RESOURCE DIRECTORY

February 2013
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Mission Statement
Ashland Care Center is a Christian ministry equipping
people to make healthy choices consistent with God’s
gift of life. Through outreach, education and support to
women and men in unplanned pregnancies and to the
community, we promote choosing life, sexual integrity
and healing with God.
119 Sloan Avenue . Ashland . Ohio . 419-281-1111 . www.AshlandCareCenter.org
INDEX
UTILITY ASSISANCE
Adoption Agencies ………………………………………………………….... 10
Ashland Care Center Services …………………………………...………. 6-7
Breastfeeding ……………………………………………………………..…….. 10
Child Care ……………………………………………………………………...…. 10
Clothing ……………………………………………………………………...……. 11
Counseling and Support …………………………………………….……… 11
Earn While You Learn …………………………………………………..…… 8
Emergency Numbers ……………………………………………………...… 3
Employment and Education ……………………………………...……… 12
First Critical Weeks ………………………………………………………..... 9
Food ……………………………………………………………………………..…. 12
Free Meals ………………………………………………………..…………….. 13
Furniture ………………………………………………………………...………. 13
Health Services (Prenatal/General) ………………………………….. 14
Healthy Relationship Information ………………………………….... 21-25
Helplines ……………………………………………………………………….…. 15
Housing/Shelter ………………………………………………….…………… 15
How to Know Jesus Personally …………………………………..……..28-29
Human Trafficking Information ……………………………...……….. 27
Infant Death/Miscarriage ……………………………………………...… 16
Legal Information ……………………………………………………………. 16
Other Assistance ……………………….………………………………….... 16
Parenting and Pregnancy ………………………………………………... 17
Post Abortion Recovery …………………………………………………... 17, 26
Post Partum Depression ………………………………………………….. 17
Special Needs ……………………………………………………………...….. 18
Substance Abuse Assistance ……………………………………………..18
Transportation ………………………………………………………………... 18
Utility Assistance ……………………………………………………………...19
Violence ………………………………………………………………………….. 19
Websites ……………………………………………………………………...….20
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CHURCH CONTACTS
UTILITY
ASSISANCE
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
Come join an ACC staff/volunteer any Sunday!
ASHLAND BRETHREN IN CHRIST
2750 Mifflin Ave.
Ashland, OH 44805
(near Hospice House)
419-289-3770
www.ashlandbic.org
ACC contact: Jackie Beaty
ASHLAND GRACE
1144 W. Main St.
Ashland, OH 44805
(just west of Brookside Park)
419-289-8334
www.ashlandgrace.org
ACC contact: Maryanne Wise
BETHEL BAPTIST
575 S.R. 250 N
P.O. Box 128
Savannah, OH 44874
(near the “fork” of 250 & 60)
419-962-4763
www.bethelchapel.com
ACC contact: Ducia Hamm
EASTGATE BIBLE CHURCH
179 Holbrook St.
Ashland, OH 44805
(near Osborn Elementary School)
419-908-8181
ACC contact: Mary Elkins
Fire, Medical, Police …………………………………………………………………..…..……………. 911
SOUTHVIEW GRACE BRETHREN
810 Katherine Ave.
Ashland, OH 44805
(across from Ashland High School)
419-289-1763
www.southviewgbc.org
ACC contact: Sue Howman
Option Line (24 hour Pregnancy Line) …………………………………………1-800-712-HELP
1-800-712-4357
ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH
433 Cottage St.
Ashland, OH 44805
(near Ashland Middle School)
419-289-7456
www.catholicweb.com/
stedwardashland
ACC contact: Judy Klobutcher
Ashland Police …………………………………………………………………………......419-289-1911
Ashland County Sheriff……………………………………………………………….….419-289-3911
National Suicide Prevention Hotline ………………………………………… .1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Poison Control Center …………………………………………………………….....1-800-222-1222
Samaritan Hospital……………………………………………………………….…….….419-289-0491
Doctor ____________________________
Phone: ________________________
Pharmacy _________________________
Phone: ________________________
Pastor ____________________________
Phone: ________________________
Relative ___________________________
Phone: ________________________
Neighbor __________________________
Phone: ________________________
Information Center for Ashland County ………………………………………..…………...… 211
CHRIST COMMUNITY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
1272 C.R. 758
Ashland, OH 44805
(just north of Bailey Lakes)
419-962-4592
www.christcommunityefc.org
ACC contact: Dana Futrell
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-Open 24/7, 365 days a year, this Information Center gives information on
local programs, organizations, and agencies.
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Here are two things you must do In order to know Jesus personally as your
Lord and Savior:
UTILITY ASSISANCE
1.
Recognize that you are a sinner. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall
short of God’s glorious standard” (Romans 3:23). “As the Scriptures say,
‘No one is righteous—not even one’” (Romans 3:10). Because everyone is
a sinner, no one deserves eternal life with God in heaven. In addition, no
one can work hard enough to earn this life. Instead, God gives eternal life
to everyone who believes that Jesus Christ is His Son. Before you can appreciate what Jesus has done for you, you need to recognize that you are
a sinner in need of God’s forgiveness. If you never acknowledge this, you
will never receive God’s forgiveness for your sins. And you will never enter into heaven.
2.
Ask Jesus to forgive you. “Yet now He has reconciled you to Himself
through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, He has
brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as
you stand before Him without a single fault” (Colossians 1:22). If you recognize that you are a sinner, then you may be ready to ask Jesus to forgive you. Do you believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, who died to
pay for your sins? If you do, and you have never thanked Christ for dying
for you, thank him right now in a simple prayer. Pray, “Lord, I thank you
for paying for the sins I have committed. I give my life to you. Teach me
the right way to live. Amen.”
Dear Friend,
We care about you. The Ashland Care Center (ACC) is happy to help
you, and would like you to know a little more about us. ACC deals
with the concerns of women and men, believing that every parent
has the right to whatever help is needed to bring their child into the
world. ACC listens, offers guidance, and draws on existing community
resources for additional help.
If you have just discovered that you are pregnant, we know you are
faced with many new and tough decisions. You may be feeling overwhelmed and afraid. We are here to help you to plan for your future
and the future of your child.
Here is a list of ACC’s services and other resources to help you better
prepare for your needs and those of your baby. We hope you find
this information useful. You are not alone—we are here for YOU!
If you have believed in Christ now for the first time, write your name and today’s date on the blank lines as a record of the time of your salvation. And we
would love to hear of your good news! Please call us or let us know the next
time you’re at ACC. We would love to answer any questions you may have,
and help you in your new life in Christ!
Name: __________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________________
Now, turn away from your sins. “Those who have been born into God’s family
do not sin, because God’s life is In them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God” (1John 3:9). As a Christian, you may sin from
time to time. But you should not continue to live a sinful lifestyle. Putting your
faith in Jesus means that you are willingly turning away from your old sinful
nature. It also means that you are living to please God out of a grateful heart
for redeeming you.
Spend time in the Word of God (the Bible) and in prayer. We would love to
give you a Bible if you do not have one. God’s word is “a lamp to guide my
feet and a light for my path” (Psalm 119:105) .
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HOW TO KNOW JESUS PERSONALLY
God wants each of us to experience a life that has meaning, direction, love,
and peace. God makes this kind of life possible through a personal relationship with His Son, Jesus Christ. But before you accept Jesus as your Savior,
here are five truths that will help you understand God’s desire for you:
1.
2.
3.
God has a plan for your life. “No one can receive anything unless God
gives it from heaven” (John 3:27). God created you and has good plans
for your life. To know those plans, you must know God personally.
God’s plan gives meaning. “Jesus replied, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will
never be thirsty” (John 6:35). Many people seek meaning and purpose
for their life. But they never find it because they look for meaning in the
wrong things and the wrong people. When you follow God’s plans for
your life, the most important of which is to know Jesus as your Lord and
Savior, you will find meaning and purpose in all that you do.
God’s plan gives direction. “Jesus spoke to the people once more and
said, ‘I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to
walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life’” (John
8:12). Without God’s direction, you may not know what to do with your
life. You may try a lot of things, hoping to find meaning in each one. But
if you have God in your life, He will lead you and show you how to make
your life count for Him and His Kingdom.
4.
God’s plan brings peace. “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind
and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t
be troubled or afraid” (John 14:27). When you follow Jesus as your Lord
and Savior, you will be at peace with God. You will also be filled with
God’s peace. So when troubles come, you will be able to have peace as
you endure hardships.
5.
God’s plan is for you to live with him in heaven. “For God loved the
world [you!] so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who
believes in Him will not perish [spend eternity in hell] but have eternal
life” (John 3:16). Before Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis 3), they had a
good relationship with God. Therefore, they were not ashamed to come
into God’s presence. But after they sinned, their relationship with God
changed, and they were ashamed to come into God’s physical presence.
Sin had separated them and the entire human race—including you—
from God. But God did not want sin to keep people from having a relationship with Him. So He provided a way in which people could be
cleansed of their sins and live with Him in heaven forever. He gave His
only Son, Jesus, as the perfect payment for everyone’s sins.
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UTILITY
An unplanned
pregnancyASSISANCE
can raise many unanswered questions:
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What about school?
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What about my career?
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How soon do I have to decide?
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Will I have to go through it alone?
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How do I get my life back?
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Am I ready to have a child?
“We recognize the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as
the decision whether to bear or beget* a child. That right necessarily includes the
right of a woman to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.”
-U.S. Supreme Court, January 22, 1973
*Beget: to procreate or generate offspring
The Supreme Court has given you the right to
choose. It is our job to empower you with the
information you need to make an informed
choice.
WE CAN HELP. . .
Because pregnancy isn’t just about your rights. . .
It’s about your life.
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HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
UTILITY
ASSISANCE
ASHLAND CARE CENTER’S SERVICES
119 Sloan Avenue
Ashland, Ohio 44805
Phone and fax: 419-281-1111
24 Hour OptionLine 1-800-712-HELP
www.AshlandCareCenter.org
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday—9am to 6pm
Boutique Hours: Thursday—noon to 5pm
Appointments are appreciated, however, walk-ins are always welcome. Scheduled
appointments will have priority and walk-ins will be seen as soon as a Client
Advocate is available.
Please look through this book completely. Your Client Advocate can explain in more
detail any program in which you are interested.
All of Ashland Care Center’s services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.
PREGNANCY TESTING
We provide quality pregnancy tests that meet the standards of “Proof of
Pregnancy” for Ashland County Job and Family Services. All tests are free and
accurate.
LIMITED OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND
We provide limited first trimester ultrasounds for the purpose of confirming an
intrauterine pregnancy and estimating gestational age. All ultrasounds are performed by qualified medical personnel.
PRENATAL CARE
For those who meet the criteria, we are able to offer clients an initial pre-natal
exam with a physician.
Could you or a friend be a victim of Human Trafficking?
Human Trafficking is a form of modern day slavery where people profit from the
control and abuse of others. Victims are subjected to force fraud, or coercion for
the purpose of exploitation in commercial sex or forced labor.
If you feel as though you or a friend is at risk, please contact the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Hotline at 614-285-4357 (285-HELP) or the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888.
Questions to ask yourself:
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Do you have to ask permission to come and go from home or work?
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Are you not being paid for your work?
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Are you forced to have sex?
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If you refuse to have sex, will you or someone you know be hurt?
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Are you doing different work than what was promised?
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Are you working excessively long and/or unusual hours?
Additional information on human trafficking:
www.centralohiorescueandrestore.org
www. polarisproject.org
Www.gracehavenhouse.org
Www.oasisforwomen.org
Www.safeharborhouse.org
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION
We offer information on birth control options and their various affects.
ADOPTION INFORMATION
We can help you understand different types of adoptions, the feelings you might
experience, answer questions and provide information on various licensed
agencies.
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IS ABORTION AFFECTING MY LIFE?
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Women and men can be affected in many ways by abortion. Take this quick quiz
to see how abortion is affecting your life today. If you identify with any of these
symptoms, or if you have questions, please contact us at 419-281-1111 and ask
about Surrendering the Secret. All calls are confidential. We want to help you
heal from the heartbreak of abortion.
__ I can’t tell anyone about my abortion. They just wouldn’t understand.
__ There are details about the abortion that I cannot remember.
__ I have lost interest in things I used to love since having the abortion.
__ I often feel angry and irritable.
__ I have difficulty maintaining relationships.
__ I abuse alcohol, drugs or prescription medications once per week or more.
__ I find that I am repeating the same mistakes in my life.
__ I avoid people, places and things that remind me of my abortion.
There is hope! There is healing! Don’t suffer in silence. Contact ACC for more
information.
No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can
remove it and make you as clean as
freshly fallen snow.
Isaiah 1:18
CLIENT ADVOCACY & MENTORING
We have highly trained lay counselors offering help and support during pregnancy
as well as following a miscarriage or still birth. We also provide post-abortion
support.
BABY BUCKS PROGRAM
An incentive based program teaching about pregnancy and parenting skills. This
program is designed to help provide material needs for mom and baby. Baby Bucks
can be earned to purchase new and gently used items such as clothing, cribs,
strollers and diapers at our Baby Boutique.
MOM’S TO MOM’S (M&M’s)
Volunteers give encouragement and support by providing a few evening meals
after coming home with baby.
REFERRALS
Whatever your need or concern, ask your Client Advocate and she will attempt to
help you find assistance.
LOVE LESSONS (Sexual Integrity)
Don’t overlook your heart! You deserve kindness, respect, and real love. When
sexual activity starts too early in a relationship, the effects are damaging. Only you
can guard and protect your heart; saving the most intimate parts of you to be
shared with the one who will commit a lifetime to you. Our Client Advocates are
equipped with wonderful information for you! Don’t live your life in fear of an
unplanned pregnancy, STD, or broken heart. You deserve more!
PARENTING WITH A PURPOSE
An open discussion going beyond the how-to’s to the whys of raising children. We’ll
journey together through many issues you’ll encounter while loving, caring for, and
training your children. We will cover how to provide a healthy environment to grow
your baby, help establish an eating and sleeping routine once your baby is born,
and how to train your child to develop into a blessing to others and a joy to you.
Information from Surrendering the Secret, LifeWay.
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There are great things about marriage.
EARN WHILE YOU LEARN “BABY BUCKS”
UTILITY ASSISANCE
Marriage has been studied many times, and those studies show there are many
advantages to being married rather than living together. Here are just a few:
Married people. . .
 . . .are happier!¹
 . . .are better off financially.²
 . . .are more successful at work.²
 . . .have a better sex life.³
 . . .fight less. 4
 . . .tend to be better parents. 5
Earn While You Learn (EWYL) is an incentive based program that serves our
pregnant and parenting clients. It is designed to help provide clients with the
resources needed while learning how to care for themselves and their baby. Clients
receive “Baby Bucks” to spend at the Baby Boutique every time they participate in
one of a variety of educational activities. The Baby Bucks Program is available to all
ACC clients throughout their pregnancy up to the baby’s first birthday.
We encourage both moms and dads to participate!
Ways to earn Baby Bucks:
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Watch the series of educational videos
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Read books from the ACC library and write a 1 page per chapter summary
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Help in the Baby Boutique
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Attend ACC Bible studies
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Work on GED
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Visit/Attend
What about just living together?
Living together outside of marriage (sometimes called cohabitation) has also
been studied. It has been found to have many downsides or disadvantages,
including those listed below:
Partners living together are. . .
 . . .twice as likely to have affairs. 6
 . . .more likely to get an STD. 7
 . . .more likely to break up. 8
 . . .more likely to live in poverty. 9
 . . .more likely to have children with emotional and behavioral problems.
 . . .less likely to marry and stay married. 11
-Church (bring in a bulletin)
-Parenting with Purpose Class
-MOPS meetings
It’s about love.
-Parenting Support Mentoring (Catholic Charities)
If you really love your partner, standing in front of witnesses and publicly
declaring that love is the most powerful way to show that your commitment is
real. Making daily sacrifices for each other, sharing mutual joy, and walking
hand in hand for life is the best thing you can do, with and for your spouse—
the best friend you will ever have.
-Parenting Plus Classes
-WIC
-Birthing Classes
-Breastfeeding Classes
1.
Steven Stack and J. ross Eshleman, “Marital Status and Happiness: A 17-Nation Study,” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60 (1998): 527-536.
2.
Waite, 1995, p. 483-507; Waite and Gallgher, 2000, see chapter 8; Wilmoth and Koso, 2002, p. 743-754.
3.
Robert T. Michael, et al., Sex in America: A Definitive Survey, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, the United States (Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1994), p. 364, table 10.5; Andrew Greeley, Faithful Attraction: Discovering Intimacy, Love and Fidelity in American Marriage, (New York: Tom
Doherty Assoc., 1991), see chapter 6.
4.
Jan Stets, “The Link Between Past and Present Intimate Relationships,” Journal of Family Issues 14 (1993), p. 251.
5.
Ronald Angel and Jacqueline Angel, Painful Inheritance: Health and the New Generation of Fatherless Families (Madison: The University of Wisconsin
Press) pp. 139, 148.
6.
Judith Treas and Deirdre Geisen, “Sexual Infidelity Among Married and Cohabitating Americans,” Journal of Marriage and the Family 62 (February
2000): 48-60
7.
Crouse, J.C., Gaining Ground: A Profile of American Women in the Twentieth Century, 2000.
8.
Renata Forste and Koray Tanfer,”Sexual Exclusivity Among Dating, Cohabitating and Married Women,” Journal of Marriage and Family 58 (1996): 33
9.
Bennett, WJ., The Broken Hearth: Reversing the Moral Collapse of the American Family, 2001
10.
Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the United States.” Data from the National Survey of Family Growth, Dept. of Health and Human
Services, Center for Disease Control, 2002
11.
Manning, W.D., Lamb, K.A. “Adolescent Well-Being in Cohabiting, Married and Single-Parent Families,” Journal of Marriage and Family, Nov. 2003.
-Gabriel Project
Items available immediately at the Boutique are maternity clothing, infant clothing
and infant accessories. At the 8th month of pregnancy, items available are diapers,
wipes, cribs, strollers, baby furniture, toys, walkers, bouncers, etc.
Please be advised: all items in our boutique are new or gently used donated items
and are distributed as available. Sorry, no layaway available.
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THE FIRST CRITICAL WEEKS
Five reasons you need the
“Piece of Paper”
“By living together, we can see how we’ll get along when we’re
married.”
True Commitment, as evidenced by marriage, is much more
likely to endure through the tough times.
“But we are committed to each other—that’s why we’re moving in!”
Those who are really committed are willing to show it by going
for that piece of paper. Commitment is more than just sharing
living space. It is a deep and lasting bond that says “no matter
what, I’m sticking with you.”
“We’ll be less likely to end up in divorce court.”
Full commitment in marriage decreases the likelihood of looking for the “loophole” in the arrangement. But living together
before marriage greatly increases your chances of divorce.
So much is happening to the embryo in a short period of time. The mother may not
even have had a positive pregnancy test and yet her baby’s major organs are all
formed and functioning in a primitive way.
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Foundation for every organ is established and beginning to develop by the
21st day after conception.
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Your baby’s tiny heart, about the size of a poppy seed, begins to beat around
the 21st day of life.
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At 4 weeks after fertilization the basic structure for the entire central nervous
system (brain and spinal cord) has formed.
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The baby is about 1/2 inch long from head to bottom at 6 weeks. Lungs begin
to develop, tooth buds for “baby teeth” are taking shape in the jaw, and eyelids begin to form.
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At 8 weeks from conception the brain is growing rapidly. Each minute it produces almost 250,000 new neurons, and for the first time in development, the
brain can make the muscles move on purpose.
“But we’ll be happier. And we won’t feel tied down.”
The marriage commitment results in a more complete and
unreserved giving of oneself by both partners. Marriage
offers better sexual and emotional fulfillment.
Our children will be better off.”
On the contrary, couples who live together are more likely to
leave each other than those who marry, leaving kids smack
in the middle of the break-up. Studies show that when it
comes to finances, children whose parents cohabit are three
times more likely to live in poverty than children of married
couples.
Information taken from The First 9 Months by Focus on the Family
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ADOPTION AGENCIES
UTILITY
ASSISANCE
IS
IT TIME
TO BREAK UP?
Spirit of Faith Adoptions …………………………………………...…………………...866-414-3021
This exercise will take about five minutes and will help you determine whether
breaking up is a good idea in your situation. The following list of reasons could
all be arguably justifiable for causing a break up. Take a moment to review
these reasons and place a check mark next to any item that applies to you and
your relationship.
BREASTFEEDING
Breastfeeding classes at Samaritan ……………………………………….………419-289-0491
It may be time to break up if. . .
La Leche League of Ashland County ……………………………………………...419-289-1071
____ The relationship is stifling you.
WIC ……………………………………………………………………………….. Ashland 419-289-3359
Richland 419-774-4560
____ The relationship is out of balance.
____ You can’t be yourself.
____ You feel dominated and controlled.
____ You’ve outgrown each other.
____ You feel betrayed by his or her actions.
CHILD CARE
____ You’re more interested in someone else.
____ Your values clash.
____ You are waiting for your partner to change.
Ashland Co. Department of Job & Family Services …………………….....419-282-5000
____ This person doesn’t help you become the kind of person you want to be.
Ashland Head Start Center …………………………………………………………...419-281-8001
____ You don’t feel physically safe around this person.
Ashland Training Center ………………………………………………………………..419-281-2767
Ashland YMCA ……………………………………………………………………………...419-289-0626
Crestview YMCA …………………………………………………………………………...419-895-1001
Noah’s Ark Day Care (Savannah) …………………………………………………..419-962-1962
____ You don’t feel emotionally safe around this person.
____ You give more than you receive in the relationship.
____ You feel disrespected by this person.
____ Your partner is involved in unhealthy behavior (e.g. drugs)
____ You feel pressured by him or her to be someone you’re not.
The Learning Center ……………………………………………………………………..419-281-7440
Trinity Lutheran Childcare …………………………………………………………....419-289-2126
Salvation Army Kroc Center……………………………………………………….….419-281-8001
See web-site page (pg. 20) for helpful child care info
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If you checked one or more of the items in this list, you need to carefully consider whether it is time to break up. Consulting with an objective friend or counselor may help you clarify your thinking and make up your mind.
2002 The Legacy Institute
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ARE YOU READY FOR A RELATIONSHIP?
The following test will take you about five minutes and will help you determine if
you are “ready” for a good relationship.
4) Often
3) Sometimes
2) Rarely
1) Never
UTILITY
ASSISANCE
CLOTHING
Ashland Care Center …………………………………………………………………….419-281-1111
(maternity/baby clothes earned thrrough incentive program)
Associated Charities ………………………………………………………………….....419-281-6061
____ I feel a sense of relief when I don’t have to be alone.
Goodwill Industries ………………………………………………………………….……419-289-2589
____ I think any relationship is better than nothing.
Hillsdale CARES (Jeromesville) ……………………………………………………...419-368-3833
____ If I’m not in a dating relationship, I feel less desirable.
Revivals Thrift Store (Pump House Ministries) ……………………………...419-903-0303
____ I experience a little bit of panic when I think of not having someone to be
close to.
St. Vincent de Paul …………………………………………………………………….….419-281-1195
____ The very idea of being alone strikes fear in my heart.
____ I’m tempted to settle for most any relationship because I don’t know if I can
find anyone better.
____ In my romantic relationships, I am being selected rather than doing
the selecting.
____ When I am dating someone else I feel better about myself.
____ It seems to me that I don’t have a very clear idea of the personal qualities I
look for in a person to date or even to be friends with.
______ TOTAL
COUNSELING & SUPPORT
Ashland Care Center …………………………………………………………………..419-281-1111
(pregnancy, parenting, adoption, post abortion, miscarriage)
Appleseed Community Mental Health Center ………………………….….419-289-3716
Emergency: 419-289-6111
Ashland County Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (ACCADA) ..419-289-7675
Catholic Charities …………………………………………………………………….….419-289-1903
Scoring: Add the numbers together to get your total score. To understand what
your score may mean for you, use the following scales.
Cornerstone Counseling of Ashland …………………………………………...419-289-1876
Hospice of North Central Ohio …………………………………………………...419-281-7107
40-30 A score in this range is a strong indicator of your need to establish a
stronger sense of your identity and personal wholeness. You will want to learn how
to move forward toward wholeness in yourself and in your important relationships.
29-20 A score in this range indicates that you already have a good start in developing your identity and sense of self worth. You will still need to do some work on
creating an integrated and whole sense of “self” that will help you have healthier
relationships.
19-1
A score in this range indicates an established sense of security in who you
are and a confident perspective about your sense of personal wholeness. This
should allow you to have good relationships.
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New Beginnings Counseling Center …………………………………………….419-289-0970
Richland Co. Domestic Violence …………………………………..…shelter 419-774-5840
Support line 24/7 1-888-304-9844
Safe Haven/Rape Crisis Domestic Violence Shelter ……………………..419-289-8085
Salvation Army Kroc Center ………………………………………………………..419-281-8001
Smetzer Counseling Center (Ashland Seminary) ………………………....419-207-5558
Surrendering the Secret (post abortion support at ACC) …..………...419-281-1111
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EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
Ashland County Employment & Training Connection (JFS) ……………..419-282-5000
Ashland County JFS Opportunity Links ………………………………………….. 419-282-5000
Ashland University ………………………………………………………………………...419-289-4142
Ashland Co—West Holmes Career Center Adult Ed ………………….…….419-289-3313
North Central State College ……………………………………………………..…….888-755-4899
Transformation Network ……………………………………………………………….419-207-1188
FOOD
Ashland County Food Bank …………………………………………………………...419-281-6061
Ashland Care Center (baby food and formula) ……………………………...419-281-1111
Ashland Job and Family Services …………………………………………………..419-282-5000
Hillsdale CARES …………………………………………………………………………….419-368-3833
Lutheran Social Services of Northern Ohio …………………………………..877-741-3331
Pump House Ministries ………………………………………………………………..419-289-0324
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
Healthy relationships begin with an understanding of who you are and what you
want out of life. If this personal evaluation is ignored, you might find yourself in a
messy relationship and wonder how you even got there! You owe it to yourself to
know yourself! What are your dreams, goals, beliefs, strengths, and hopes. . .and
does the other person in the relationship support those things?
Feelings of being “in love” and sex can often mask the reality of a relationship. It is
amazing what we overlook when we’re “in love”. You may have wondered, “Does
this person truly care for me, or are they only after one thing?” Doubts such as
these can only be answered by testing the relationship. If sex were no longer part
of your relationship, would your partner stay with you? If no, it has to make you
wonder if the relationship was ever worth having in the first place! Sexual
abstinence is freeing. . .allowing you to discover what your relationship is really
made of.
Sex doesn't equal love. . .it can only temporarily fill the voids in our lives. It can be
hard to admit, but consider the effect an absent or abusive parent may have had on
you. Sadly, if you’ve been hurt a lot it can leave you “searchin’ for love in all the
wrong places.” Sex outside of marriage tends to leave people feeling used up. . .it
doesn’t really solve anything. Don’t use sex like a band-aid. . .it won’t heal your
wounds.
At Ashland Care Center, we care about you and the health of your relationships.
Our consultants are prepared and available to talk about these issues. Give us a call
or stop in.
Salvation Army Kroc Center…………………………………………………………..419-281-8001
St. Vincent de Paul (St. Edward) …...……………………………………………..419-281-1195
WIC ……………………………………………………………………………….. Ashland 419-289-3359
Richland 419-774-4560
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WEBSITES
FREE MEALS
Abortion Education Information ………………www.optionline.org/abortioneducation
Location and times are subject to change
Adoption …………………………………………………………………………….... www.adoption.com
www.spiritoffaithadoptions.org
America’s Crisis Pregnancy Helpline …………………………...……….www.thehelpline.org
Appleseed Mental Health, Ashland …………..……..www.appleseedmentalhealth.com
Ashland Co. Department of Job & Family ……………….. www.ashlandcounty.org/jfs/
Baby & Mom Information ………………………………………...…… www.verybestbaby.com
Consumer Product Safety Commission ………………………………...………. www.cpsc.gov
Child care info for families and providers ………………………...…….www.ohio4kids.org
Monday-Friday
Salvation Army Kroc Center
527 E. Liberty, Ashland
11-12 noon
Wednesdays
St. Edwards Hunger Center
501 Cottage St., Ashland
5:30– 6:30pm
Saturdays
8:30-10am
Emmanuel United Methodist
3rd St. & Cleveland Ave., Ashland
Christian Homes and Special Kids …………………………………………..……..www.chask.org
Cornerstone Counseling, Ashland ………………………...www.ashlandcornerstone.com
Fatherhood …………………………………………………………………..……..www.fatherhood.org
Focus on the Family ……………………………………………………………….…….www.family.org
Hospice ……………………………………………….……...www.hospiceofnorthcentralohio.org
Human Trafficking ………………….………………..www.centralohiorescueandrestore.org
Love and Relationships ………………………………...…………………...www.lovematters.com
Medical Institute for Sexual Health …………………………………..www.medinstitute.org
National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families …………....www.zerotothree.org
4th Saturday of every month
11am-1pm
Maple Grove Church
960 Orange Twp Rd. 964, Ashland
3rd Sunday of the month
Grace Brethren Church
(school gym)
1144 W. Main St., Ashland
5-6pm
2nd and last Sunday of the month with 4 Sundays
3rd and last Sunday of the month with 5 Sundays
First United Methodist
Sandusky & Cottage, Ashland
(groceries available after dinner)
5-6pm
Option Line …………………………………………………………..……………….www.optionline.org
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Post Abortion …………………………………………………………………...www.afterabortion.org
FURNITURE
Pregnancy Help ……………………………….……………………….www.ashlandcarecenter.org
www.pregnancycenters.org
Goodwill
Postpartum Depression …………………………………..www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Revivals Thrift Store
Samaritan Hospital, Ashland ………………………...…………..www.samaritanhospital.org
St. Vincent de Paul Society (St. Edward)…………………………………………..419-281-1195
1611 Claremont Ave……………………………...419-289-2589
345 Orange St. …………………………..419-903-0303
WIC ……………………………………………………………………..…………...www.wicprograms.org
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HEALTH SERVICES
Prenatal
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Ashland Kno-Ho-Co HEAP office …………………………………………...……....419-289-4327
Associated Charities ……………………………………………………………………….419-281-6061
Ashland Care Center (pregnancy tests) ………………………………………....419-281-1111
Hillsdale CARES ……………………………………………………………………..……….419-368-3833
Ashland Kno-Ho-Co (well child, prenatal) ……………………………………...419-289-6699
Salvation Army Kroc Center …………………………………………………………...419-281-8001
Ashland Women’s Center (Dr. J. Allman) ……………………………………….419-289-2464
St. Vincent de Paul ………………………………………………………………………….419-281-1195
Pregnancy Related Services, Ashland Co. JFS .………………………………..419-282-5071
3rd St. OB/GYN, Mansfield …………………………………………………………….419-522-6800
Samaritan Women’s Care (Dr. J. Klobutcher, Dr. R. Meda)……………...419-207-2513
VIOLENCE
WIC (Women, Infants and Children) ……………………………………………...419-289-3359
Wooster OB/GYN …………………………………………………………………………..330-345-2229
Central Ohio Human Trafficking Hotline ………………………………………...614-285-4357
Child Abuse …………………………………………………………………………………….419-282-5000
National Human Trafficking Resource Center ……………………………...1-888-373-7888
General
Rape Crisis/Save Haven Domestic Violence Shelter …………………..…..419-289-8085
1-888-304-9844
Ashland Christian Health Center ………………………………………………….419-903-0475
Ashland County Health Dept………………………………………………………..419-282-4317
Richland Co. Domestic Violence ………………………………………………….1-419-774-5840
1-800-931-7233
FURNITURE
Children’s Hospital Pediatrics ………………………………………………………419-281-3077
Kno-Ho-Co Dental ……………………………………………………………………….419-282-4957
9th St. Dental ……………………………………………………………………...……..419-289-1430
Pediatric Consultants of Ashland ………………………………………………..419-207-1085
Q-Care ………………………………………………………………………………………..419-207-2502
STD Testing (Kno-Ho-Co Family Planning) …………………………………..419-289-1700
STD Testing (Richland Co. Health Dept.) ……………………………………..419-774-4700
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SPECIAL NEEDS
HELPLINES
Ashland Co. Early Intervention Program ………………………………….…….419-289-0470
Ashland Care Center (abortion education & STD info)…………………...419-281-1111
Help Me Grow ……………………………………………………………………………….419-289-9227
Ashland Mental Health Recovery Board …………………………………………419-281-3139
Parent Mentor Program ………………………………………………………………..419-289-1117
National Child Abuse Hotline ………………………………………………………1-800-422-4453
National Runaway Switchboard ………………………………………………....1-800-621-4000
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSISTANCE
ACT Teen Mentor Program …………………………………………………….……...419-289-1903
OptionLine 24/7 (pregnancy) ……………………………………………………...1-800-712-4357
Poison Control …………………………………………………………………………….1-800-682-7625
Rape Crisis/Save Haven Domestic Violence Shelter …………………..…..419-289-8085
1-888-304-9844
Alcoholics Anonymous ………………………………………………………………...800-897-6737
First Presbyterian Church ………………………………………………...419-289-6205
Richland Co. Domestic Violence ………………………………………………….1-419-774-5840
1-800-931-7233
St. Edward Catholic Church ……………..……………………………...419-289-7224
Trinity Lutheran Church …………………………………………………..419-289-2126
Ashland Co. Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (ACCADA) ………...419-289-7675
Sexually Transmitted Infections Info Hotline ………………………………1-800.-CDC-INFO
SIDS—Sudden Infant Death Syndrome …………………………………….….1-800-221-7437
Al-Anon Trinity Lutheran Church ……………………………………………………419-289-2126
TRANSPORTATION
HOUSING/SHELTER
ACCESS-Salvation Army Kroc Center ………………………………………….....419-281-8001
Ashland Public Transit ………………………………………………………………..….419-207-8240
Hillsdale CARES ………………………………………………………………………………419-368-3833
Non Emergency Transportation (NET-Job & Family Services)………….419-282-5000
Appleseed Community Mental Health (specific housing grants)…….419-281-1776
Lutheran Social Services of Northern Ohio …………….…………………..1-877-741-3331
Pump House Ministries (for men only) ……………………………………..…..419-207-3900
Rape Crisis/Safe Haven Domestic Violence Shelter (for women) …..419-289-8085
Richland Co. Domestic Violence Shelter (for women) ……………………419-774-5840
St. Vincent de Paul (St. Edward)……………………………………………………..419-281-1195
Transformation Network (Almond Tree Inn) ……………………….………...419-207-1188
Zechariah House (for expectant moms, new moms & their babies) 440-886-2620
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INFANT DEATH/MISCARRIAGE
PARENTING & PREGNANCY
Ashland Care Center ……………………………...…………………………………....419-281-1111
Ashland Care Center (incentive based parenting education) ………...419-281-1111
Hospice of North Central Ohio .…………………………………………………....419-207-7107
Ashland Co. Job & Family Services ………………..……………………………...419-282-5000
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) ………………………………………..1-800-221-7437
Ashland Health Dept.. (car seats and clinic)………………………………….. 419-282-4232
Ashland Kno-Ho-Co (well child & prenatal clinic) …………….…………...419-289-6699
Ashland Parenting Plus (parenting skills)……………………………………...419-281-3788
LEGAL INFORMATION
Help Me Grow ……………………………………………………………………………….419-289-9227
La Leche League of Ashland Co. (breast feeding support).…….……….419-289-1071
www.jfs.ohio.gov/ocs/PaternityEstablishment_Overview.stm
WIC (Women, Infants & Children) ………………………………………….……...419-289-3359
www.hamilton-co.org/juvenilecourt/FAQs/FAQ_custody.asp
www.ohiolegalservices.org/public/legal_problem/family-law
POST ABORTION RECOVERY
Ashland Care Center (Surrendering the Secret)………...…….…………....419-281-1111
OTHER ASSISTANCE
AIDS Hotline ……………………………………………………………………………….1-800-342-2437
Ashland Co. Prosecutor’s Office ………………………………………………...….419-289-8857
Child Abuse …………………………………………………………………………………...419-282-5000
Hotline 419-282-5001
Child Support Enforcement Agency ……………………………………………….419-289-8141
Consumer Credit Counseling NCO ……………………………………………...1-800-355-2227
DNA Diagnostic Center ……………………………………………………………….1-800-362-2368
POST PARTUM DEPRESSION
After the birth of a child some women experience depression. Sometimes this
depression can be serious and you should not feel ashamed or guilty. It is something with which you may need help. There are resources under the Counseling
and Support section which may be of help to you. Also talk to your doctor.
Sometimes people hurt those they love—including their children—when they feel
angry, depressed or very frustrated. We all have these feeling to different
degrees, and at times we need help so we can prevent harming the very ones we
love. Don’t be afraid to seek help.
Ohio Paternity Enhancement Program ………………………………………..1-888-810-6446
Ohio Putative Father Registry ………………………………………………………1-888-313-3100
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