Adult Basic & Literacy Education - Families Learning Together
ABLE: Gault Family Learning Center, 716 Beall Ave., Wooster OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-8962
Families Learning Together:
Orrville program located inside Orrville Christian Church, 925 N. Elm St., Orrville OH 44667
A free literacy-focused preschool for parents and their children birth through 3 years. Parents and children together become a learning team.
email: sslack@wcscc.org
American Red Cross - Wayne County Unit
244 W. South St., Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-264-9383
Website: www.arc-wayne.org
Email: info@arc-wayne.org
Provides assistance to victims of disasters with food, clothing & shelter & helps people prevent, prepare for & respond to emergencies. Offers instruction in CPR, First Aid, Sports Safety Training, Babysitting, Basic Aid Training, Water Safety, & Preventing Disease Transmission.
Fee: Textbooks & related materials for some classes; no fee for disaster assistance.
The Arthritis Foundation
4630 Richmond Rd., Suite 240, Cleveland OH 44128
Phone: 1-800-245-2275
Website: http://www.arthritis.org/
Email: mbird@arthritis.org
The goals of the Chronic Disease Control program include increasing awareness of arthritis as a serious chronic disease and encouraging individuals to seek diagnosis and treatment; providing programs that help individuals manage the physical and emotional challenges of arthritis; and decreasing the economic impact of arthritis by teaching skills that help participants manage their disease, live independently, take care of themselves and their families, and remain productive, working members of the community.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
P.O. Box 6099, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Phone: 330-339-6916
email: kfisher@bbbseco.com
Provides a mentoring program for youth ages 4 - 16.
Fee: none
Catholic Charities Services of Wayne County
521 Beall Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-262-7836
Email: rrhurdle@clevelandcatholiccharities.org
Provides support to families, children, & individuals coping with social & personal problems through in-office and home based services.
Fee: Based on ability to pay.
Community Legal Aid
50 S. Main St., 8th Floor, Akron, OH 44308
Phone: 330-264-9454 or 800-998-9454
Website: www.communitylegalaid.org
Email: sstrattan@communitylegalaid.org
Provides legal assistance to senior citizens and low-income persons in civil legal matters including public benefits, domestic relations, spouse abuse, income maintenance, and consumer law.
Fee: None
Community Services for the Deaf, Greenleaf Family Center
146 E. Liberty St., Ste. 80, Wooster
Phone: 330-262-4235, 330-262-5759 (TTY)
Website: www.greenleafctr.org
Email: pjoanna@greenleafctr.org
Meets the needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who interact with them. Offers translation services, sign language instruction and community education.
The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties
345 S Crownhill Rd (rear) Orrville, and 2285
Benden Dr, Wooster
Phone: 330-683-5106 or 330-264-9029
Website: http://www.ccwhc.org
Email: info@ccwhc.org
Provides counseling, emergency services, community education, case management & consultation regarding mental health concerns.
Fee: Based on ability to pay.
Every Woman's House
Gault Liberty Center, 104 Spink St., Wooster
Phone: 330-263-6021
Hotline: 800-686-1122 or 330-263-1020
Website: www.everywomanshouse.org
Email: douglasb@steps-ewh.org.
Provides emergency shelter and counseling for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
Fee: None for the shelter; a fee for counseling based on ability to pay.
Friendship Meals, Inc.
See Salvation Army for contact information.
Email: ra8491@zoominternet.net
An all-volunteer grassroots organization providing community meals for the hungry & those needing companionship. Meals served every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Christ United Church of Christ, 301 N. Main St., Orrville.
Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland Council
East Wayne Service Unit: helend@qcfoundry.com
Local Boy & Cub Scout Units
Cubmaster Aaron Jarrett Email: atj1964@gmail.com
Cub Scout Pack 922, and Boy Scout Troop 922, Dalton. Chartering Organization: Dalton Presbyterian Church.
Cubmaster Nate Elett Email: hooli_33@yahoo.com
Scoutmaster John Zeek Email: jzeek@sssnet.com
Cub Scout Pack 830, and Boy Scout Troop 60, Orrville. Chartering Organization: Trinity United Methodist Church
Cubmaster Pam Walentik Email: walentik@zoominternet.net
Troop 60 Contact John Walentik Email: walentik@zoominternet.net
United Way of Wayne & Holmes - 211/InfoLink
215 S. Walnut, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 211
(United Way phone: 330-264-5576)
Website: www.uwwayneholmes.org
211 Website: www.211wayneholmes.org
Email: lcruise@uwwayneholmes.org
Provides information and referral for a wide variety of human service needs as well as volunteer opportunities. The service is free and available 24/7.
Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club
820 N. Ella, Orrville, OH 44667
Phone: 330-683-4888
Website: www.oabgc.org
Email: kplatz@oabgc.org
Provides programs of physical, social and educational value, such as indoor and outdoor sports, counseling, gameroom, crafts, teen programming and junior staff. Also provides the after-school KidStop program.
Orrville/Dalton YMCA
1801 Smucker Rd., Orrville, OH 44667
Phone: 330-683-2153
Website: www.orrvilledalton-ymca.org
Email: orrdalYMCA@aol.com
Provides individuals and families of all ages and income levels opportunities for physical, mental, social and spiritual growth through quality programs including an indoor pool, indoor and outdoor sports, fitness classes, group educational and social summer licensed day camps and senior citizen activities. Also offers a licensed day care and before and after school programming.
Orrville Salvation Army
332 W. High St. (rear), Orrville, OH 44667
Phone: 330-683-3138
Email: orrsa@embarqmail.com
Provides emergency food, shelter & clothing, help with utility payments, medications and transportation vouchers to medical appointments. Also provides coats for kids, school supplies, and holiday food baskets and gifts to families in need.
STEPS
104 Spink St., Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-264-8498
Website: www.stepsatlibertycenter.org
Email: douglasb@steps-ewh.org
Provides support and treatment for persons with alcohol and other drug-related problems Provides out patient counseling, intensive outpatient care, crisis intervention, halfway house services and referral for hospitalization. Counseling also provided for family members.
Viola Startzman Free Clinic
1874 Cleveland Rd., Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-262-2500
Website: www.startzmanfreeclinic.org
Email: jparsons@startzmanfreeclinic.org
Provides free medical and dental care and treatment for the uninsured.
Wayne County Volunteer Guardianship Program
c/o The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, 115 W. Liberty St., Wooster OH 44691
Phone: 330-262-3030
email: ckirkbride@orrvillelaw.com
(Attorney Cheryl Kirkbride, 110 N. Vine St., Orrville OH 44667)
Provides volunteer guardians/advocates for people with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities.
Wayne/Holmes Rx Network
Offices in Aultman Orrville Hospital in Orrville, and United Way of Wayne/Holmes
Phone: 330-682-3010, ext 110 in Orrville, or 330-263-6363 in Wooster
Provides assistance for medications for those without prescription insurance.
Wayne United Chaplain Ministries
PO Box 663, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-682-7986
Email: waltjordan1@zoominternet.net
Provides chaplain services and counseling, as well as hygiene kits for jail inmates.
Your Human Resource Center
2587 Back Orrville Rd., Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-264-9597
Website: www.yhrc.org
Email: director@yhrc.org
Provides treatment, intervention and prevention services to residents of Wayne and Holmes Counties with mental health or chemical dependency problems. Treatment services include assessment, individual, group, marital and family counseling.