SHELTERS AND HOUSING
This page provides information about where to find help with housing issues such as homelessness, rent and utility assistance, sober living, and low-income housing. This list includes immediate and short-term shelter options as well as long-term housing solutions through public service agencies, private charities and faith-based community outreach programs. Identification and eligibility requirements may apply. This information has been updated as of September 2019 but may be subject to change. Please contact providers for verification and precise program details.
SHELTERS AND SOBER HOUSES
BIANCO ACCOMMODATIONS (men only)
330-671-5596
Sober homes in the Akron area
http://www.biancoaccommodations.com/home.html
DAN AND NICK'S PLACE (men only)
1316 Rowland Ave NE
Canton, OH 44705
Contact Pat Cusma 330-324-3981
Supportive sober living environment for up to 10 men
FAMILY LIVING CENTER
CommQuest Services
625 Cleveland Ave NW
Canton, OH 44702
330-455-0374
Homeless shelter for families and single women located in Massillon
https://commquest.org/what-we-do/shelter-and-housing-services/
HARBOR HOUSE/RECOVERY POINT
Access through Personal and Family Counseling Services (PFCS)
Business line 330-343-2778
24 hour crisis line 330 -364-1374
Toll- free 888-214-3927
Domestic violence shelter and substance abuse halfway house for women in Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties
Sober living environment for men in early recovery from opiate addiction serving the New Philadelphia area
http://personal-family-counseling.com/programs/
HAVEN OF REST MINISTRIES (men & women)
207 E. Market St.
Akron, OH 44308
330-535-1563
HOPE HOUSE 4 WOMEN
2410 12th Street SW
Canton, OH 44710
330-806-0787
https://hopehouse4women.com/
HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM
510 Ohio Blvd
Louisville, OH 44641
330-754-4687
Provides blessing bags and temporary assistnce, guidance and referrals, overnight beds through area churches
http://homelessoutreachteam.com/
META-MORPHOSIS
PO Box 36417
Canton, Ohio, 44735
330-768-7688
Provides housing, job training, mentoring and life-skills assistance to young males from disadvantaged backgrounds or re-entering society from the criminal justice system
http://www.mmjuvenileministry.org/home.html
RS & GW PROPERTY (men)
Long Riddle House
Bazzel house
Sober living houses for men located in Canton
Richard 330-754-9641
STERLING SOBER RESOURCES (men and women)
154 E York St
Akron, Ohio
330 989-4673
https://www.facebook.com/Sterling-Sober-Resources-Inc-173109852746122/
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
624 Scranton Ave
Alliance, OH 44601
330-829-9104
COLEMAN SERVICES
24 hour crisis line 877-796-3555
Housing assistance services for people with severe and persistent mental illness/dual diagnosis
400 Tuscarawas St. W.
Canton, OH 44702
330-438-2400
1410 W. State St.
Alliance, OH 44601
330-823-6932
COMMQUEST SERVICES
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM
625 Cleveland Avenue NW
Canton, OH 44702
Contact the Homeless Hotline at 330-452-4363 for a referral.
Offers assistance with rent, utilities, and case management to residents living in the City of Canton.
http://commquest.org/what-we-do/
HAMMER AND NAILS
907 11th St NW
Canton, OH 44703
330-453-6277
Christian outreach helping disadvantaged homeowners with home & property repairs
http://hammerandnails.org
ICAN HOUSING (people with psychiatric/mental illness)
1214 Market Ave N
Canton 44714
330-455-9100
Housing programs consist of: Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing along with affordable housing options geared toward serving veterans and their families, or individuals and families who are homeless with one or more members of the family having a mental illness, a history of substance use or both.
www.ican-inc.org
LAKE TOWNSHIP FISH
934 W. Maple St.
Hartville, OH 44632
330-877-1845
OHIO MULTI-COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
838 Coburn St.
Akron, OH 44311
330-315-3718
Provides affordable housing opportunities to low and moderate income persons in Carroll, Cuyahoga, Holmes, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne Counties.
http://www.omcdc.org/
STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
1366 Market Ave N.
Canton 44714
330-454-1676
Heat and energy assistance programs
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Satellite Office
3220 Cleveland Avenue NW
Canton, Ohio 44709
Phone: 330-754-4300
http://www.sccaa.org
STARK METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY
400 East Tuscarawas St.
Canton 44702
330-454-8051 or 800-750-0750
http://www.starkmha.org
YWCA OF CANTON
231 6th St NE
Canton 44702
330-453-7644
Emergency shelter through the Homelss Hotline
New Beginnings Program - long term low income housing
STARR (Stark Area Rapid Re-housing) -housing search assistance, short term assistance for rent and utilites, deposits, budgeting and moving
https://www.ywcacanton.org/
YWCA OF ALLIANCE
239 East Market Street
Alliance ,OH 44601
330-823-1840
Low cost transitional housing program for employed women
https://www.allianceywca.org/what-were-doing/driving-economic-stability-and-development/