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Social Service Agencies
in Wooster
Wooster provides a variety
of social services in areas such as health care, senior citizens, mental
health, housing, and counseling to name a few. Many of these agencies
receive funding from a well supported local United Way agency. Below is
a list of most of the social service agencies which are active in the
Wooster community.
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- American Cancer Society
- 1749 Cleveland Road
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 262-4756
- Provides education to the
public regarding cancer and supports cancer patients and their families
while seeking a cure to cancer.
- American Heart Association
- 800-242-8721
- American Red Cross
- 124 N. Walnut Street
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-9383
- Helps people avoid emergencies
through educational programs and assists communities in times of disasters.
- Arthritis Foundation
- 800-342-0746
- Provides education to the
public regarding arthritis and supports arthritis sufferers and their
families.
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- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- 2692 Akron Road
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-8178
- Matches children primarily
from single parent families with carefully screened adults to provide
friendship.
- Boys' Village, Inc.
- 2803 Akron Road
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-3232
- Founded in 1946, Boys' Village is a private, non-profit, non-denomination,
child serving agency specializing in children who have been abandoned,
neglected, and abused. Boys' Village serves over 420 boys and girls daily
with treatment programs from eight Ohio locations: Akron, Canton,
Cleveland, Columbus, Delaware, Mount Vernon, Sandusky, and Wooster.
General Offices are located in Wooster, Ohio 44691.
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- Catholic Commission of
Wayne, Ashland, and Medina Counties
- 521 Beall Ave.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-6176
- Provides advocacy, leadership
development, networking with catholic churches as well as other faiths,
education of social justice issues, legislative action and networking
on issues pertinent to catholic social action/social justice principals,
and church-community based organizing.
- Champions for Children
- 9361 Ashland Rd.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- Raise community awareness
to the consequences of child abuse and advocate for children of abuse.
- Christian Children's
Home of Ohio
- P.O Box 744
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 345-7949
- Provides a home for children
who, for one reason or another, cannot live with their natural parents.
During the approximate one year stay children are provided with stability,
counseling, care, education, and nurturing.
- Community Action Wayne/Medina
- 2375B Benden Drive
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-8677 or 1-800-477-8677
- Fax: (330) 264-5170
- Help individuals, families,
and communities thrive by providing human and economic development opportunities
through programming, advocacy, and community planning. Programs include
Head Start, Early Head Start, Emergency HEAP, and Weatherization. Additional
programming is available in child & family development, housing and
economic assistance.
- Community Services Center
- 445 North Bever St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-3117
- Provides services for those
in need of emergency clothing, household articles, and limited food
assistance.
- Counseling Center of
Wayne and Holmes Counties
- 2285 Benden Drive
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-9029
- Provides comprehensive mental
health services to residents of Wayne and Holmes counties.
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- Every Woman's House
- 237 N. Walnut Street
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-6021 or 24 hour
hotline (330) 263-1020
- Provides support services
for abused or raped persons in Wayne and Holmes counties.
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- Freedlander Speech and
Hearing Clinic
- Wishart Hall
- The College of Wooster
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-2541
- Provides diagnoses of and
therapeutic services for individuals with speech, hearing, and language
disorders who live in Wayne County and surrounding areas.
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- Goodwill Industries of
Wayne County
- 1034 Nold Avenue
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-1300
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- Store: 1991 Portage Square
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 262-7196
- Provides employment and
training services to persons with disabilities.
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- Habitat for Humanity
of Wayne County
- PO Box 874
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- 263-1713
- Ecumenical, Christian housing
ministry dedicated to building or renovating decent, affordable houses
for and with low-income families who purchase the homes at cost through
no-interest mortgages.
- Healthcare 2000 Community
Clinic
- 560 Winter St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 262-2500
- A non-profit agency that
provides free medical and dental care to eligible residents.
- Hospice of Wayne County
- 2525a Back Orrville Rd.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-4899
- Provides a home-based program
for patients who have a limited life expectancy due to an incurable
illness.
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- InfoLink
- 215 South Walnut St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-6363 or 1-(800)
247-9473
- TTY (330) 263-1533
- Provides a link between
people needing human, health, and government services and the programs
and agencies providing those services.
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- Job Training Partnership
- Suite 210
- 201 E. Liberty Street
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-7762
- Provides skill training
and job search assistance to economically disadvantaged and long-term
unemployed adults, youth (ages 16-21), and dislocated workers.
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- Kidney Foundation
- 5318 Tannerville Road
- Orrville, Ohio
- (330) 683-2551
- Provides assistance to patients
with kidney disorders and their family members.
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- Lakeview Center (Adult
daycare)
- 876 Geyers Chapel Road
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-1144
- Provides health services,
recreation activities, nutrition, and transportation services to the
frail elderly.
- Lawyer Referral System
- (330) 262-6198
- Learn 'n Play of Wooster
- Wooster Community Center
- 241 South Bever St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-5214
- Nationally accredited, licensed
child care facility providing care on a sliding fee scale to children
ages 3 through 12.
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- Meals
on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties (Wooster satellite Site)
- 1761 Beall Ave.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-8299
- Main Office:
- 2363 Nave Street SE
- Massillon, Ohio 44646
- 1-800-466-8010
- Provides home delivered
meals to those who are unable to prepare meals due to some disability
or who have had meals prescribed by a physician.
- Meals Together
- 243 North Market St.
- P.O. Box 1302
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-7790
- Serve a hot, nutritious
meal to those who are in need every Thursday evening from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. at Wesley Hall of the United Methodist Church of Wooster.
- Medical Alert System
- 1761 Beall Avenue (Wooster
Community Hospital)
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 263-8298
- Provides emergency medical
alert response systems.
- Mental Health and Recovery
Board of Wayne and Holmes Counties
- 215 South Walnut St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-2527
- TTY (330) 263-1533
- Comprised of volunteer citizens
commissioned under Ohio law to serve as the local mental health and
substance abuse authority for the Wayne and Holmes County service district.
Purpose is to assess community needs and to plan, organize, and manage
public resources so essential services are provided.
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- New Beginnings Counseling
Center
- 2685 Armstrong Rd.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 345-6276
- Provides outpatient counseling
services to couples, children, individuals, and group therapy.
- Nick Amster Sheltered
Workshop
- 266 Oldman Rd.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 345-7979
- Serves the eligible adult
mentally retarded and developmentally disabled of Wayne County. The
program provides sheltered employment, community work crews, and individual
job placements. Rehabilitative services include speech, occupational
and physical therapy. Physchological and nursing services are available
as needed.
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- Ohio State University
Extension
- 428 West Liberty St.
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 264-8722
- Assists people with being
able to solve problems pertaining to agriculture, family living, youth
and community needs. Their basic mission is to help people improve their
lives through education utilizing scientific knowledge focused on identified
issues and needs.
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- People to People Ministries
- 454 E. Bowman Street
- Wooster, Ohio 44691
- (330) 262-1662
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