Adult Residential Care

• The Ohio Department of Aging
  Provides useful information regarding
  - Residential State Supplement (RSS) – a supplement to low income older, blind, or disabled persons, allowing them to live in their own communities;
  - Information on “Picking a New Place to Live”
  - Regulations

Apartment Search

• http://www.apartments.com/
• http://www.apartmentworld.com/
• http://www.springstreet.com/apartments/home.jhtml
• The National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse (NAAC).
  NAAC maintains a national database of accessible apartments, with a registration of more than 46,000 units
• Renter’s Insurance

Benefits

• Benefit analysis
• SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery): The website contains several new resources for case managers and others assisting homeless people to apply for Social Security disability benefits (Supplemental Security Income - SSI; and Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI).
• Community Fund Management Foundation
  A nonprofit, tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) organization that administers trust programs for Ohio residents with disabilities (as defined by Social Security Administration criteria). Working with Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio, Community Fund Management Foundation serves as a trust advisor, monitoring trust distributions so that government benefits are not jeopardized. Click on "Trusts" - good resource.
• Health and Human Service - Office of Disability: Provides comprehensive yet easy-to-access information supporting the seven domains; housing, education, information technology, transportation, health, employment, and community integration plus, information on advocacy, entitlements, and emergency preparedness.

• Hardin Meta Dictionary of Health Sources
  Provides an A-Z list of links to on-line resources form mental and physical illnesses.
• Medications and physical conditions
• Ohio Department of Health
• Find a Physician
• Solutions for Wellness

• http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm

Home Ownership

• http://www.hud.gov/buying/index.cfm

Home Repairs

• People Working Cooperatively

Housing

• Helping Disaster Victims Find Housing Quickly and Easily
• National Association for the Mentally Ill
  Recommend the “Housing Toolkit” which provides information very helpful to the public mental health community meeting the needs of people with mental illness.
• Clermont Metropolitan Housing Authority
  Public Housing (ONLY) Waiting list for 1,2,3,4 bedrooms is currently open. Applications will be accepted for Public Housing from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m
  Section 8 Waiting list is still closed.
• Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit
• The Clermont County Community Planning and Development Office is accepting applications for the recently funded Ohio Department of Development, Office of Housing and Community Partnership (ODOD/OHCP) Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) grant. The CHIP program consists of assisting eligible low and moderate income households with housing rehabilitation activities including private owner rehabilitation, home repair, down-payment assistance with rehabilitation, homebuyer training, and Habitat for Humanity. The two-year $555,000 grant will be implemented on a countywide basis. To download applications, go to: http://www.co.clermont.oh.us/planning/chip.htm.
  
  
  Legal Assistance
• Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
  
  
  Mental Illness and Recovery

• MSNBC Mental Health
• H.O.P.E. Mental Health Recovery
  Provides information to the consumer, professional, family member, and community that can be used to enhance the lives of mental health consumers.
• Mental Health Association of Cincinnati
• Ohio Department of Mental Health
  Link to ODMH’s offices and facilities, and get news about current research. Download reference material and reports.
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  Individuals who have biologically-based mental illnesses provide support and resources for others with similar illnesses.
• Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board
• Lilly's Treatment Team: Web site provides a range of materials to help you educate and work with clients, as well as fuel your own professional growth.

N.A.M.I.
N.A.M.I. is a grassroots self-help, support, advocacy, research, and educational organization for family and friends of individuals with serious mental illnesses. This support group:

• Educates members and the public by providing guest speakers, resources, and information;
• Advocates for improved services and treatment; and
• Provides emotional support.

Section 8/HUD

• Technical Assistance Collaborative
  Access to “Section 8 Made Simple” Handbook.

• Ohio Consumers’ Counsel
  The Ohio Consumers’ Counsel website is a convenient and easy way to learn more about the utilities you use every day – electric, natural gas, telephone, and water.
  You can ask utility questions, file a complaint about your utility or request a speaker to make a presentation to your group.
  Provides information to help the consumer better understand billing statement, your rights as residential utility consumers, and assistance programs.
• Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company/Cinergy
• Cincinnati Bell
  Click on “Customer Care” to learn about Telephone Assistance Programs, dealing with harassing phone calls, etc.
• HEAP
  E-HEAP is a winter heating program that operates from November to March. The program will pay a one time payment up to $250.00 towards a bulk delivery of oil, propane, coal, or wood for households that hav a 10 day or less supply. Households that heat with natural gas or electric and have a disconnect notice the maximum benefit is $175.00. You must meet Federal Income Guidelines and provide required documentation to qualify.

Clermont County Veterans' Service Commission And Veterans' Service Office

• Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
  Promoting the employment of Ohioans with disabilities including the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Job Hunters' Bible
  A supplement to The 2003 edition of What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers.

Family to Family
There is a place for families to go, for education and support, a place to share and grow, a place to learn.”

There are two components to “Family to Family” – an educational element and a support group element. Together they provide maximum benefit to the family member and families are strongly encouraged to take advantage of both.
The “Family to Family” Education Program is a 12-week course for families of individuals with major mental illness. The emphasis is on clinical treatment and teaching the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively with the ill family member.

The “Family to Family Support Group Program” provides family members with an opportunity to reinforce coping skills, seek emotional support and practical help from other families.

For more information on Clermont County N.A.M.I. or Family to Family please call 831-5874 or 732-5449.

Useful Telephone Numbers

• Emergency 911
• American Red Cross 943-6600
• Battered Women’s Shelter 753-7281
• Child Focus, Inc. 752-1555
• Cinergy 421-9500
• Cinergy(PIPP payment assistance plan) 1-800-282-0880
• Clermont Counseling Center 947-7000
• Clermont County Sheriff 732-7500
• Clermont Recovery Center 735-8100
• Clermont Senior Services 724-1255
• Dept. of Job and Family Services 732-7111
• Drug & Poison Information Center 558-5111
• Mental Health & Recovery Board 732-5400
• Mental Health Association 752-6425
• NAMI of Clermont County 732-5449
• Phoenix Place 752-9921
• Social Security 1-800-772-1213
• Team Achieve 947-7014
• Clermont Counseling Center Emergency Services
  Crisis Counselors are available during office hours.
  After business hours, Crisis Counselors are available for calls via our 24 hour hotline:
  513-947-7000