Community Partners & Impact
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Community Partners & Impact
United Way of Portage County Community Impact Areas
United Way of Portage County’s Community Impact Areas were formed to focus community efforts to help people in the most efficient and effective manner. By centering our energy on supporting and maintaining services in these five areas, United Way is able to help create greater change in our county.
United Way of Portage County’s Community Impact Areas are:
Crises:
Access to disaster relief programs, counseling, food and shelter in times of crisis
Children & Youth:
Services to children and teens that give them access to educational, recreational and self-esteem building programs in a safe environment
Adults:
Services for adults that increase independence and confidence; senior citizen programs that lend assistance and foster self-sufficiency
Families:
Training, counseling and supportive services designed to strengthen the family unit
Health:
Access to affordable, reliable health care to meet physical and emotional needs
Partner Agencies and United Way of Portage County funded programs
The American Red Cross
Armed Forces Emergency Services
Disaster Services
Emergency Training & Education
Children’s Advantage
Psychiatric Service
Children’s Advocacy Center
Child Sexual Abuse Intervention Program
Community Legal Aid Services
Legal Services Civil
Municipal Court Project
Coleman Professional Services
Crises Care for the Homeless
Coleman Adult Day Services
Adolescent & Child Mental Health
Family & Community Services
Best Choice Senior Meals
Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County
Caring Home Help
Center of Hope/Kent Social Services
Consumer Credit Counseling
County Clothing Center
Family & Community Solutions Counseling Services
Freedom House
Home Based Services
Housing & Emergency Support Services
King Kennedy Adult Services
King Kennedy Youth Development
Medication Access
Miller Community House
Place of Peace
Portage Area Transitional Housing
RSVP, Senior Companion, Foster Grandparents
Safer Futures
Skeels Adult Services
Skeels Youth Development
St. Joe’s Child Care
Youth Development
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio
Leadership Experience
Greater Western Reserve, BSA
Scoutreach and Scouts in Need
The Kidney Foundation of Ohio
Medication Assistance Program
Medical Transportation Assistance
Mobile Meals
Home Delivered Nutrition
The Salvation Army
Youth Services
NE Portage Food & Emergency Assistance
Comprehensive Emergency & Financial Assistance
Townhall II
Substance Abuse Counseling
Medical Clinic
United Way of Portage County
211 Portage
United Disabilities Services
Vocational/Sociabilities