Social Services

Information and Helplines

Abuse
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence (461-HELP)
Battered Woman Project (222-6333)
Children’s Services (276-6121)

Adoption
Catholic Social Services (223-7217)
Family Service Association (222-9481)
Jewish Family Services (854-2944)
Lutheran Social Services (643-2227)

Adult Daycare
YWCA Adult Day Care Center (461-5550)
Seniorcare (291-2273)
Shiloh House (275-4626)

Ambulance
Amed (233-1939)
American (237-1105)
CityWide (299-2422)
Hilltop (890-1241)
Med Trans (845-3270)

Animals
Montgomery County Animal Shelter (898-4457)
Dayton Emergency Vet Clinic (293-2714)
Dog License - County Auditor’s Office (225-4314)
Humane Society of Greater Dayton (268-7387)
Pet Adoption Center-SICSA (294-6505)

Birth Control
Dayton Women’s Health Center (296-1306)
Planned Parenthood (226-0164)
Womanline (223-3446)

Business
Better Business Bureau (222-5825)
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce (226-1444)

Civil Rights
Ohio Civil Rights Commission (285-6500)
Human Relations Council (228-5854)
NAACP (222-2172)
Dayton Urban League (220-6650)

Community Services
American Red Cross (222-6711)
Catholic Social Services (223-7217)
Community Blood Center (461-3450)
Emergency Food Pantry and Clothing (254-2694)
FISH (Food and Transportation) (222-5444)
Goodwill Industries (461-4800)
Jewish Federation (854-4150)
Lutheran Social Services (643-0020)
Ombudsman - Joint Office of Citizen Complaints (223-4613)
Salvation Army (228-8241)
United Way (225-3000)
Volunteers of America (228-8875)
YMCA (223-5201)
YWCA (461-5550)

Counseling
Self-Help Clearinghouse - Support Group Referrals (225-3004)
CONTACT (Phone Counseling) (434-6311)
Pastoral Counseling Center (496-6606)

Crises Lines
Narcotics Hotline (225-6272)
Poison Hotline (222-2227)
Suicide Prevention (297-4777)
Teen Connection (228-8336)

Disability Services
AIM for the Handicapped (294-4611)
Association for Retarded Citizens (225-3242)
Community Services for the Deaf (222-9481)
Dayton Area Citizens Committee for Special Education - DACCSE (262-2856)
Dayton Federation of the Blind (293-2131)
Developmental Center for Handicapped Children (298-0803)
Lions Eye Bank (223-4850)

Disease
AIDS Foundation - Miami Valley (277-2437)
Alzheimer’s Association (294-5182)
American Cancer Society (1-800-227-2345)
American Heart Association (224-3571)
Arthritis Foundation (293-5211)
Cystic Fibrosis Miami Valley Chapter (435-0002)
Diabetes Association of the Dayton Area (220-6611)
Easter Seals Society of the Greater Miami Valley (222-7047)
Epilepsy Association (222-0127)
Hemophilia Foundation Southwest Ohio (220-6633)
Leukemia Society (891-9666)
Multiple Sclerosis Society (461-5232)
Muscular Dystrophy (296-1160)

Environmental Concerns
Dayton Department of Water (443-3725
Environmental Protection Agency (285-6357)

Family and Children Services
Children’s Services - Montgomery County (276-6121)
Family Service Association (222-9481)
Miami Valley Family Care Center (268-0336)
Parents Without Partners Inc. (298-5181)

Gay and Lesbian Concerns
Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center (274-1776)
Dignity Dayton (277-7706)
PFLAG Dayton (640-3333)

Legal Aid
American Civil Liberties Union (614-228-8951)
Legal Aid (228-8088)

Mental Health
Dayton Mental Health Center (258-0440)
Greater Dayton Mental Health Foundation (222-0410
Veterans Administration (268-6511)

Nursing Services
KMC Homecare Services (296-7820)
Total Living Care (228-7083)
Visiting Nurses Association (225-4500)
Coordinated Home Care (426-6423)

Runaways
National Runaway Switchboard (1-800-621-4000)
Daybreak Runaway Shelter (461-1000)

Senior Citizens
Area Agency on Aging (341-3000)
Miamisburg Senior Center (866-8999)
Senior Citizens Center of the Greater Dayton Area (223-2112)
Senior Citizens Outreach (878-4491)

Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous (222-2211)
Al-Anon, Al-Ateen Family Groups (449-1880)
Drug Addiction - Montgomery County (443-0416)
Narcotics Anonymous (278-2988)
NOVA House (253-1680)
Project Cure, Inc. (262-3500)

Venereal Disease
Combined Health District of Montgomery County (225-4547)
The Women’s Center (293-3917)

Vital Statistics
Birth and Death Records (225-4418)

Volunteer Opportunities
American Red Cross (222-6711)
Catholic Emergency Services (222-8021)
Miami Valley Literacy Council (223-4922)
Volunteer Action Center - United Way (225-3066)

Youth Services
Big Brothers/Big Sisters (220-6850)
Children and Youth Project (225-4954)
Dakota Center (228-8961)
Dayton Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs (222-6442)
Youth Employment Program (236-0212)