Please feel free to download any of the documents below:

As a way to assist families, Stark DD has compiled Resource Guides for contacting other helpful community agencies. Please download these documents to aid your search for additional resources. Please note, while we try to keep contact information updated, Stark DD is not responsible for agency listings that may have changed.

Links to Community Resources:

Below are some of the community resources available to people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Akron Rotary Camp for Children With Special Needs
Alliance (City of) Health Department

Adult Changing Table Map (Universal Locator)

Alzheimer’s Association
Arc of Ohio
Area Agency on Aging
Assisted Living
Autism Society of Greater Akron
Beyond Our Boundaries
Blick Center
Brain Injury Association of Ohio
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Canton Challenger Baseball
Canton City Health Department
Canton Friendship Center
Cerebral Palsy Group
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health
Coleman Professional Services
CommQuest
Crisis Intervention Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Guide
Down Syndrome Support Network Of Stark County
Doyle Medical
Easter Seals – Northeast Ohio
Employment First
EMS Signpost
Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio
Goodwill Industries
Guide to Vehicle Modifications
Handicapped Parking Card
Health Insurance in Ohio
Help Me Grow – Stark County
Home Accessibility Checklist
In-Home Care in Ohio

Internet Safety Guide for People with Autism
ICAN Housing Solutions
Light After Loss
Make-A-Way, Inc.
Massillon Health Department
Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties
Mercy Medical Center Dental Services
The Mesothelioma Group
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Federation of the Blind
National Organization of Rare Diseases
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Ohio Department of DD
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
Ohio Employment First
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Ohio Means Jobs
Online Schools: Resource Guide for Parents of Students with Disabilities
Pathway Caring for Children
Pegasus Farms
Philomatheon Society of the Blind, Inc.
Phoenix Rising
Pilot Dogs
Planned Parenthood
Prescription Relief
Quest Recovery & Prevention Services
Red Treehouse

Social Security Administration
Special Needs Grants
Spina Bifida Association
Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) Proline Curb-to-Curb
Stark County Family Council
Stark County Health Department
Stark County Department of Job and Family Services
Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
Stark County Probate Court
State Support Team 9
Summit Psychological Associates
Trillium Family Services
United Way of Greater Stark County