YES! OPEN GATE IS THIS WEEK *** TUESDAY, JANUARY 27th CIVIC CENTER (NORTH HALL) DOWNTOWN LIMAS TOWN SQUARE 1 to 3 PM Do you have some needs in your life? Food stamps? Housing? Medical / Mental Health needs? Child support issues? Drivers license issues? Clothing needs? Employment / education? Transitional / supportive housing? Support groups? Small business assistance? Veteran with needs? Help with rent deposits or utilities? Civil matters needing legal assistance? Help applying for SSI? Medical insurance needs? Re-entry assistance after incarcerations? Services for elderly, disabled? Literacy issues? Transportation needs? and many other needs assistance available Approximately 15 to 35 or more social services agencies in the community come together in this one location at the same time to share a brief summary of services offered by their specific agency and are there to also provide FIRST-STEP SERVICES for individuals who have needs in their lives. OPEN GATE is open to any one with a need. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES (agencies who have participated in Open Gate since 6/2012) : Job & Family Services OHIO Means Jobs Allen County Metropolitan Housing Authority LACCA SAFY Coleman Professional Services Quatman Professional Services Legal Aid of Western Ohio Restoration House of Lima, Inc. Rhodes State College Veterans Services Viet Nam Veterans & Auxiliary Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Bittersweet at Betty Farms (Autism services) Bureau of Child Support PSA 3 Agency on Aging AA NA Celebrate Recovery Overeaters Anonymous Al-Anon Nar-Anon UMADAOP Lima Citizen Circle West Ohio Food Bank Literacy Council Family Resource Center Child and Family Service St Ritas Medical Center Eye Institute Health Partners Lima Community Dental Church of Allentown Trinity UMC YMCA Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties PVFF RTA Ohio Link / Alvis House Goodwill / Easter Seals Covenant Ministries Neighborhood Relief Apollo Career Center Lima City Schools St Stephens Orthodox Church The Ridge Project Care Source (health ins. provider) Buckeye (health ins. provider) and new agencies are welcomed every month YOU and YOUR NEEDS are important. Take the time to make that next right step, that first step to meeting some of the needs in your life.........and learn about services that you did not even know were available for you right here in this community. Lunch available
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:17:09 +0000