I NEED Free meals are available from many area organizations at I NEED of Vital Statistics. The office is located at 225 Neilston Street, You can obtain a photo ID card, which is not the FOOD their soup kitchens. Call for locations and hours of operation. IDENTIFICATION Columbus, 43215; phone: 614.466.2531. Office hours same as a driver's license and can be issued are 8a-5p, Monday through Friday. The office is closed on even if your driving privileges are suspended or Food and hot meals Broad St. UMC, 614.221.4571 You need current, valid identification to state holidays. Turn around for walk-in clients is the same revoked. These photo ID cards are available at are available to those Central Presbyterian Church, 614.224.9119 make your navigation through social day, as long as you are there before 4:30p. any Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles local Deputy in need. You may be eligible for food assis- Community Kitchen, 614.252.6428 services, job interviews, and reentry a much smoother process. Obtain- Registrar License Agency. tance through the Ohio Department of Job Faith Mission, 614.224.6617 ing these documents is not always easy or inexpensive. Once you Social Security Card (Free) and Family Services. To see if you qualify, First English Lutheran Church, 614.252.3191 have these documents, keep them safe! Carry your State photo ID with You can obtain a printout of your Social Security card and The main BMV registrar's office, and the one contact the Franklin County Department of Holy Family Soup Kitchen, 614.461.9444 you at all times in a wallet or purse. Keep your birth certificate and number from the Social Security Administration, 200 N High where the King Avenue Church vouchers are Job and Family Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 614.221.3446 Social Security card information in a safe place at your home or with a St, Rm 225, Columbus, Ohio 43215; phone 866.954.1723. accepted is at 1970 W Broad St, Columbus, Ohio Services at 614.233.2000. New Life UMC, 614.294.0134 trusted relative or friend. 43223; phone 614.752.7500. Office hours are 8a- The Open Shelter, 614.222.2885 Never loan out your identification to anyone else. State of Ohio Photo ID ($8.50 - cash or check) 8:30p, Monday through Friday, closed holidays. Several food pantries operate around Franklin Rehoboth Temple, 614.252.8219 If you do not have money to pay for your State of Ohio photo You can find other locations online at the BMV County, serving those who need groceries. To St. Johns Evangelical, 614.224.8634 Birth Certificate ($21.50 - cash, check, or money order) ID card, you may request assistance from King Avenue United website or in the phone book. find out more contact one of the following: St. Lawrence, 614.228.0799 If you do not have money to pay for your birth certificate, you Methodist Church , 299 King Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43201; St. Sophia's Orthodox, 614.299.8760 may request assistance from the Joint Organization for Inner phone 614.424.6050. The Church provides 15 free vouchers Take your birth certificate and Social Security HandsOn Central Ohio FOODLINK Wings of Hope, 614.561.9993 City Needs (JOIN) at 578 E Main St, Columbus, Ohio 43215; per week, distributed first-come, first-served at 8:30a on card or print-out with you. If you have been 614.341.2282 or call 2-1-1 Vineyard Church, 614.259.5441 phone 614.241.2531 or 614.241.2530. Wednesdays. They recommend that you arrive to get in line recently released from an Ohio prison, you J.O.I.N., 614.241.2530 You can obtain a copy of your birth certificate if you were born by 8a. The vouchers are only redeemable at the BMV regis- may use your ODRC Release Identification Westside FISH, 614.272.8242 in Ohio by walking in to the Ohio Department of Health Office trar located at 1970 W Broad St in Columbus. Card to obtain a State photo ID.

I NEED Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation I NEED I NEED Agency may be able to help. CSEA, under the A JOB OR (COWIC), job training and job search services, 1111 E. TRANSPORTATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE direction of Director Susan Brown, is located at JOB TRAINING Broad St., 614.559.5052 80 E. Fulton Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Henkels & McCoy Community Success Center, job devel- If you need transportation to or Phone 614.525.3275; Fax 614.525.6409. Finding employment, education, and training opment & supportive services, 1336 E. Main St., from a medical appointment, the agency or institution Criminal is the best way to reenter the community and 614.221.3398 may be able to help. Call them directly for information. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime that could Civil to stay out of jail. subject you to jail or prison time, and you cannot afford to pay If you experience any of the following legal con- Let's be clear; it's not going to be easy. If you are a Veteran Bus: Franklin County is served by the Central Ohio Transit a lawyer, the State must provide legal assistance for you. This cerns, the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, With a criminal record, you have to work harder Volunteers of America Authority, or COTA public bus system. Local one-way fares is done through the Office of the Public Defender. located at 1108 City Park Ave, Columbus OH than the average job seeker, but it can be done, employment services & computer resource center are $2, and buses accept bills and coins. Have exact change - In Franklin County, the Public Defender is Yeura R. Venters, 43206, may be able to help. and the Task Force is focused hard on removing 624 Harmon Avenue, 614.351.1881 no change is available on the bus. COTA also sells passes for Franklin County Public Defender Office, 373 South High They assist with Loss or denial of public benefits, unnecessary and prejudicial barriers to hiring. Amvets Career Center 1 day, 7 days, and 31 days. 614.228.1776. Street, 12th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Medicaid/Medicare, Unemployment compensa- employment services & free online courses Phone: 614.525.3194, Fax: 614.461.6470. tion, Evictions, Foreclosures, Domestic Violence, Get training and education, 1395 E. Dublin Granville Rd., Suite 222, 614.431.6990 Taxi: Franklin County is served by many taxi companies. Child Custody, Consumer Issues, Garnishments often with specific programs available for Among the largest are Child Support and attachments, Landlord/Tenant Dissolutions, ex- and re-entering offenders We also encourage you to apply to work for the Orange Cab, 614.414.0000 If you are a custodial parent suing for child support, or if you Divorce, Income Tax Issues, and Wills. City of Columbus and Franklin County. Yellow Cab, 614.444.4444; are a non-custodial parent being sued for child support, and Goodwill Columbus, job training and workforce Job postings and applications for both are available Taxi, 614.224.8888 you need assistance, or if you need to establish the paternity In Franklin or Madison counties please call the skills, 1331 Edgehill Rd., 614.294.5181 only online. Visit your local public library branch! Shamrock Taxi, 614.784.8888 (who is the father) of a child, the Child Support Enforcement Intake Line at 614.241.2001, M-F 9:30a-3:30p.

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HEALTHCARE Jewish Family Services, 1070 College Ave, 614.231.1890 Mt. Carmel Outreach, rotating locations, 614.546.4200 Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio, free medicine, Mental Health America of Franklin County, Referrals to If you are in crisis and Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave, 614.614.7417 614.227.0301 mental health and AOD treatment, 538 E. Town St Suite D, are a danger to yourself or others or if you have Vineyard Free Clinic, 171 E. 5th Ave, 614.259.5428 Ohio's Best Rx, free prescription discount card, 614.221.1441 life-threatening injuries, dial 9-1-1. Columbus Free Clinic, 2231 N. High St, 614.404.8417 866.923.7879 WALLET-FUL of New Life UMC Clinic, 25 W. 5th Ave, 614.294.0134 Peer Support RESOURCES If you are considering suicide, call the 24/7 Xenos Free Clinic, 1934 N. 4th St and 40 Chicago Ave, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug (AOD) treatment Alcoholics Anonymous, 24 hour referral614.253.8501

Columbus suicide hotline at 614.221.5445. 614.823.6510 Netcare Access, 199 S. Central Ave and 741 E. Broad St, Narcotics Anonymous, 24 hour referral614.252.1700 Welcome Home! 24/7 mental health and alcohol/drug crisis inter- Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, 614.645.5500 614.276.2273 Cocaine Anonymous, 24 hour referral, 614.251.1122 vention is available at NetCare access. Call the • East Health Center - 1180 E Main St Maryhaven, 24/7 detox admissions, 1791 Alum Creek, P.E.E.R. (Peers Enriching Each-Other's Recovery) Center, This document is designed to assist indi- viduals who are returning from incarcera- crisis line at 614.276.2273 or go to 199 South • John Maloney Health Center - 3781 S High St 614.445.8131 A consumer-operated drop-in recovery center that offers one- tion navigate the maze of reentry services. Central Ave or 741 East Broad St • St Stephen's Health Center - 1500 E 17th Ave House of Hope, AOD treatment, 614.291.4691 on-one and group peer support, recreation, and socialization • Columbus Northeast Health Center - 3433 Agler Rd CompDrug, 547 E. 11th Ave, 614.224.4506 activities, a resource center, a computer lab, and a media We hope this guide helps the recently You may be eligible for assistance through the Ohio • West Family Health & Wellness Center-2300 W Broad Street Amethyst, Long-term residential treatment for women and center. 25-30 peer support groups each week on a variety of incarcerated to identify and locate appro- priate services within Franklin County to Department of Job and Family Services. To see if ARC (AIDS Resource Center)Ohio, confidential testing and children, 455 E Mound St, 614.242.1284 mental health, wellness, and recovery topics. more quickly back into the community at you qualify, contact the Franklin County Department safer sex supplies at no cost, 4400 N High St, Suite 300, Alvis House, Multiple services to individuals & families, 1221 E Broad St, 614.453.4830 large. of Job and Family Services by phone at 614.299.2437 1991 Bryden Road, 614.252.0660 T.O.U.C.H., Peer mentoring and supportive services, 614.233.2000. Salvation Army, 1675 S. High St, 614.221.4269 3968 E. Main St in Whitehall, 614.338.8733