United
Way Agencies and Program:
Following is a list of the Partner Agencies of the United Way of
Putnam County, the programs funded by your donations, and their
websites where you can find more information about their
services.
American Red Cross, Putnam
County unit 419-523-4810 www.putnamredcross.org
· Disaster
Relief; Community Training Classes; and Military Services.
· Youth
Mentoring: Matches at-risk youth with positive adult mentors in
an effort to help them reach their full potential.
Black
Swamp Area Council, Boy Scouts of America 800-686-4220 www.bsac449-bsa.org
· Scouting:
Programs to help develop character, citizenship, personal
fitness and leadership for boys of Putnam County.
Challenged Champions Equestrian Center 419-456-3449 www.challengedchampions.org
· Therapeutic
Horseback Riding: Hippotherapy for the handicapped and disabled.
Crime Victim Services 419-523-1111 www.crimevictimservices.org
· Victims
Advocacy: Assistance to victims of crime, including 24-hour rape
crisis and domestic violence response, emergency shelter, and
support groups.
Family & Children First Council 419-523-5951 www.ohiofcf.org
· Wrap
Around: Coordinates services for families with children with
multiple needs.
· The
Parent Project: Workshops for parents of high-risk youth.
· Scouting
(Comprehensive Youth Services): Programs for girls of Putnam
County, including troop/group support, program delivery, and
camping.
HHWP Community Action Commission 419-523-5345 www.hhwpcac.org
· Prescription
Assistance Program: Helps provide prescriptions to lower-income
residents.
Ottawa Senior Citizens Association 419-523-5593
· Senior
Wellness and Lifestyle Enrichment: Enhances the lives of seniors
from all of Putnam County.
Pathways Counseling Center 419-523-4300 www.pathwaysputnam.org
· Prevention
Services: Provides youth with education, skills and alternative
activities to prevent the use of drugs and the abuse of alcohol.
· Medication
Stop Gap: Assists lower-income clients with prescription needs.
Putnam Co. Council on Aging 419-523-4121 www.putnamcountyohio.gov/councilonaging.htm
· Senior
Transportation: Serves those 60 years and older, to enable them
to remain independent in their own homes for as long as
possible.
Putnam County Habitat for Humanity 419-523-3694 www.putnamohhabitat.org
· Housing
Project: Partners with families in need to build, own, and
maintain simple, decent, affordable homes, all for the purpose
of strengthening a sense of community.
Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice 419-523-4449 www.pchh.net
· Personal
Care Aid & Homemaker: Assists with in-home services to those
unable to pay.
Putnam County HomeCare Auxiliary 419-523-4449 www.pchh.net/cap.html
· CAP
(Cancer Assistance Program): Provides mileage reimbursement and
prescription assistance to cancer patients.
· Open
Doors program: Subsidizes the cost of membership and
participation fees for those unable to pay.
· Emergency
Food Services: Distributes supplies for seven Putnam County food
pantries.
UNITED WAY IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS 419-523-4505
Back-to-School
Collection and distribution of school supplies for school-age
children of low-income families.
Housing Assistance Program
Provides assistance with housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities)
for families in crisis.
Imagination Library (Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library)
Provides free books to children, birth to age 5, encouraging
family reading and enhancing school readiness.
