Role: city planning and community-resource overview for homelessness, housing, and local service coordination; geography: Lima and Allen County; cost/eligibility: each agency sets its own intake, eligibility, and capacity; emergency limit: a plan is not emergency shelter or a guarantee of immediate housing. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
City of Lima Blueprint to End Homelessness
Use the city's blueprint to identify local housing and service pathways, then confirm current intake, availability, and documentation with the provider before relying on a referral.
Role: nonprofit emergency, energy, water, housing, homelessness-prevention, and home-repair assistance; geography: Allen County office at 540 South Central Avenue in Lima; cost/eligibility: income, household, utility, housing, documents, funding, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not 911, emergency shelter, or a guarantee of same-day help. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
West Ohio Community Action Partnership
WOCAP lists emergency services and warns that some programs, including rent assistance, may be suspended. Call 419-227-2586 and ask about current intake before traveling.
Role: homelessness-prevention and housing-crisis assistance information; geography: Allen County and WOCAP's current service region; cost/eligibility: program rules, funding, household status, documents, and available placement must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or a guarantee of housing. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
WOCAP Homelessness Prevention
Review the current Homeless Crisis Response Plan information and ask WOCAP whether the household meets the active program criteria. Do not assume a referral means a same-day placement.
Role: public housing and Housing Choice Voucher information; geography: Allen County and the AMHA service area; cost/eligibility: income, household, waitlist, documentation, unit availability, inspection, and federal-program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: AMHA states that its public housing and vouchers are not emergency housing. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
Review current application and waitlist information. AMHA explains that housing assistance is not free rent and that waitlists and processing times change, so confirm status and reasonable-accommodation options directly.
Role: nonprofit meals, overnight shelter, personal-care items, and transitional housing pathway; geography: Lima, with the mission at 216 East Wayne Street; cost/eligibility: shelter rules, check-in, program fit, and capacity must be confirmed; emergency limit: not 911, medical care, or a guarantee of a bed. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Lima Rescue Mission
The mission describes meals, overnight shelter, clothing, and transitional housing for people in need, with a program orientation that includes spiritual care. Call before traveling and ask about current shelter rules and fit.
Role: emergency shelter and supportive pathway for women and children; geography: Lima and Allen County, with the shelter at 328 West McKibben Street; cost/eligibility: household composition, safety screening, current space, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not 911, medical care, or a guarantee of immediate placement. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Lima's Samaritan House
The city and local resource listings identify Samaritan House as a shelter for women and children. Call 419-222-4663 to ask about current availability and intake before traveling.
Role: regional food-bank and pantry-referral pathway; geography: Allen County and the listed West Central Ohio service counties, with the food bank at 1380 East Kibby Street in Lima; cost/eligibility: pantry distribution, hours, household, and program rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency medical care, shelter, or a guarantee of food at a specific time. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
West Ohio Food Bank
Ask the food bank where current pantry or meal help is available near the household. Call before traveling because distribution schedules and partner requirements can change.
Role: public cash, food, Medicaid, transportation, child-care, and supportive-service applications; geography: Allen County; cost/eligibility: income, resources, household, and documentation rules vary by program; emergency limit: benefits intake is not emergency dispatch or same-day housing. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Allen County Job and Family Services Benefits
Use the county's current application route to ask about benefits and supportive services. Confirm required documents and processing times rather than assuming an application is approval.
Role: qualified behavioral-health, counseling, medication-assisted-treatment, and crisis-stabilization pathway; geography: Coleman lists Allen County and Lima services; cost/eligibility: insurance, sliding-fee, age, program, appointment, and referral rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not 911 or a substitute for emergency medical care. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Coleman Health Services
Review current mental-health and crisis-service information, then ask Coleman which service fits the person's needs and what payment or intake requirements apply. Use 988 or We Care for urgent crisis support.
Role: nonprofit peer and family mental-health education and support pathway; geography: Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin counties; cost/eligibility: affiliate meetings, programs, registration, and current contacts must be confirmed; emergency limit: not therapy, 911, or emergency medical care. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
NAMI Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties
Use the NAMI affiliate directory to find the current local contact and ask about peer or family programs. This is a support and education pathway, not a crisis or clinical emergency response.
Role: county health, WIC, environmental-health, prevention, and public-health navigation; geography: Allen County, with the main office in downtown Lima; cost/eligibility: program hours, appointments, fees, and eligibility must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch, building inspection, or emergency medical care. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Allen County Public Health Programs
Review the current program contacts and ask which division handles a health or environmental concern. Public-health navigation does not determine whether a home is safe for occupancy.
Role: local public-transit routes and fare information; geography: Lima and Allen County service area; cost/eligibility: fares, reduced fares, paratransit, route, and schedule rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency or medical transportation. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Allen County Regional Transit Authority
Review current bus fares and route information before planning a trip to a provider, shelter, library, or appointment. Ask about accessible service if a fixed route is not workable.
Role: public library information, internet, community-resource listings, and local referral access; geography: Lima and Allen County library service area; cost/eligibility: card, computer, program, and location rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not a shelter, crisis team, or emergency dispatcher. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Lima Public Library Community Resources
Use the library's community-resource page to identify food, housing, mental-health, and legal contacts, then verify every listing directly because hours and capacity can change.
Role: municipal water, wastewater, refuse, and utility-service information; geography: City of Lima service area only; cost/eligibility: address, service account, collection, disposal, and payment rules must be confirmed; emergency limit: not hazardous-material remediation, fire response, or emergency cleanup. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Lima Utilities and Refuse
Ask the city what applies to the address before arranging a large sorting or disposal day. County townships and neighboring jurisdictions may use different collection or disposal rules.
Role: city non-emergency service request and property-concern reporting pathway; geography: City of Lima addresses and city service jurisdiction; cost/eligibility: the city decides routing, inspection, and enforcement under its rules; emergency limit: not 911, a cleanup service, or a promise of immediate correction. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
Connect Lima and Code Concerns
Use Connect Lima or the city's listed contacts for non-emergency property or service concerns. For a dangerous condition that needs immediate attention, call the city or 911 as appropriate rather than waiting for an online form.
Role: nonprofit lead-safe repair and home-safety information; geography: City of Lima residents who meet the program's current service rules; cost/eligibility: city limits, household, property, funding, and inspection requirements must be confirmed; emergency limit: not a hoarding cleanup, emergency shelter, or guarantee of repair. | Always confirm current hours, service area, cost, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly with the provider.
WOCAP Lead-Safe Home Repair
Review the current program description and ask WOCAP whether the property and household fit. Lead-safety work and hoarding-related cleanup are different scopes and should not be assumed to be interchangeable.