Health Info Website

Food/Shelter/Utilities

Phone: (440)846-0197 or (440)572-2136
Fax: None

Hours: Varies, leave message if no answer

Services: Supplemental food items and grocery certificates are delivered to low income Strongsville residents once a month.

Special distributions for certain holidays
Possible night shelter accommodations
Possible assistance if utilities are cut off

Eligibility: Determined by household size and income

How to Apply: Call for assistance; if requesting food, a signed application will be required
Fee: No charge

HELP LINE - UNITED WAY/(FIRST CALL FOR HELP) 

Referral

Phone: (216)436-2000
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12 midnight

Services: Phone service that refers caller to appropriate agencies. Computer database has over 1800 organizations which serve Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties with 6500 services included are:

Abuse and crisis assistance
Drug and alcohol intervention service
Eating disorder treatment and support
Emergency food and shelter needs
Pregnancy
Individual and family counseling
Parent resource and support

Eligibility: No limitations

Fee: No charge

JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE - CLEVELAND
5629 STATE RD., CLEVELAND, OHIO 44134-2292

Counseling/Spiritual direction

Phone: (440)884-9300
Fax: (440)885-1055

Services: Weekend retreats, marriage preparation, individually directed retreats, one day retreats, educational lectures, prayer sessions, week retreats

Eligibility: No religious restriction

How to Apply: Return form via fax or mail, or call above number for information

Fee: Varies

ST. JOSEPH WELLNESS CENTER
3430 ROCKY RIVER DR., CLEVELAND 44111

Counseling/Spiritual direction/Mental health

Phone: (216)251-1062
Fax: (216)251-2886
Hours: Varies, leave message if no answer

Services: Counseling (by licensed counselors and social workers)
Spiritual direction/guidance (personnel with master degrees from various fields)
Educational classes on wellness related issues

If you are a divorced woman with minor children in need of mental health counseling, you may be eligible for free assistance if there is financial need.

Nutritional counseling
Alternative therapies
Eligibility: No limitations

How to Apply: Call the above number; leave name, phone number and type of service you are requesting. Counselor will return call

Fee: Associated fees are based on income, but less than most counseling fees

MEALS ON WHEELS

Meals/Food

Phone: (440)238-3361 (Altenheim Nursing Facility)
Fax: None

Hours: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. M-F
Services: Serves Strongsville residents only
Regular or diabetic diet
Consists of one hot meal and one bag lunch which includes dessert, milk and bread

Deliveries are at 11:30 each day M-F (No weekends or holidays)

Eligibility: Homebound or unable to cook for self

How to apply: Call above number one day prior to start of services

Fee: $4.00/day. Self pay. Not covered under insurance. Billed monthly

CUYAHOGA COUNTY LIBRARY
Job placement/Legal/Services/Deaf/Homebound

Phone: (440)238-5530 Strongsville branch
Fax: (440)572-8685 Strongsville branch

Hours: M & Th: 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. T & W: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. F & S: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sun: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Services: InfoPLACE - free assistance to adults in making career choices, furthering their education, or searching for jobs. Located in the Maple Heights Regional branch (216)475-2225

Career Library Center - collection on careers, job hunting, educational opportunities
Individual Counseling Appointments
Workshops - Career Decision, Job Search Strategies, Resume Clinic and Interview Preparation
Discover - computer assisted career planning
Videotaped Interview Preparation

DIAL-LAW - free telephone service of 45 copyrighted pre-recorded messages related to the law and the justice system. Each is brief and understandable. A referral service is included to assist callers. A touch-tone phone must be used. Call (216)398-9113.

Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
Beachwood Branch (TDD/voice) (216)831-6868
Brook Park Branch (TDD/voice) (216)267-5250
Fairview Park Regional (TDD) (440)333-4898
Independence Branch (TDD/voice) (216)447-0160
Maple Heights Regional (TDD/voice) (216)475-5000 (Reference only) (216)587-7290
North Olmsted Branch (TDD/voice) (440)777-6211
Parma Regional (TDD) (440)884-2280
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch (TDD/voice) (216)382-4880 or Audio Visual & Booking Services (TDD) (216)749-9334
Human Resources (TDD) (216)749-9478

PLUS . . .Personal computers for public use

Applications for senior and disabled RTA discount passes
Application for Golden Buckeye cards
Home Energy Assistance Program applications

The Community Services Directory is a compilation of information listing area nonprofit and governmental agencies and membership organizations which provide health, welfare, educational and recreational services.

Free book talks, film and travelogue programs, book delivery and other services to local senior centers, hospitals and nursing homes with the help of volunteers.

For persons who are confined to their homes due to illness or age, Cuyahoga County Public Library volunteers will deliver library materials whenever possible. Materials are selected by professional library staff based on an interview with the homebound individual.

The Library offers a number of online resources which may be accessed, free-of-charge, by anyone with a personal computer and a modem. These resources include: an electronic version of the Library’s catalog, a comprehensive listing of community resources, the latest Library news, and a wide variety of information databases. Online telephone accessibility of the text-only portion of this service is available by dialing (216)398-8806.

Fee: No charge [