Community Resources
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency Services
911
Allen County Sheriff's Office
333 N. Main, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 227-3535
http://www.acso-oh.us
Lima Police Department
117 E. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 227-4444
http://www.cityhall.lima.oh.us/168/Lima-Police-Department
We Care People Crisis Hotline
529 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, Ohio 45804
(800) 567-HOPE
741 741 (Text)
http://www.wecarepeople.org/
EDUCATION
Allen County Educational Service Center
1920 Slabtown Rd., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419)222-1836
http://www.allencountyesc.org
Allen County Family & Children First Council
P.O. Box 1243, Lima, Ohio 45802
(419) 223-8563
https://www.allencountyohio.com/family-children-first/
Apollo Career Center
3325 Shawnee Rd., Lima, Ohio 45806
(419) 998-2908
https://www.apollocareercenter.com
Autism Life Center
(567) 825-8921
https://autismlc.com/
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Allen County
207 W. Elm St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-8500
http://www.bbbswco.com/
Help Me Grow
2550 Ada Rd., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-1116
https://acbdd.org/help-me-grow-overview/
Lima Adult Learning Center
563 W. Spring St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 223-0252
https://www.limaliteracy.net/
West Ohio Community Action Partnership
Head Start & Early Head Start
540 S. Central Ave., Lima, Ohio 45804
https://wocap.org
EMPLOYMENT
Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities
2500 Ada Rd., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 221-1385
http://www.acbdd.org/
Allen County Department of Job and Family Services
1501 S. Dixie Hwy., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 228-2621
http://www.allencountyohio.com/job.php
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
2190 Allentown Rd., Lima, Ohio 45805
(800) 207-6047
Experience Works
401 W. North St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-3118
http://www.experienceworks.org
Goodwill Industries
2350 Allentown Rd. Lima, OH 45805
(419) 228-4821
http://www.goodwill.org/
Neighborhood Relief
1500 Elida Rd., Lima, Ohio 45805
(419) 999-4483
https://www.neighborhoodrelief.com/
FINANCIAL
Consumer Credit Counseling
2466 N. Cable Rd., LIma, Ohio 45807
(419) 573-0005
https://www.apprisen.com/
Energy Assistance Programs
Columbus, Ohio
(800) 282-0800
https://www.development.ohio.gov/is/is_heap.htm
Golden Buckeye Program
Columbus, Ohio
(866) 301-6446
http://aging.ohio.gov/goldenbuckeye/
Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel
952 Lima Ave., Findlay, Ohio 45840
(614) 387-2962
http://www.occ.ohio.gov/
Social Security Administration
401 W. North Lima, Ohio
(800) 772-1213 or
(419) 228-7401
https://www.ssa.gov/
West Ohio Community Action Partnership
540 S. Central, Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 227-2586
https://wocap.org/
FOOD / CLOTHING ASSISTANCE
Cheryl Allen Southside Center
1802 S. Central Ave., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 222-5011
Churches United Pantry
129 S. Pierce St.,Suite A, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 221-3243
https://limacup.org/author/limacup1/
Our Daily Bread
125 S. Centra Ave., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 224-2086
http://odbread.org/
St. Mark's United Methodist Church Resource Center
1110 N. Metcalf St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-3601
Salvation Army Citadel
614 E. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 224-9055
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Veterans Food Pantry
810 W. North St., Lima, Ohio 45805
(419) 224-5630
West Ohio Food Bank
1380 E. Kibbey St., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 222-7949
http://www.westohiofoodbank.org/
WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
940 N. Cable Rd., #4, Lima, Ohio 45805
(419) 224-8200
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
Allen County Children's Services
123 W. Spring St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(800) 755-4769
http://www.allencsb.com/
Lima Public Library
650 W. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 228-5113
https://www.limalibrary.com
Allen County Veterans Service Commission
301 N Main St., Lima, OH 45802
(419) 223-8522
https://www.allencountyvsc.com/
Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
2355 Ada Rd, Lima, OH 45801
(419) 221-1232
https://www.jampd.com
LACNIP
1440 W. Spring St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 302-4166
https://www.lacnip.org
Lima Parks, Recreation & Forestry Division
900 S. Collett St., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 221-5195
https://www.cityhall.lima.oh.us/199/Parks-Recreation-Forestry
OhioKAN (Kinship & Adoption Navigator)
1-844-OHIO-KAN
https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov
United Way of Greater Lima
616 S. Collet St., Lima, Ohio 45805
(419) 227-6341
http://www.unitedwaylima.org/
HEALTH ASSISTANCE
Allen County Public Health
219 E. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 228-4457
https://www.allencountypublichealth.org/
Allen County Adult Protective Services
951 S. Commerce Pkwy., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 228-2621
http://www.allencountyohio.com/job.php
Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter
3400 W Elm St., Lima, OH 45807
(419) 227-9700
www.alz.org/nwohio
Area Agency on Aging
200 E. High St., Lima, Ohio 45807
(419) 222-7723
www.aaa3.org
Care Source (a Medicare/Medicaid provider)
230 N. Main St., Dayton, Ohio 45402
(937) 351-3252 or (419) 215-2943
https://www.CareSource.com
Catholic Charities
222 S. West St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-8110
https://catholiccharitiesnwo.org
Covenant Ministry Services
1130 W. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45805
(419) 228-2070
Family Resource Center
530 S. Main St., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 222-1168
http://www.wecarepeople.org/
Health Care Facility Complaint Hotline
(800) 669-3534
Health Partners of Western Ohio
1550 N. Main St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 549-5982
http://hpwohio.org/
Heartbeat of Lima
226 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-7980
https://heartbeatoflima.org/
Lima Recovery Clinic
1273 N. Cole St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 302-3574
http://www.limasuboxonecenter.com/
Lutheran Social Services
658 W. Market, Lima, Ohio
(419) 879-6029
Ohio AIDS/HIV/STD Hotline (Confidential)
(800) 332-AIDS
Ohio HIV Care Services
(800) 777-4775
https://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/hastpac/hivcare/aids1.aspx
Premier Care
2727 St. John's Rd., Suite D, Lima, Ohio 45804
(567) 940-9145
http://www.premiercare.org/find-a-clinic/lima-oh/
Senior Citizens Services
3400 W Elm St., Lima, OH 45807
(419) 991-8811
www.scslima.com
YMCA
3400 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-6045
https://limaymca.net
YWCA Childcare Resource & Referral
608 W. High St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 225-5465
https://www.ywcanwo.org/what-were-doing/child-care-resource-and-referral/
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Allen Metropolitan Housing
600 S. Main, Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 228-6065
http://www.allenmha.com/
Crossroads Crisis Center
Lima, Ohio
(419) 228-4357
http://www.crossroadscrisiscenter.com/
Family Promise
129 S. Pierce St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 879-4600
Lima Rescue Mission
216 E. Wayne St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 224-6961
http://www.limamission.org/
Lima Samaritan House
328 WMcKibbenSt., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-4663
http://samaritanhouselima.org/
WOCAP --HCRPP Assistance
540 S. Central Ave., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 227-2586 ext. 118
http://wocap.org/additional-services/hcrp-rent-assistance
LEGAL
Allen County Common Please Court
Juvenile Division--Community Control
529 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, Ohio 45804
http://www.allenohiojuvenile.com
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
234 N. Main St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(567) 940-2272
http://www.casaoflima.org
Crime Victim Services
116 W. North, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-8666
http://www.crimevictimservices.org/
Legal Aid of Western Ohio
545 W. Market St., Suite. 301 Lima, Ohio 45801
(877) 894-4599
http://www.lawolaw.org/
Ohio Northern University Legal Clinic
121 W High St. Suite 700, Lima, OH 45801
(419) 227-0061
MENTAL HEALTH
Changing Seasons
136 S. West St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 221-1988
Coleman Professional Services
799 S. Main St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 229-2222
https://www.colemanservices.org/
Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties
529 S. Elizabeth St., Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 222-5120
https://www.wecarepeople.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(419) 692-2480
PASS (Prevention Awareness Support Services)
309 W. High St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 549-8530
http://www.passaah.org/
SAFY Behavioral Health
658 W. Market St., Suite 101, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-1527
https://www.safy.org/
St. Rita's Behavioral Health
730 W. Market St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-2500
https://www.mercy.com/health-care-services/behavioral-mental-health
TAX ASSISTANCE
Internal Revenue Service
401 W. North St., Lima, Ohio 45801
(800) 829-1040
https://www.irs.gov/
Tax Aide Program
(888) 775-6776
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/
TRANSPORTATION
Allen County Council on Aging, Inc.
215 N. Central, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 228-5135
http://www.accoa.org/
Allen County Regional Transit Authority
200 E High St., Suite1C, Lima, OH 45801
(419) 222-2782
http://www.acrta.com/
Area Agency on Aging
2423 Allentown Rd., Lima, Ohio 45805
(800) 653-7723
Black And White Cab Company
420 W. Elm, Lima, Ohio 45801
(419) 222-6161