Lorain County

Community Resources

Car Seats
Lorain County General Health District

Elyria City Health District

(440) 244-2209

(440) 323-7595

Child Care
Child Care Resource Center

(440) 960-7187

Child Support
Lorain County Child Support Enforcement

(440) 284-4401

Children with Medical Handicaps
BCMH

1-800-755-4769
(parents only)

Children's Protective Services
Lorain County Children Services

(440) 329-2121

Crisis Line
The Nord Center (24 Hours)

1-800-888-6161

Domestic Violence
Genesis House

(440) 244-1853

Education
Educational Service Center of Lorain County

(440) 967-8355

Emergency Shelter
Neighborhood House Association of Lorain County, Inc

Family Promise of Lorain County

(440) 324-5777

(440) 277-9272

Financial/Utilities
Lorain County Community Action Agency

(440) 245-2009

Food
United Way of Greater Lorain County 2-1-1

1-800-275-6106

Help Me Grow
Help Me Grow-Lorain County

(800) 729-8687

Housing
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority

(440) 288-1600

Information/Referral
United Way of Greater Lorain County 2-1-1


1-800-275-6106

Kinship Navigator
Lorain Co. Office On Aging -(Relatives responsible for care of a child)

(440) 288-9272

Legal
Legal Aid Society of Lorain County

(440) 323-8240

Mental Health
The Nord Center

(440) 233-7232

Rape
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)

The Nord Center (24 Hours) 

1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

1-800-888-6161 

Social Security
Social Security Hotline

1-800-772-1213

Transportation
Lorain County Transit

(440) 233-7868