Find the right next step for crisis support, peer support, basic needs, treatment, recovery meetings, public health, and other community services.
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You do not need to know the exact program or organization before reaching out. Oak House and the regional behavioral-health board can help identify a practical next step.
Connect with a peer supporter who understands mental-health and substance-use recovery through lived experience. Peer support offers encouragement, practical strategies, connection, and help navigating community resources.
The regional planning and coordinating agency for behavioral-health and addiction services in Seneca, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wyandot counties. Call for non-crisis service navigation and referrals.
Immediate stability
Use these resources for food access, transitional housing, SNAP, WIC, and other supports that can help stabilize day-to-day needs.
Oak House maintains a dedicated Ottawa County Food Resources page with pantry locations, community meals, residency requirements, and current distribution information.
Hours can change. Check the full Food Bank page and contact the organization before traveling whenever possible.
Temporary, structured housing in Port Clinton for women experiencing homelessness, including women recovering from substance use or managing mental-health challenges. Women may be able to stay with their children in some circumstances.
Program information: 419-341-2828
Learn about Polly’s Place1848 E. Perry Street, Port Clinton, OH
Phone: 419-734-9494
View regional transitional housing resourcesConnects eligible residents with SNAP food assistance and other public benefits, including medical, cash, child-care, and employment-related services.
County health departments provide WIC nutrition assistance and other family- and public-health services. Use the health-department directory below to find the office serving your county.
The list below provides locations and general eligibility notes. For current dates, hours, and distribution formats, use the Oak House Food Bank page rather than relying on this summary.
Emergency food assistance for residents of the Port Clinton City School District.
129 Maple Street, Port Clinton, OH Photo ID and proof of residence requestedCommunity food pantry serving residents throughout Ottawa County.
745 Lake Street, Gypsum, OH (former Portage School) Ottawa County residentsDrive-through food pantry serving the local community.
974 Lake Street, Gypsum, OH Limit two visits per monthDrive-through food pantry for residents of the Danbury area.
541 Church Road, Marblehead, OH Danbury residentsLocal food pantry providing grocery assistance to eligible households.
19225 Witty Road, Elmore, OH Elmore residentsFood pantry serving households within the Benton-Carroll-Salem school community.
165 N. Toussaint Road, Oak Harbor, OH BCS school districtFood pantry serving residents across Ottawa County.
11805 State Route 105, Oak Harbor, OH Ottawa County residentsDrive-through food pantry serving residents across Ottawa County.
769 N. Locust Street, Oak Harbor, OH Ottawa County residentsCommunity food pantry serving residents across Ottawa County.
18045 W. William Street, Graytown, OH Ottawa County residentsDrive-through food pantry for households in the Genoa school community.
303 Fourth Street, Genoa, OH Genoa Area school districtLocal food pantry serving residents of Jerusalem Township.
9501 Jerusalem Road, Curtice, OH Jerusalem Township residentsCommunity meal program based at the Sutton Center. Service format may change, so check the current listing before traveling.
1848 E. Perry Street, Suite 10, Port Clinton, OH Community mealSeasonal community meal program; meal bags may be available on request.
214 E. Second Street, Port Clinton, OH Seasonal programFree community meal program at the same location as the organization’s food pantry.
11805 State Route 105, Oak Harbor, OH Community meal and pantryProfessional care
The North Central Behavioral Health Board maintains regional service information and provider listings for the five-county area.
Explore counseling, psychiatric and mental-health supports, detox and inpatient care, medication-assisted treatment, mobile crisis response, and recovery housing. Use the links below to find regional providers and service information.
Ongoing peer connection
Peer-led groups can complement professional treatment by providing shared experience, encouragement, practical support, and a sense of community.
NAMI Connection is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental-health conditions. NAMI Northwest Ohio is the regional affiliate and provides local information about groups, education, and community resources.
Peer-led support for people living with schizophrenia, a related condition, or psychosis. The national program is currently listed as Schizophrenia Alliance (SA).
Oak House hosts and supports a variety of peer, wellness, and recovery activities. Meeting days and times can change, so use the current calendar before attending.
A peer fellowship for people who want help with a drinking problem. Participation is free, and local groups offer meetings in a variety of formats.
A community-based fellowship offering a peer recovery program for people who want to stop using drugs. N.A. meetings are available in person and online.
County public-health services
Contact your county health department for services such as WIC, immunizations, health screenings, communicable-disease support, environmental health, vital records, and family-health programs.
Provides clinical and community health services, communicable-disease prevention, environmental health, vital records, WIC, and health education.
Offers medical services, immunizations, communicable-disease prevention, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and birth and death records.
Supports community wellness through immunizations, disease prevention, food and environmental health programs, safe-drinking-water work, and other public-health services.
Works to prevent disease, promote wellness, and protect the environment through nursing, immunizations, WIC, food safety, environmental health, and vital-record services.
Provides public-health nursing, WIC, immunizations, environmental health, emergency response, vital records, and prevention programs.
Specialized educational resource
A mesothelioma diagnosis can affect emotional well-being as well as physical health. This guide discusses anxiety, post-traumatic stress, grief, counseling options, coping strategies, and ways patients and families can find support in a clear and compassionate format.
Publisher: Lanier Law Firm. This is an external educational resource and is not a substitute for medical care, crisis support, or individualized legal advice.
Local connections
These organizations have been mentioned on the Oak House website through community-service projects, donation drives, or educational programming.
May provide emergency and seasonal assistance such as utility, rental, fuel, disaster, and holiday support, depending on program eligibility and available funds. Oak House has identified Salvation Army bell-ringing as a community-service activity.
Provides supervised parenting time and safe child exchanges for families. Oak House has identified Joyful Connections as a recipient of member-supported donation drives.
Local wellness practice offering services and education such as massage therapy, reflexology, aromatherapy, sound-based relaxation, and wellness workshops. Oak House has noted educational presentations from this provider.