Knox County, OH Resources

Please call (330) 364-8882 if you would like to speak to someone for FREE

Financial Assistance

• Kinship & Adoption Families
• Ohio Benefits-Cash Assistance
• Financial Assistance Paying for Childcare
• Apply for Unemployment

Rent, Utility, & Housing

• Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action
• New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter
• Interchurch Social Services-emergency hotel cost assistance
• Interchurch Social Services-financial aid for utilities
• Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS)-Sliding Scale Legal Services
• Groundwork Ohio
• United Way

Transportation

• Knox Area Transit
• Interchurch Social Services-FISH
• Knox County Transit Board-Door to Door Services

Food Assistance

• Ohio Benefits-WIC & Food Assistance
• Various Food Banks
• Interchurch Social Services-Food Pantry
• Mid-Ohio Food Bank
• Groundwork Ohio
• United Way
• FoodFinder (Locate Food Banks, Schools, Churches)
• Ohio Association of Food Banks
• Apply for Government Benefits like SNAP, TANIF, and Medicaid
• Enter You Zip Code to Find Salvation Army Centers (Some Deliver Food)
• Appalachian Breastfeeding Network (Ohio Department of Health Answers Questions Free at 1-888-588-3423)

Children’s Items

• Cribs 4 Kids
• Car Seat Safety

Job Assistance

• Ohio Means Jobs
• Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS)-Sliding Scale Legal Services

Medical Assistance

• Knox County Community Health Center-Sliding Scale Clinic
• National Alliance on Mental Illness-Support, Education, & Advocacy
• Interchurch Social Services-assistance with prescriptions and transportation
• Ohio Benefits-Medicaid, Developmental Disabilities Services, Mental Health & Addiction
• FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION SAVINGS
• Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS)-Sliding Scale Legal Services
• Groundwork Ohio

Kids Activities

• Dolly Parton’s Imagination library
• Our Pinterest Board
• Vroom (Children Ages Birth to 5)
• 32 Totally FREE Educational Resources for Kids Stuck at Home by USA Today
• Kindermusik
• Ready Rosie
• Family Literacy Calendar
• Storyline Online (Celebrities read children’s books in videos)
• ABCya (Educational Games for Preschool-Grade 6+)
• Conscious Discipline Articles, Podcasts, Tips & More

Parenting Resources

• Our FREE Parenting Classes
• ZERO to THREE
• Safe Kids Worldwide
• Help Me Grow/STEPS Program
• PBS for Parents
• Groundwork Ohio

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