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Provides support groups and general advocacy for the blind or visually impaired and their family members. Support group members may help others find minor equipment, such as magnifying devices, and makes referrals to other local agencies.

Provides professionally trained guide dogs to blind and professional instruction in a 21-day residential training program.

Provides emergency room care.

Provides a 24/7 crisis response team where a victim advocate is on-call and can respond to assist crime victims at the scene of the crime, usually after rape, murder, suicide, or other type of violent crime and/or death. The team is able to provide crisis intervention to families as well as victims. The Crisis Response Team can be reached by calling the LCSO Dispatcher and they will page the on-call team member.

Provides free transportation for eligible Akron Public School's high school students to and from school, an after-school job, or other school-related events.

Offers intervention and counseling in a group setting to those who exhibit abusive behavior toward their spouse or partner. Goal is to increase the abuser's ability to use healthy skills in relationships or conflict situations. Anger management is a component of this program. In cases where the individual is court-referred, this service may be issued in lieu of incarceration.

Provides free safety escorts, battery jump starts, lockouts, and fuel emergencies by trained security personnel. Accepts reports of graffiti, public cleaning issues, suspicious activity, loitering, and aggressive panhandling. Ambassadors patrol on foot and bicycle, perform checks in downtown businesses, welcome visitors, and answer questions about transit and other downtown Akron amenities, share information with visitors, and provide event support. Trained in first aid, safety/police procedures, conflict management, and customer relations.

Provides food pantry services.

Garden Manor offers one, two, three, and four bedroom subsidized family apartments.

Recovery-focused support groups and activities for mental health or substance abuse. Programming is designed and provided by staff with assistance from the participants of Pathways. Calendar of events and newsletter are distributed monthly. Once a month, participants prepare and share a meal together and celebrate birthdays. Twice a month there is food and fellowship on Fri. Group also meets in Loudonville the 2nd Friday of each month from 10 am-3 pm at the rectory of St. Peter Catholic Church. For a list of group examples, visit https://www.ccdocle.org/programs/pathways-peer-support

Offers a clearinghouse for senior living facilities throughout the four-county region.

Service Coordination places a qualified individual in your community to help elderly and disabled residents access services and programs they may need. A Service Coordinator is on site to offer assistance and information, make referrals, promote healthy lifestyles and wellness, encourage common interests and activities, and improve quality of life.

Provides a cooling center during extreme heat conditions.

Offers adult intensive outpatient group, adult non-intensive outpatient group, and individual substance use counseling services.

Accepts and provides proper disposal of oil-based paints, fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks, batteries, and hazardous household chemicals such as: gasoline, engine fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid, etc.), oils, stains, mercury, photo chemicals, dry cleaning fluids, wood preservatives, strippers, solvents, paint thinner, sealant, degreasers, wood stains, arsenic, herbicides, pesticides, rodent killers, insect sprays, pool chemicals, creosote, fertilizer, ammonia, bleaches, disinfectants, and other caustic household cleaners. Does not accept explosives, acetylene tanks, or medical waste. Staff unloads all materials from vehicles.

Links youth identified by the Wayne County Juvenile Court with an adult mentor to assist with the following challenges:

• Social/emotional
• Academic
• Personal growth and development

Purpose of program is to reduce recidivism.

Provides a variety of activities and social events for seniors.

Provides a full range of library services for adults and children, including print materials (include large-print), audiobooks, DVDs, local history and genealogy collection, and adult and children's book clubs.

Provides a program for children and adults with and without special needs to play baseball. Offers volunteer opportunities to assist.

Provides public access computer stations that are available for Internet access and for word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheet work, and 24/7 WiFi.

Offers a community lunch, food boxes (while supplies last), and clothing to those in need.

Accepts donations of non-perishable food.

Determines the cause of death and maintains records of those cases reported who have died within the county by natural, criminal or violent means, accident, homicide, suicide, or other suspicious or unusual means. Submits copies of appropriate reports to the Prosecuting Attorney in cases where further investigation into a death is appropriate.