Endorsing Organizations
Following is a list of organizations that have endorsed Advocates for Ohio’s Future.
Endorsement of Advocates for Ohio’s Future indicates the endorsing organization’s support of public funding for health, human services, and early care & education. AOF makes no evaluation of endorsing organizations, their missions, operations, or commitment to our goals.
The list is updated regularly. If you do not see your organization listed, please contact us.
Statewide Endorsing Organizations
1. AARP Ohio
2. Caregiver Homes of Ohio
3. CareSource
4. Center for Community Solutions
5. Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio
6. Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
7. League of Women Voters of Ohio
8. Mental Health Advocacy Coalition
9. National Association of Social Workers-Ohio
10. National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Chapters
11. National Youth Advocate Program
12. Ohio AIDS Coalition
13. Ohio Alliance of YMCAs
14. Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
15. Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
16. Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
17. Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
18. Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks
19. Ohio Citizen Advocates
20. Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services
21. Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage
22. Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Service Providers
23. Ohio Domestic Violence Network
24. Ohio Family and Children First Coordinators Association
25. Ohio GroundWork Campaign
26. Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association
27. Ohio Olmstead Taskforce
28. Ohio Poverty Law Center
29. Ohio Provider Resource Association
30. Ohio Psychological Association
31. Ohio School Based Health Care Association
32. Ohio State Governmental Relations Corp.
33. Ohio United Way
34. Ohio Voice
35. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio
36. Policy Matters Ohio
37. ProgressOhio
38. Public Children Service Association of Ohio
39. The Arc of Ohio
40. Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
41. The Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio
42. Voices for Ohio’s Children
43. We Believe Ohio
Local and Regional Endorsing Organizations (by city)
44. Akron: Alternative Community Services, Inc.
45. Akron: Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank
46. Akron: Ardmore, Inc.
47. Akron: Tri-County Independent Living Center, Inc.
48. Ashland: Ashland County Council on Aging
49. Athens: Athens County Children Services
50. Athens: Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
51. Athens: Havar, Inc.
52. Batavia: James Sauls Homeless Shelter
53. Batavia: Clermont County Community Services, Inc.
54. Beachwood: Connections: Health.Wellness.Advocacy.
55. Beachwood: Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
56. Berea: Berea Children’s Home
57. Blanchester: Blanchester Community Food Pantry
58. Byesville: Area Agency on Aging District 9
59. Cambridge: Alcohol and Drug Services of Guernsey County
60. Cambridge: Community Treasures
61. Cambridge: Guernsey County Children Services
62. Cambridge: Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center
63. Cambridge: Guernsey Health Choices, Inc.
64. Canton: J.R. Coleman Family Service Corp
65. Canton: P.A.L. Mission
66. Canton: Sweet Serenity Homecare
67. Celina: Mercer Residential Services, Inc.
68. Cincinnati: 4C for Children
69. Cincinnati: Anderson Ferry Food Pantry
70. Cincinnati: Beech Acres Parenting Center
71. Cincinnati: Caracole, Inc.
72. Cincinnati: Center for Independent Living Options, Inc.
73. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center
74. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Deacons
75. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Public Schools Safe Routes to School Program
76. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Union Bethel
77. Cincinnati: Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
78. Cincinnati: Contact Center
79. Cincinnati: Day Star Worship Center
80. Cincinnati: Dominican Sisters of Hope
81. Cincinnati: Episcopal Deacons of Southern Ohio
82. Cincinnati: Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
83. Cincinnati: Holistic, Inc.
84. Cincinnati: League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area
85. Cincinnati: Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
86. Cincinnati: Lighthouse Youth Services
87. Cincinnati: Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled
88. Cincinnati: Mathis Foundation for Children
89. Cincinnati: Ohio Disability Action Coalition
90. Cincinnati: Planned Parenthood SW Ohio
91. Cincinnati: Peace Village
92. Cincinnati: Pressley Ridge
93. Cincinnati: Pro Seniors, Inc.
94. Cincinnati: Southeast Ecumenical Ministry Food Pantry
95. Cincinnati: St. George Food Pantry
96. Cincinnati: St. Joseph Orphanage
97. Cincinnati: St. Leo Food Pantry
98. Cincinnati: Talbert House
99. Cincinnati: The Children’s Home of Cincinnati
100. Cincinnati: The People’s Empowerment Coalition of Ohio
101. Cincinnati: United Way of Greater Cincinnati
102. Cincinnati: Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
103. Cincinnati: VRI
104. Cleveland: Beech Brook
105. Cleveland: Benjamin Rose Institute
106. Cleveland: Cleveland Eastside Ex-Offender Coalition
107. Cleveland: Cleveland Foodbank
108. Cleveland: Cleveland Housing Network
109. Cleveland: Cleveland Teachers Union, Local 279
110. Cleveland: Cleveland Tenants Organization
111. Cleveland: Community Care Network
112. Cleveland: Consortium Against Adult Abuse
113. Cleveland: Helping All Students to Independence
114. Cleveland: Hitchcock Center for Women, Inc.
115. Cleveland: Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential
116. Cleveland: Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
117. Cleveland: Magnolia Clubhouse
118. Cleveland: Neighborhood Family Practice / We Are The Uninsured
119. Cleveland: Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality
120. Cleveland: Pope John Paul Ozanam Center
121. Cleveland: Recovery Resources
122. Cleveland: Regional Infant Hearing Program
123. Cleveland: Starting Point
124. Cleveland: The Arc of Greater Cleveland
125. Cleveland: The Center for Families & Children
126. Cleveland: United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries
127. Cleveland: Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
128. Cleveland Heights: Healthy Fathering Collaborative of Greater Cleveland
129. College Corner: Preble County Family & Children First Council
130. Columbus: Action Ohio Coalition for Battered Women
131. Columbus: Axis Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities
132. Columbus: Baker Nonprofit Management, LLC
133. Columbus: Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, AAA 6
134. Columbus: Channing & Associates
135. Columbus: Clintonville Beechwold Community Resources Center
136. Columbus: Columbus AIDS Task Force
137. Columbus: Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence
138. Columbus: Columbus Women in Black
139. Columbus: Community Organizing Center
140. Columbus: Community Research Partners
141. Columbus: Council on Healthy Mothers & Babies
142. Columbus: Drug Policy Alliance Ohio
143. Columbus: Early Care and Learning (ECAL)
144. Columbus: Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
145. Columbus: Homeless Families Foundation
146. Columbus: Hunger Network in Ohio
147. Columbus: Jewish Vocational Service
148. Columbus: LifeCare Alliance
149. Columbus: Masjid-As-Salaamah, Inc.
150. Columbus: Molina Healthcare of Ohio
151. Columbus: Progressive Peace Coalition
152. Columbus: Results
153. Columbus: Simply EZ of Columbus
154. Columbus: St. John’s Episcopal Church
155. Columbus: UMADAOP of Franklin County, Inc.
156. Columbus: United Way of Central Ohio
157. Columbus: Young Adult Community Development, Inc.
158. Coshocton: Coshocton Help Me Grow
159. Dayton: Artemis Center
160. Dayton: Children Have Options in Caring Environments (Choices), Inc.
161. Dayton: Choices in Community Living
162. Dayton: ComForcare Senior Services
163. Dayton: Comfort Keepers, Inc.
164. Dayton: Community Development Corporation Resource Consortium, Inc.
165. Dayton: Partners for Community Living
166. Dayton: Society of St. Vincent de Paul
167. Dayton: Wright State University Dept. of Social Work
168. Dennison: HARCATUS Tri-County CAO, Inc.
169. East Cleveland: B.R.I.D.G.E. The Gap Education and Community Foundation
170. East Cleveland: East End Neighborhood House
171. Elyria: Easter Seals
172. Elyria: Lorain County Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, Inc.
173. Fairfield: Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Fairfield)
174. Fairfield: Shared Harvest Foodbank
175. Findlay: Open Arms Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Services
176. Flat Rock: Flat Rock Homes
177. Forest: Sisters Helping Sisters
178. Gahanna: OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11
179. Galloway: PrevaHealth
180. Galloway: Westland Ecumenical Community Food Pantry
181. Georgetown: Helping Hands in Christian Services
182. Grove City: Grove City Food Pantry and Emergency Services, Inc.
183. Hamden: Agape Food Pantry
184. Hamilton: Mercy St. Raphael
185. Hamilton: New Life Baptist Mission
186. Hamilton: Open Door Pantry
187. Highland Hills: Achievement Centers for Children
188. Hilliard: Serving Our Neighbors (SON) Ministries
189. Hillsboro: Carmel Church of God
190. Hillsboro: Highland County Community Action
191. Hillsboro: Samaritan Outreach Services
192. Holland: Anne Grady Services
193. Ironton: Southern Ohio Behavioral Health
194. Jackson: RSVP of the Ohio Valley
195. Lebanon: Warren County Community Services Inc.
196. Lima: Adventist Food Pantry
197. Lima: Allen County Children Services
198. Lima: Area Agency on Aging 3, Inc.
199. Lima: West Ohio Food Bank
200. Lisbon: Lisbon First United Methodist Church
201. Logan: Hocking County Children Services
202. Logan: Salvation Army Hocking County
203. Lorain: Child Care Resource Center
204. Lorain: Lorain Cooperative Ministry
205. Lorain: Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
206. Lorain: United Way of Greater Lorain County
207. Mansfield: District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
208. Mansfield: Simply EZ Home Delivered Meals
209. Maple Heights: Goddesses Blessing Goddesses
210. Marion: Turning Point
211. Mason: Community Options, Inc.
212. Medina: Adventist Community Services
213. Medina: Cornerstone Wellness, Inc.
214. Medina: Help Me Grow Project-Medina Co.
215. Medina: Solutions Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
216. Mentor: Crossroads
217. Montpelier: Potter’s Hands Restoration
218. Mt. Vernon: Knox County Head Start, Inc.
219. Nelsonville: The Sech-Kar Co.
220. New Philadelphia: Advocacy, Choices & Empowerment (ACE), Inc
221. New Philadelphia: Help Me Grow of Tuscarawas County
222. New Philadelphia: Personal & Family Counseling Services of Tuscarawas Valley, Inc.
223. Newark: The Compassion Coalition
224. Newark: The Main Place, Inc.
225. Newark: Pathways of Central Ohio
226. Newark: The Salvation Army
227. North Olmsted: Empowering People
228. Ottawa: Putnam County Educational Service Center
229. Oxford: Oxford Community Choice Pantry
230. Painesville: Forbes House
231. Paulding: Rock-Sea Farms
232. Piketon: The Community Action Committee of Pike County
233. Portsmouth: Community Action Organization of Scioto County
234. Portsmouth: Mature Services
235. Portsmouth: Senior Employment Center
236. Portsmouth: Shawnee Mental Health Center, Inc.
237. Portsmouth: The Counseling Center, Inc.
238. Portsmouth: United Scioto Senior Activities, Inc.
239. Ravenna: Family & Community Services, Inc.
240. Ravenna: Independence, Inc.
241. Rio Grande: Area Agency on Aging District 7
242. Rocky River: Georgia M. Reash & Associates
243. Sciotoville: Potter’s House Ministries
244. Shiloh: Plymouth Shiloh Food Pantry
245. Sidney: Sidney-Shelby County YMCA
246. Smithville: The Village Network
247. Springfield: The City of Springfield, Ohio
248. Springfield: Medical Professional Resources, LLC
249. St. Clairsville: Belmont County Dept of JFS
250. St. Clairsville: Community Action Commission of Belmont County
251. St. Louisville: House of New Hope
252. Stow: Hope Homes
253. Toledo: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
254. Toledo: Community Residential Services, Inc.
255. Toledo: Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West
256. Toledo: Family Service of Northwest Ohio
257. Toledo: Franciscan Shelters DBA Bethany House
258. Toledo: Lucas County Family and Children First Council
259. Toledo: Toledo Area Jobs with Justice Coalition
260. Toledo: Toledo Area Ministries
261. Toledo: Toledo Fair Housing Center
262. Toledo: Toledo Seagate Food Bank
263. Toledo: United Way of Greater Toledo
264. Toledo: Zepf Center
265. Uniontown: Area Agency on Aging 10B, Inc.
266. Urbana: Champaign County Department of Job & Family Services
267. Urbana: Champaign Residential Service, Inc.
268. Valley View: AHS / Ohio Mentor
269. Warren: ACOP Center
270. Warren: Grandma’s Playhouse
271. Wauseon: Pennington Orchards
272. Waverly: Appalachia New Day Ministries
273. Wellston: Jackson-Vinton Community Action, Inc.
274. Wellston: Jenkins Memorial Health Facility
275. West Liberty: Adriel, Inc.
276. Westerville: Concord Counseling Services
277. Worthington: Middle East Peace Foundation
278. Worthington: RMS of Ohio, Inc.
279. Zanesville: Muskingum Behavioral Health
280. Zanesville: Muskingum Counseling Center
281. Zanesville: Six County, Inc.
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