Community Support Services - Ottawa County

Community Support Services - Ottawa County The ability to help is completely dependent on donations from individuals, churches, community groups, etc. Perry Street, Suite 60 Port Clinton, Ohio 43452.

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We provide housing information and advocacy to families in crisis. What are the services provided?

- Ruth Ann's House is a transitional housing program for homeless women and their children with an priority placed on victims of domestic violence. The house can serve up to 6 famil

ies.

- Individual and Family Development- Families are provided with strategies to help get through immediate hardships, obtain financial stability and reduce long-term dependency on assistance program.

- Application Assistance and Emergency Services.

- Life Skills Training.

- Survivors of Domestic Violence. - The OVW program is a federally funded program focused on assisting survivors of domestic violence find their independence with comprehensive case management, financial education, job development, rent and/or utility assistance, and advocacy designed with the survivor's end goal of housing stability and self-sufficiency.

- First Call For Help. - The Community Support Services Outreach program provides emergency financial assistance to families needing "bridge" services to avert crisis. Assistance is limited to one time per year and may not always be available. If you would like to donate to the First Call for Help Fund, please make your check payable to "First Call For Help" and mail it to Community Support Services 1848 E. Commonly asked questions:

Can we donate clothes? We do not accept clothing donations. Please send your donations to Portage Resale located here in Port Clinton, Ohio. How can we help? You can help by organizing donation drives, sponsoring fundraisers or donating silent auction items. Our volunteer opportunitites are mostly helping us with community education: sitting at a table, walking in a parade and so forth.

Address

1848 E. Perry Street, Suite 60
Port Clinton, OH
43452

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

(419) 734-9494

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History

Community Support Services is a division of Ottawa County Transitional Housing, Inc. (OCTHI). OCTHI started as a community based organization in 1992 and became incorporated in 1994.

Our organization is a Private, Non-Profit as classified under the IRS as a 501 (c)(3).

Its original purpose was to provide support to women who were victims of domestic violence. Ruth Ann Belknap, the founder, along with volunteers offered support groups and counseling to the clientele. Ruth Ann and the board had an opportunity to partner with WSOS to provide housing to women in need. This changed our mission slightly, not only would we serve women in domestic violence situations but those that were in economic need. We received funding through the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through a state program administered by the Ohio Department of Development.

Transitional Housing allows women to stay at the house for up to two (2) years. The home is able to accommodate six (6) women at any one time in addition to nine (9) children however the children must be with a parent.