Local Resources for Help

• Addiction Recovery

• 24-Hour Welfare Help Line: 1-855-LDS-HELP (1-855-537-4357)

• Welfare and Self-Reliance Products and Service Information 

• Section 8 Housing

• Columbus Coalition for Homeless

• Senior Options

• YMCA: Single Room Occupancy for Men, 40 W. Long St., 614-389-4552 ext 900

• YWCA: Small 1-bedroom efficiency apartments for single women, 65 S. 4th St., 614-224-9121 ext. 1270

• Emergency Drop-In Shelters 

• Help with traditional housing and free shelters

• Women's Residency Program

• Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority - 614-421-6000

• Goodwill Columbus Careers: 

671 South High Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43206

(614) 344-8372

• Southeast Vocational

3770 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 

(614) 294-7117

• OhioMeansJobs Columbus-Franklin County

1111 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43205 

(614) 559-5052

• Jewish Family Services

1070 College Ave, Columbus, OH 43209 

(614) 231-1890

• Columbus Works, Inc

775 W Broad St Suite 270, Columbus, OH 43222 

(614) 585-8346

• Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health

• Franklin County Public Health

• Physicians Care Connection

• Columbus Free Clinic

• Helping Hands Free Clinic

• Medical Detox and Treatment Center

• Substance Abuse Treatment Center

• Reporting Elder Abuse

• Franklin County Jobs and Family Services

• Early Learning and Development

• Cancer Support

• Directions for Youth & Families, In Case of Emergency

• Teen Resources

• Franklin County Municipal Court Self Help Resource Center

• First English Lutheran Church, 4th Thursday of the month

• Legal Aid Society of Columbus

• Ohio Legal Help

This is an incredibly helpful website that covers various legal issues, including family, housing, money/debt, health/benefits, traffic, seniors, veterans, etc. It's very user-friendly and will walk you through issues.

• OSU Student Legal Services (free for OSU students)

• Upper Arlington Lutheran Church: Mill Run Campus, Legal Clinic is held  the third Tuesday of every month, 5:30-7:00 pm: 3500 Mill Run Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026 

• Mt. Olivet Baptist Church (legal clinic): 428 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43215