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Safe At Home Program for Address Confidentiality

The Safe at Home program is an address confidentiality program offered by the Office of the Ohio Secretary of State. The program is for individuals who are survivors of, or living with survivors of, domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, rape, and/or sexual battery. The program helps these survivors feel safe

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 29, 2023

FREE Pack-and-Plays Available for Eligible Families through the Health Department

The Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Maternal, Child and Family Health partners with Cribs for Kids and local organizations throughout Ohio to provide free pack-and-plays and safe sleep education to eligible families.  Many homes lack safe sleeping spaces for babies. Sleeping in a bed with a baby or placing

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Shared by Hamilton County Public Health December 27, 2023

Free Christmas Meals

Good Plates Eatery near the University of Cincinnati is serving a Christmas Eve meal at noon, at their location on 235 W McMillan Street, in Clifton. Anyone is welcome to either pick up a meal, or stay and eat. On Christmas day, the Parish Kitchen in Covington is offering a

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 23, 2023

Metro Schedule During the Holidays

During the holidays, Metro’s fixed-route, MetroNow! and Access paratransit services will operate on the normal schedule, except on Christmas and New Years day. Instead of following the regular Monday schedule on these days, these Metro transit services will follow what is normally the Sunday schedule. Metro’s administrative offices and the

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 22, 2023

For Children of Addiction, Support Resources During the Holidays

For children and young adults of families impacted by addiction, the holidays, substance misuse, and its related stresses may bring on a great deal of additional fear and isolation. Here are some resources and guidance that can be used to help them through the season. The National Association for Children

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 20, 2023

Navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace

The Health Insurance Marketplace is an online tool to investigate and select the best medical health insurance plan for your situation. All the options available in the Health Insurance Marketplace are ACA compliant. “ACA compliant” means that the insurance plan follows the rules of the Affordable Care Act, which was

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 18, 2023

Health Center Locations for the Uninsured

What do you do if you have COVID and no insurance? Many people don’t know where to turn if they get sick and don’t have medical insurance. Rather than risk the possibility of incurring medical debt, many simply don’t seek medical care. This can lead to significant illness that otherwise

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 15, 2023

Share the Light Fund Available to Manage Heating Bills this Winter

Administered by The Salvation Army, the Share the Light fund provides one-time assistance, up to $400, to eligible customers to help avoid disconnection or maintain service. The program opens January 18th. To qualify, an individual must: 1) be a resident of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland or Warren

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 14, 2023

Healthcare Marketplace Re-Enrollment Deadlines Approaching

If you had Marketplace health insurance in 2023, you can renew, change, or update your plan for 2024 until January 15, 2024. If you want your coverage to start by January 1st, 2024, then you must enroll by December 15th. Doing nothing will automatically re-enroll you in the program you

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 13, 2023

Free Non Emergency Transportation for Medicaid Recipients

Hamilton County Job and Family services operates a program for Medicaid-eligible customers called the Non-Emergency Transportation program (or NET, for short). This program provides transportation for any Medicaid eligible individual traveling to and from medical appointments that can be billed to Medicaid. Transportation can be in the form of bus

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Shared by United Resource Connection December 5, 2023

Hamilton County Court Help Centers

Help Centers are provided by the Hamilton County Court system to provide legal assistance representing yourself in Municipal Court or Juvenile Court. The Help Centers are staffed with three full-time attorneys and two paralegals, and are supported by volunteer law students and volunteer attorneys in the community. These services are

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Shared by United Resource Connection November 24, 2023

Complaint Process if Renter has no Heat

When temperatures outside fall below 60 degrees for 24 consecutive hours, landlords in Cincinnati must provide a minimum temperature of 70 degrees inside rental units. Landlords who don’t comply can face fines up to $300 for the first day and $750 for each additional day they don’t supply heat. Landlords

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Shared by United Resource Connection November 22, 2023

Free Thanksgiving Meals

Good Plates Eatery near the University of Cincinnati is serving hot, single-serve meals with roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans and bread, to anyone in need. People are welcome to pick up as many meals as needed, on Wednesday November 22nd, the day before Thanksgiving. They will start

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Shared by United Resource Connection November 21, 2023