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293 places listed. Days and hours change without notice — call before you set off.

Clothing & household goods 122

Clothes, bedding, kitchen things — free or nearly so.

Disaster recovery 2

Applying for help, insurance, and putting a home back together.

  • American Red Cross

    Open as listed
    • Open 24 hours
    • Emergency shelter, food and immediate help after a fire, flood or storm. 1-800-RED-CROSS.

    1-800-733-2767 Details Website

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  • FEMA disaster assistance

    Open as listed
    • Apply for federal help once a disaster has been declared for your county. Keep receipts and photograph the damage before you clear it.

    1-800-621-3362 Details Website

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Emergency management 1

The county office that runs alerts and disaster response.

    • 3130 E. Main St., Suite 1E, Springfield, OH 45505
    • Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
    • Runs the HyperReach alert system for the county — phone, text and e-mail warnings. Holds the county emergency operations, mass casualty and mitigation plans. Not an emergency number: call 911 for an emergency.

    937-521-2175 Details Directions Website

Free & low-cost clinic 5

Medical and dental care that does not need insurance.

Helpline 5

A number to call when you do not know who else to call.

  • 211 Central Ohio

    Open as listed
    • Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
    • 1105 Schrock Rd, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43229
    • 24/7
    • Central Ohio residents
    • Dial 2-1-1 for free, confidential help finding housing, utilities, healthcare and other local resources.

    614-221-2255 Details Directions Website

    • Open 24 hours
    • Call or text 211. A person who knows what is open tonight — shelter, food, rent and utility help, transport, clothing. The first number to try when you do not know who to call.

    211 Details Website

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    • Open 24 hours
    • Call or text 988 to talk to someone. Veterans can press 1.

    988 Details Website

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  • HelpLink 2-1-1

    Open as listed
    • United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
    • 24/7
    • Residents of the nine-county Miami Valley region
    • Dial 2-1-1 for free, 24/7 referrals to local help with housing, utilities, food and more.

    937-225-3000 Details Directions Website

    • Open 24 hours
    • Call, or text START to 88788. They can arrange a confidential shelter place the same night.

    1-800-799-7233 Details Website

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Hospital & emergency room 3

Open around the clock. Call 911 in an emergency.

Mental health & counselling 1

Someone to talk to, in a crisis or after one.

Other 54

Anything that does not fit the list.

Rent, utilities & bills 2

Help keeping the lights on and the roof overhead.

Senior services 2

Help aimed at older adults.

Veterans services 2

Benefits, housing and health care for veterans.

Children & school meals 2

Meals, snacks and weekend backpacks for children.

Food bank 39

Supplies the pantries. Usually not open to households directly.

Food pantry 41

Groceries to take home and cook.

Hot meal / soup kitchen 10

A cooked meal, served on site or to take away. No cooking needed, which matters when the power is out.

Senior food 1

Boxes and meals for older adults.