Community Resource Guide

Welcome to the Columbus City Schools Community Resource Directory. We are one district, one community focused on meeting the needs of the whole child. This mission includes our families. Below is a collection of organizations, services, tools, and resources to help our students and families thrive.

Click the links below to view area resources.

Please note, the listing below does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation to any specific organization or business by the Columbus City School District or its employees.  

• Access 2 Interpreters - Translation services
• Action For Children - Early childhood learning and child care
• Addiction.com - Resources for a variety of addictions and directory of local treatment centers
• Affordable Health Insurance - Find affordable health insurance plans in Ohio
• Alicia's Closet - Resources/support for foster, kinship, reunified families, and former foster youth
• Asist, Inc - Translation services
• BROADBAND NOW - Internet Options for Low- and Fixed-Income Households
• CAP4Kids - Free website that connects families and children with local resources in the community
• Catholic Social Services - Counseling, food and other assistance
• Center for Healthy Families - Offers resources to pregnant and parenting teens
• Central Community House - Community-based family support services
• Charity Newsies - An organization dedicated to clothing children in need
• Choices - Eliminating Domestic Violence - Emergency and ongoing assistance for victims of domestic violence
• Clintonville-Beechwold Community Residential Center - After school care and kids club programs; help linking with community resources
• Columbus Health Department - Medical and dental clinics and services
  
• Columbus Metropolitan Library Call a Social Worker - Call (614) 653-6498, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. if you need help with housing, food access, mental and physical health, immigration, employment, public benefits and assistance, substance abuse, and other resource referrals. Leave a message if the Social Worker is unable to take the call.
• Columbus Speech and Hearing Center - Hearing and speech services; nonprofit United Way agency
• CompDrug - Prevention, intervention and treatment programs for persons with substance abuse problems
• Directions for Youth & Families - Counseling, prevention and education programs
• Drug Free Action Alliance - Substance abuse prevention
• Franklin County Family and Children First Council - Offers families with a child or youth from birth to 21 years old a coordinated plan and services to meet their unique needs   
• Franklin County Opiate Task Force Wallet Card - Information card for use by parents who may become incapacitated, providing instructions regarding child care 
• FreeRehabCenters.net - Provides a lists of free, and cost-reduced detox, alcohol, and drug rehab centers in Ohio
• FreeRehabCenters.org - Free alcohol, drug and other rehab resources in Columbus, Ohio 
• Furniture Bank of Central Ohio - Free furniture for families in need
• Gladden Community House - Neighborhood-based support in Franklinton
• Godman Guild Association - Workforce, youth and family services
  
• Important Safety Rules to Teach Your Children - Essential safety tips for parents
• Internet Slang Glossary 
  
• LSS 211 - Linkage to community resources - Dial 211
• Lutheran Social Services - Housing and food assistance
• Medcare Clinic - Primary care specializing in serving Somali families
• Mental Health in the Workplace (Ohio Department of Insurance)
• Narcotics.com - Find NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings in Columbus. NA is a 12-step program which offers regularly scheduled meetings for people who want to quit using substances. NA members share their drug-related experiences and provide one another with support, encouragement, and guidance. 
  
• Nationwide Children's Hospital - Medical care and linkage to community physicians
• Ohio Benefits Bank - Online resource that links individuals with programs that provide food assistance, child care assistance, health coverage and more
• Ohio Grandparents Kinship Coalition - Resources for Kinship Families
• OhioGuidestone - Nonprofit organization which offers parenting and family services
• OhioKAN - Kinship and adoption navigator service
• Ohio Legal Help - Information, forms and a directory of legal resources available in Ohio
• Ohio Photo ID Cards for Kids - Identification cards for children
• Ohio Resource Guide for Relatives Caring for Children - Resource to assist relatives or non-relatives in making custody-related decisions when caring for their kin children
  
• Post-Secondary Education Resource Guide - Guide for higher education
• Rehab.org - Information and resources for individuals at any stage of their recovery journey
• Ruling Our Experiences - Empowerment program for girls in elementary through high school
• Safe Havens for Infants - Confidential relinquishment of a newborn
• Safe Kids Central Ohio - Child safety education
• Single Mothers Grants - Assistance for single mothers in Ohio
• St. Stephen's Community House - Addiction counseling, food pantry and family support services located on the near-east side
• St. Vincent's Family Center - Pediatric behavioral health provider
• Southeast, Inc. - Mental health, chemical dependency, healthcare, homelessness and parenting services
• Syntero - Mental health, substance abuse and behavioral health care service provider
• UMCH Family Services - Assistance for families in need including: adoption, foster care and mental health services
• Us Together - Services for immigrant and refugee population including citizenship, housing and employment assistance as well as interpreting and translation services