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Provides simulated miniature towns with scaled down roads, crosswalks, commercial storefronts, traffic signs, traffic signals, railroad crossings, and school buses that young children can visit and ride tricycles through to learn about safety.

Responsible for preventing, investigating, controlling and extinguishing fires. Activities include fire safety education, firefighting, investigating the causes of suspicious fires, maintaining equipment and trained firefighters necessary for a quick and efficient response to fires when they occur, and enforcing fire codes which protect lives and property from fires and explosions.

Provides mental health and substance abuse services. Offers brief, solution-focused and longer-term counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups. The program also proposes Community Support Services to adults with severe and persistence mental illness. Specialty programs for adults with dual diagnosis of substance abuse and mental illness.

Contracts with Allied/Republic Waste Services for trash and recycling pick up for Village of LaGrange residents. Offers a public dumpster for use by residents periodically throughout the year.

Provides data to identify and address health issues. Compiles statistical information to help guide public health and health policy decisions.

Consultation and referrals by staff to residents or organizations affected by head lice and provide information such as fact sheets and website links.

Actively recruits volunteers for opportunities including preparing meals, picking up food, or transporting clients to appointments.

Offers hospice care. Services are provided by licensed nurse practitioners and professionals and include pain management, symptom control, counseling, bereavement and spiritual support.

Provides a website to search for local resources offering financial assistance with Eye Exams and glasses for the financially disadvantaged.

Offers a variety of personal enrichment activities including, but are not limited to, arts and crafts, dancing, self-defense training, and social skills training for youth.

Provides rehabilitation following injury through physical and occupational therapy. Treats traumatic injuries, orthopedic injuries, industrial accidents, arthritis, and neurologic disorders.

Provides a faith-based therapist referral service.

Offers a program to help new and experienced fathers with barriers to develop parenting skills. Curriculum includes addressing financial instability, communication issues and negative thought patterns to overcome in order to participate in a meaningful way in their children's lives.

Provides equal opportunities in housing by working to eliminate discriminatory housing practices towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and is designed to ensure greater compliance to local fair housing laws in the City of Akron. Investigates discrimination complaints and advises individuals on how to handle problems with housing discrimination due to sexual orientation or gender identity.

Provides assistance in locating and connecting with resources to assist with a crisis or stressful situation. Limited assistance provided for utility bills and other financial needs.

Provides comprehensive daytime care outside of the home for aging adults. Services include medication administration, personal care, meals, and recreational and enrichment activities.

Provides education to students within the Urbana City School District.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

Shoppers can with any purchase of fruits and vegetables earn up to $10 in coupons for future purchases of fruits and vegetables.

Serves free hot lunch Monday through Friday and hot breakfast on Saturday.

Administers scholarships, interest-free loans, and grants to eligible students who are enrolled in accredited institutions of higher education. Grants and loans are based on need and available funds. Funds may be used toward tuition and education fees. Scholarships are awarded in competition with other students who have met application requirements.

Provides fresh produce, dairy, bread and bakery products to the community. Market will be held in College Drive Presbyterian Church parking lot (south of the church).

Offers interpreting and translating services are available for a fee for courts, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, health care providers, and other local organizations through a Language Bank of about 100 paid interpreters with a total of 54 languages. After hours interpreters are provided ONLY for life threatening situations such as hospital or medical emergencies, car accidents, domestic violence, and rape crisis. After hours interpreters ARE NOT provided for DUI, hospital discharge (unless scheduled in advance), private individuals, or other similar circumstances.

Seeks volunteers to assist in the food pantry.