CONNECTING YOU TO HELP

Below are links to organizations that can connect your family to help.

• HandsOn Central Ohio provides easy, immediate access to thousands of programs and services available at a range of nonprofit, government, and healthcare organizations across Central Ohio. Click here for an interactive resource map or click here for a searchable online database, with information on how you can get help with Adult Care, Emergency Food or Clothing, Health Care, Housing and Utility Assistance, and Mental Health and Counseling Resources.
  

• CAP4Kids offers a listing of many community agencies who are committed to serving children and families, including information on Child Care, Food Assistance, Immigration/ESL, Legal and Financial Help, Medical Conditions or Supplies, Safety, and Shelters. Click here to access the CAP4Kids listing.
  

• Action for Children has a comprehensive listing for more than 1600 child care providers in Central Ohio who are licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services or the Department of Education. To ask for assistance in finding child care, call Action for Children's Information and Referral team Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, at, 614-224-0222 or email your request to childcareresources@actionforchildren.org.
  

• Mid-Ohio Foodbank supplies food to more than 15 different food pantries in Franklin County, where you can get help with food for your family at no charge. Click here to see the list of Food Pantries in Franklin County.
  

• Dial 3-1-1 to access the City of Columbus Service Center for help with requesting non-emergency City services. You can also call 614.645.3111 or click here to visit the 311 website.
  

• Nationwide Children's Hospital can connect you with doctors and health services across the city. Click here to learn more about the Nationwide Childrens Care Connection or call 614.355.2590.
  

• ADAMH continues to deliver behavioral health services to our children and families. As our community navigates these unprecedented times, your mental health remains our priority. Click here to log on to the ADMAH website. For emergency crisis support, call 614-276-2273.
  

• TechBank for CCS is a community benefit program provided by Sage Sustainable Electronics to help create equal access to education and opportunity by making technology affordable to all people. Sage is a leader in certified refurbished electronics, and a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher. Through its TechBank, Sage offers very low-cost computers to communities in need.

CBUSVILLAGE - HELP FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS

• Several of our community parnters are ready to help our immigrant and New American families. The CbusVillage website contains translated information geared specifically to our non-English speaking students, families, and businesses, including health news from the Centers for Disease Control, ways to prevent misinformationfrom, and maps to food pantries. Click here to visit the CbusVillage website.