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The Licking County Health Department works to prevent disease transmission and protect the quality of surface and ground water by performing inspections, enforcing sewage regulations, and providing education to homeowners.

The Licking County Health Department works to prevent disease transmission and protect the quality of surface and ground water by performing inspections, enforcing sewage regulations, and providing education to homeowners.

Aspire Ministries maintains a current list of available church ministries, community resources and agencies that may be able to help anyone in their current situation. Call the Aspire Ministries Connection Center to talk with a volunteer or schedule an appointment to come in to work with someone who can help determine which agencies may be of help. 1. Receive request for help. Requests are received either directly from a person in need or the person in need is referred to the Aspire Ministries office by a network church or local agency. 2. Assess the need. Specially trained Aspire Ministries volunteers or staff screen the request for extent of need and legitimacy, and discover any deeper issues fueling the crisis. 3. Provide help. The request is referred to the most appropriate Aspire Ministries partner church, agency, or organization. Volunteers swing into action, providing whatever resources or outreach programs are appropriate to address the need(s). 4. Follow up. Volunteers follow up to ensure the need was met and to offer prayer and spiritual support from churches. Aspire Ministries offers assistance to anyone in Marion County who is in need. Assistance may be available for the following needs:

• Emergency Food

• Gas Vouchers

• Cleaning Supplies

• Diapers, Wipes, Lotion

• Furniture

• Funeral Services

• Minor Home Repairs (limited)

• Yard Work and Snow Removal (limited).

Aspire Ministries maintains a current list of available church ministries, community resources and agencies that may be able to help anyone in their current situation. Call the Aspire Ministries Connection Center to talk with a volunteer or schedule an appointment to come in to work with someone who can help determine which agencies may be of help. 1. Receive request for help. Requests are received either directly from a person in need or the person in need is referred to the Aspire Ministries office by a network church or local agency. 2. Assess the need. Specially trained Aspire Ministries volunteers or staff screen the request for extent of need and legitimacy, and discover any deeper issues fueling the crisis. 3. Provide help. The request is referred to the most appropriate Aspire Ministries partner church, agency, or organization. Volunteers swing into action, providing whatever resources or outreach programs are appropriate to address the need(s). 4. Follow up. Volunteers follow up to ensure the need was met and to offer prayer and spiritual support from churches. Aspire Ministries offers assistance to anyone in Marion County who is in need. Assistance may be available for the following needs:

• Emergency Food

• Gas Vouchers

• Cleaning Supplies

• Diapers, Wipes, Lotion

• Furniture

• Funeral Services

• Minor Home Repairs (limited)

• Yard Work and Snow Removal (limited).

PRC program was established in Ohio to help families overcome immediate barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency. The program provides benefits and services to families who are in need of help with essential support to become self-sufficient. The PRC Program is designed to: •Prevent families from having to apply for OWF cash assistance when a crisis arises; •Help families retain employment by enhancing job skills , overcoming barriers and providing short-term assistance or wage supplementation if necessary. •Provide for contingent needs by helping families with nonrecurring urgent problems that could, if left unattended, result in families needing long-term public assistance. •Support families receiving OWF with services to enable them to become self-sufficient. Examples of short-term assistance through PRC include: •Shelter and utility assistance •Transportation assistance •Employment Related Supportive Services

PRC program was established in Ohio to help families overcome immediate barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency. The program provides benefits and services to families who are in need of help with essential support to become self-sufficient. The PRC Program is designed to: •Prevent families from having to apply for OWF cash assistance when a crisis arises; •Help families retain employment by enhancing job skills , overcoming barriers and providing short-term assistance or wage supplementation if necessary. •Provide for contingent needs by helping families with nonrecurring urgent problems that could, if left unattended, result in families needing long-term public assistance. •Support families receiving OWF with services to enable them to become self-sufficient. Examples of short-term assistance through PRC include: •Shelter and utility assistance •Transportation assistance •Employment Related Supportive Services

Provides a small chore service. Will provide minor repairs (painting, replacing door knobs, railings, fixing minor plumbing issues). Also helps with yard chores (grass cutting, yard raking), general household maintenance (changing furnace filters and light bulbs, cleaning spouts, caulking windows) and heavy cleaning chores (carpet shampooing, washing windows, curtains, garages, walls). In addition, helps with essential errand running: grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, buying stamps, mailing packages.

Provides a small chore service. Will provide minor repairs (painting, replacing door knobs, railings, fixing minor plumbing issues). Also helps with yard chores (grass cutting, yard raking), general household maintenance (changing furnace filters and light bulbs, cleaning spouts, caulking windows) and heavy cleaning chores (carpet shampooing, washing windows, curtains, garages, walls). In addition, helps with essential errand running: grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, buying stamps, mailing packages.

Provides home repair and rehabilitation to improve safety and lower health risks. Note: this is not an emergency program.

Provides home repair and rehabilitation to improve safety and lower health risks. Note: this is not an emergency program.

Provides assistance with specific health and safety issues for homeowners. The eligible repairs include roof repairs, electrical issues, no hot water, no heat, and handicap accessibility.

Provides assistance with specific health and safety issues for homeowners. The eligible repairs include roof repairs, electrical issues, no hot water, no heat, and handicap accessibility.

Provides assistance to seniors for utilities, must have disconnection notice *Max of $200 - one time only Home Repair - must be 60 or older and need repairs to make home safe and be able to remain in the home. Must own the home.

Provides assistance to seniors for utilities, must have disconnection notice *Max of $200 - one time only Home Repair - must be 60 or older and need repairs to make home safe and be able to remain in the home. Must own the home.

The Healthy Homes and Franklin County Home Repair programs provide health and safety-related home repairs for homeowners. These programs help homeowners improve the functionality of their homes so they can live in safe and comfortable environments.

Program includes issuing of permits, installation approval, consultation and inspection of home sewage systems.

Program includes issuing of permits, installation approval, consultation and inspection of home sewage systems.

Responds to maintenance issues on Cuyahoga Metroplitan Housing Authority public housing properties.

A one-time service that can repair or replace hot water tank, and make additional repairs necessary to correct code violations.

A one-time service that can repair or replace hot water tank, and make additional repairs necessary to correct code violations.

Provides repair of owner-occupied dwellings for income-eligible households that are mentally or physically disabled or include a disabled family member.

Provides repair of owner-occupied dwellings for income-eligible households that are mentally or physically disabled or include a disabled family member.

Provides one-time emergency home repair assistance (such as furnace repair/replacement) for low-income homeowners to address situations that make dwellings substandard, uninhabitable or unsafe.

Provides one-time emergency home repair assistance (such as furnace repair/replacement) for low-income homeowners to address situations that make dwellings substandard, uninhabitable or unsafe.

The Winter Crisis program runs from November 1st through March 31st. To assist individuals having trouble paying their gas or electric bill if that is their heating source, a one time payment of up to $175 for regulated gas/electric or $750 for unregulated utility customers. And $900 for bulk fuel, and $550.00 for coal or wood assistance and Furnace Repair up to $500.00. Clients will be processed for all available programs, including HEAP, PIPP and Winter Crisis at each appointment.