Local Resources

Food Assistance

Families may visit FASC food pantry once per month. They provide baskets containing approximately 5 days worth of groceries.

SCAS offers a choice pantry for Springboro School District residents with regular shopping hours. 

Shared Harvest finds, rescues, and distributes food to people facing food insecurity alongside a network of more than one-hundred partner agencies that include food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters throughout Southwest Ohio.

Warren County Community Services offers a list of local food pantries.

Legal Information

Ohio Legal Help provides plain language legal help information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources that empower Ohioans to resolve their legal issues. Select a topic from the main page and answer some questions to get connected to forms, lawyers, and local community resources.

Many statewide legal forms are available through the Franklin County Law Library; please note that some forms are specific to Franklin County.

Legal Aid provides free legal help for civil legal problems including information, advice and representation. Issues they can address include but are not limited to: resolving custody and visitation concerns, problems that interfere with job training or employment, securing protection orders, representing in eviction or foreclosure situations, preventing lockouts or utility cutoffs by landlords, or school discipline removals.

The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio offers many domestic relations and juvenile standardized forms, including divorce and dissolution. All forms are available for download and printing.

Ohio Legal Help provides plain language legal help information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources that empower Ohioans to resolve their legal issues. Select a topic from the main page and answer some questions to get connected to forms, lawyers, and local community resources.

Select a specific division on the official Warren County website to locate local county forms.

The County Law Library is open to the general public and you can be directed by the law librarian to legal information and resources you may need. WCLL is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at 500 Justice Dr. Lebanon, OH 45036.

Mental Health

Talbert House offers a range of programs to address the unique needs of our clients, including Crisis Stabilization, the Engagement Center, Mental Health Day Reporting, and Opioid Treatment Program.

Access Counseling Services provides a diverse range of mental health counseling to the community. We offer individual evidence-based counseling sessions for everyday life obstacles and intensive therapy for those not so common mental health concerns for our Adult and Senior Populations.

SCC & RC in Lebanon is contracted by the Board to serve Medicaid clients and those unable to pay. May also accept insurances.

Find providers, programs, and get help with Ohio Department of Behavioral Health

Substance Use

Talbert House offers a range of programs to address the unique needs of our clients, including Crisis Stabilization, the Engagement Center, Mental Health Day Reporting, and Opioid Treatment Program

Warren County offers a list of local treatment centers. 

MHRB offers help for adults and youth with substance abuse disorders/addictions. 

Access Counseling Services was created out of a passion to meet the needs of the underserved mental health and addiction populations. Through evidence-based practices and treatment programs, we serve both the adult and adolescent addiction populations.

Abuse/Domestic Violence

SAFE on Main provides comprehensive services to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking Survivors, including crisis shelter, court advocacy, therapy, and support groups. SAFE on Main also provides prevention education regarding healthy relationships, character building, and sexual assault prevention in schools.

ODVN lists resources for legal advocacy, support groups, counseling, and housing assistance for victims of domestic violence. 

Visit the Child Advocacy Center of Warren County for resources for victims of child abuse and neglect. 

The Warren County, Ohio Department of Human Services is the mandated agency responsible for providing protective services for those adults sixty (60) years of age or older at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Any referral of an adult at risk will be investigated and screened by the Adult Protective Service Worker. The Adult Protective Service Worker work with the adult, family and neighbors to reduce or eliminate any risk and arrange for services to assist the adult to remain safely in his/her home.

Education

The Literacy Connections program helps Warren County adults improve their reading and comprehension skills. The program supports learners at various levels, and is designed to meet their needs and goals.

WCCC’s Adult Technical Training Division is fully accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE). Their Atrium and Main Campuses include state-of-the-art labs where you can learn the trades from industry professionals in a hands-on setting, in addition to their traditional academic classrooms.

Employment

OhioMeansJobs Warren County helps connect job seekers with employment opportunities, education and training resources, and other supportive services. Their free services include assisting with job searches, resume writing, accessing training programs, and more.

WCCC’s Adult Technical Training Division is fully accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE). Their Atrium and Main Campuses include state-of-the-art labs where you can learn the trades from industry professionals in a hands-on setting, in addition to their traditional academic classrooms.

The Warren County Department of Human Services’ Employment, Training and Assessment Classes provide services to recipients of Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance and Food Stamps. The purpose of the program is to provide support, guidance, training and assistance to help transition toward personal responsibility, employment and self-sufficiency.

Emergency Shelter & Housing

Bernie’s Place is an Emergency Shelter that houses up to 14 individuals. Residents can stay up to 90 days and must be both a Warren County resident and homeless upon entry.

SAFE on Main provides comprehensive services to Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking Survivors, including crisis shelter, court advocacy, therapy, and support groups.

Family Promise of Warren County is an access point for anyone who faces homelessness in Warren County. Though our primary focus is to assist families in need, we can offer a safe, alternative for individuals in need of shelter, or escape from an abusive relationship.

Transportation

Ohio Department of Aging lists resources for Senior Transportation Programs, Public Transit Agencies, Ohio Mobility Management Program, and Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). 

Franklin Township provides free bus transportation to Seniors over 60, and disabled with a documented disability, to and from doctor appointments, shopping, and other select destinations within the Carlisle, Franklin, and Franklin Township area. Riders may have a caretaker or companion to assist them, but the caretaker must be a minimum of 16 years of age and must ride and be picked up at the same time and location as the senior citizen/disabled resident.

Warren County Transit provides low-cost public transportation for anyone in Warren County regardless of age or income.

Seniors 60 and over who no longer drive can utilize Senior Transportation Services through Warren County Community Services, Inc.  WCCS clients, especially those with impaired vision or limited mobility, appreciate the security and independence provided through WCCS Senior Transportation.

UTS offers safe and dependable door-to-door Non Emergency Medical Transportation (NET) services and staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week currently serving all of Southwest Ohio.

Non-emergency transportation (NET) is a program administered by WCDHS to provide transportation to and from medical providers who meet the provider participation requirements and are providing Medicaid covered service(s) to individuals who are Medicaid eligible at the time of service.

NET may be available to Medicaid eligible pregnant women to Medicaid providers throughout the pregnancy and for twelve (12) weeks after delivery.

NET requires the use of the most cost-effective mode(s) of transportation that addresses the consumer’s medical condition and timeliness concerns and only to Medicaid covered services that are within Warren County, unless the specific services is not available within Warren County.

Utility & Emergency Assistance

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) assists low-income households with their energy needs. 

The Conferences of St. Vincent de Paul Society may provide help with utility bills, rent, medicine, food, clothing, household items, and furniture. Contact the Director of Neighborhood Ministries, 937-222-5555, ext. 124 for assistance. 

All utility assistance programs through the Salvation Army are income based. Gross income must be verified for the past three to six months. Applicants must have a shut-off notice or need assistance with restoration of service unless noted otherwise below for the respective program. Assistance is only available for residential customers.

Franklin Area Community Services provides limited, emergency financial aid to qualified clients as funds permit for the following categories: Duke Energy disconnect & water shutoff notices.

SCAC provides limited financial assistance for utility bills, gasoline and more.