Allen County

Community Resources

 Adult Protective Services

(419) 228-2621 

Area Agency on Aging (Elder Information & Referral)
Long -Term Care Ombudsman 


1-800-653-7723
1-800-653-7778

Child Support Enforcement

(419) 224-7133

Children’s Protective Services

(419) 227-8590

Crisis Line
Hope Line

1-800-567- HOPE (4673)

County Department of Developmental Disabilities
(formerly MRDD)
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities

(419) 221-1385

Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
(resources following incarceration)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction


web search only 

Domestic Violence
Crossroads Hotline (24 hours)


                1-877-288-4357

Emergency Shelter Homeless Men
Rescue Mission (men 21 years of age or older) 


(419) 225-6961 

Emergency Shelter Homeless Women/Children
Samaritan House

(419) 222-4663

Financial/Utilities
Lima/Allen Council on Community Affairs (LACCA)

(419) 227-2586

Food
First Call for Help, Inc. Northwest  Ohio

1-800-468-4357 or 211

Foreclosure 
Save The Dream

1-888-404-4674

Housing
Allen County Metropolitan Housing

(419) 228-6065

Housing
HUD subsidized housing

 web search only

Information/Referral
First Call for Help, Inc. Northwest Ohio 

1-800-468-4357 or 211

Kinship Navigator (Relative responsible for care of a child)

(419) 227-8590

Legal
Legal Aid Line 

1-888-534-1432

Mental Health (Alcohol, Drug, Mental Health)
Mental Health and Recovery & Services Board

(419) 222-5120

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
Allen County Job & Family Services   

(419) 228-2621 

Rape
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)

1-800-656- HOPE (4673)


Social Security Hotline
Social Security Administration

1-800-772-1213

Transportation
Allen County Regional Transit Authority

(419) 222-2782

Veterans Services
Allen County Veterans Service Commission

(419) 223-8522