44053 | 440-233-8768
  7. Ready Set Go to Kindergarten | 233 Bond Street, Elyria 44035 | 440-420-2888
Employment Assistance
  1. Lorain County Urban League | 440.323.3364
  2. Reserves Network | 440.324.7001
  3. Employment Network | 440-284-4664
  4. LEAP/CIL (for the disabled | 440-324-3444
  5. Goodwill Industries (Job Club) | 440-244-3174
  6. El Centro | 440-277-8235
  7. Lorain County Labor Agency | 440-282-7401
  8. OhioMeansJobs | 440-324-5244
Food Assistance
  1. Catholic Charities Services of Lorain County | 440-242-0056
  2. Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church | 440-277-6123
  3. Christian Temple of Lorain | 440-244-5883
  4. Church on the North Coast | 440-960-1100
  5. First Lutheran Church | 440-244-6286
  6. God's Kingdom Church | 440-233-8000
  7. Greater Saint Matthews AME Church | 440-282-9415
  8. Greater Victory Christian Ministries | 440-363-1040
  9. Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church | 440-282-2383
  10. Pass It On | 440-277-1335
  11. Pathways Enrichment Center | 440-282-1109
  12. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish | 440-277-7266
  13. Salvation Army - Lorain Corps | 440-244-1921
  14. Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio  440-960-2265
  15. We Care We Share Ministries  440-714-2690
  16. Asbury United Methodist Church | 440-323-9596
  17. Beyond the Walls Church | 216-903-0963
  18. Goodwill Industries of Lorain County | 440-244-3174
  19. Lorain County Office on Aging | 440-326-4800
  20. Oberlin Community Services | 440-774-1353
  21. Women Infants and Children (WIC) | 440-322-6367
  22. Community Congregational United Church of Christ |  440-988-9148
  23. Episcopal Church of the Redeemer | 440-244-3134
  24. Saint Mary Catholic Church Elyria | 440-322-6622
  25. Community Resource Services | 440-933-5639
Housing Instability
  1. Lorain County Metropolitan Housing | 440-288-1600
  2. Humility of Mary Housing - Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing for Families) | 440-242-0455
  3. Neighborhood Alliance Haven Center - Homeless Shelter for Individuals and Families | 440-242-0455
  4. The Salvation Army | 440-323-2025
  5. Faith House (Homeless Families) | 440-277-4430
  6. Genesis House Domestic Violence Center of Lorain County | 440-244-1853 
  7. Blessing House (Respite Care for Children 0-2) | 440-240-1851
  8. HUD Hotline Rent/Mortgage Assist | 800-569-4287
  9. Love, Inc, Rent/Mortgage Assist | 440-322-5683
Mental Health Support
  1. Psych & Psych Services | 440-323-5121
  2.  Nord Center | 440-233-7232
  3. Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services | 440-984-3882
  4. Bellefaire, JCB | 440-723-5501 
  5. Far West Center | 440-835-6212 x230
  6.  OhioGuideStone | 440-260-6100
  7.  OhioGuidestone | 440-541-4511 (Peer Support Coordinator, Aja)
  8. Emergency Stabilization Services (ESS) | 800-888-6161
  9. El Centro | 440-277-8235
  10. NAMI Lorain County | 440-240-8477
  11. The LCADA Way | 440-989-4900
  12.  MHARS - Mental Health Addiction and Recovery Service | 440-233-2020
Prenatal Care
  1. Cornerstone Pregnancy Services | 440-284-1010
  2. Family Planning Services of Lorain County | 440-322-7526
  3. WomenCare Connection LLC | 440-989-5111
  4. Woman's Care Center | 440-529-2555
  5. Planned Parenthood Lorain Health Center | 440-242-2087
  6. Mercy Health - Lorain Obstetrics and Gynecology | 440-960-3912
  7. Lorain Women's Healthcare | 440-282-4900
  8. Lorain County Free Clinic | 440-277-6641
  9. Birthright Lorain County | 440-324-9566 
Quit Smoking
  1. Ohio Tobacco Quit Line (Free to all adults ages 18+ regardless of insurance)
    1. English | 1-800-QUIT-NOW
    2. Spanish | 1-855-DEJELO-YA
  2. Mercy Health - Lorain Pulmonary | 440-960-3812 (Ask for Mara Barnes)
  3. Mercy Foundation | 440-989-3908 (Ask for Irvin Del Valle)
  4. Lorain County Community College | 440-366-4848 - (Ask for Charlene Dellipala or Nanci Ickes)​​​​
Substance Use Disorder Support
  1. Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County | 440-282-9920
  2.  Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services | 440-984-3882
  3. Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA) | 440 282-1800 
  4. UMADAOP - Lorain  | 440-246-4616
  5. The LCADA Way | 440-246-4646
  6. Psych and Psyche Services | 440-323-5121
  7. Nord Center | 440-233-7232
  8. Lorain County Public Health (Project Dawn/Narcan Kits) | 440-322-6367 
  9. Let's Get Real, Inc (Peer Support Group) | 440-963-7042
  10. Harm Reduction Clinic | 440-204-4318
  11. Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services | 440-233-2020
  12.  Ohio Guidstone (Peer Support Coordinator, Aja) | 440-541-4511
  13. MetroHealth Mother and Chld Dependency Program | 216-778-4444 - (Provides MAT for pregnant women with SUD) 
  14. The Mom's House | 800-554-5251 - (Recovery house for pregnant and postpartum people in recovery from SUD)
  15. Road to Hope Recovery | 440-309-4284 - (Recovery house for women in recovery from SUD and their children)
Utility Assistance
  1. Love, INC | 440-322-5683
  2.  North Ridgeville Community Cares | 440-353-9716
  3. HEAP Office | 440-204-3122
  4.  Oberlin Community Services Council | 440-774-6579
  5. Catholic Charities | 440-244-9915
  6. Neighborhood Alliance | 440-323-2026
  7.  Community Resource Services | 440-933-5639
  8.  United Community Assistance Network (UCAN) | 440-277-6530
  9. EL Centro | 440-277-8235
  10. United Way | 211