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Kettering Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Kettering, Ohio that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Ohio page.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)Free civil legal help
Websiteablelaw.org
Phone937-228-8104
Address130 W. Second Street, Suite 700 East, Dayton, OH 45402

ABLE is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal help to low-income residents in 32 northwest and west central Ohio counties, including Montgomery County. Its Dayton office handles housing, family law, public benefits, and other civil matters.1

Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers ProjectFree pro bono legal help
Websitegdvlp.org
Phone937-461-3857
Address109 N. Main Street, Suite 610, Dayton, OH 45402

The Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project matches people with limited financial resources with volunteer attorneys for pro bono civil legal help, including family law, custody, housing, and other civil matters.2

Food

Greenmont-Oak Park Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food PantryFood pantry
Websitegreenmontoakpark.org
Phone937-252-6705
Address1921 Woodman Drive, Kettering, OH 45420
HoursMonday, 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM; Wednesday, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

The Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Pantry is an all-volunteer pantry run by Greenmont-Oak Park Community Church and Ascension Catholic Church. It serves families living in ZIP codes 45419, 45420, and 45429, and families can receive food up to 12 times a year, once a month.3

Feeding Friends Food PantryDrive-through food pantry
Websiteharmonycreekchurch.org
Phone937-434-3941
Address5737 Bigger Road, Kettering, OH 45440
HoursThursday, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Feeding Friends is a drive-through food pantry hosted by Harmony Creek Church in partnership with Fairhaven Church, St. Charles Borromeo, and other area organizations. The pantry is at the rear entrance of 5737 Bigger Road. It serves ZIP codes 45419, 45420, 45429, 45440, 45458, and 45459.4

Social services

Miami Valley Community Action PartnershipUtility help and family services
Websitemiamivalleycap.org
Phone937-341-5000
Address719 S. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402

Miami Valley Community Action Partnership helps low-income families in the Miami Valley with emergency heating assistance, including the Winter Crisis Program, and other family services. Its Montgomery County office is at 719 S. Main Street in downtown Dayton, and appointments are required for Winter Crisis help.5

St. Vincent de Paul Society, DaytonEmergency help, shelter, and clothing
Websitestvincentdayton.org
Phone937-222-5555
Address124 West Apple Street, Dayton, OH 45402

St. Vincent de Paul aids people facing homelessness and poverty with emergency shelter, supportive housing, food, clothing, and household items. Volunteers in neighborhood conferences based at local parishes provide person-to-person help with utilities, rent, food, clothing, and furniture.6

Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Contacts and Locations. ↩

  2. Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, Home page. ↩

  3. Greenmont-Oak Park Community Church, Food Pantry and Home page. ↩

  4. Harmony Creek Church, Home page. Hours and the pantry location are from the church website. The phone number, the ZIP code, and the list of ZIP codes served are from a pantry listing, not the church website: Feeding Friends Food Pantry. ↩

  5. Miami Valley Community Action Partnership, Winter Crisis Program Begins Nov. 2 and Home page. ↩

  6. St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton, Help and Neighborhood Help. ↩

  1. Lorain Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  2. Parma Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  3. Springfield Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  4. Toledo Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  5. Youngstown Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.

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