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Lorain Local Assistance Programs

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

Legal Aid Society of ClevelandFree civil legal help
Websitelasclev.org
Phone888-817-3777
Address1530 West River Road North, Suite 301, Elyria, OH 44035
HoursPhone intake: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM; in-person intake in Elyria: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Lorain County and four nearby counties. Its Lorain County office is in Elyria. The firm handles housing, family law, public benefits, consumer rights, and other civil matters. New clients apply online or by phone.1

Food

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central OhioFood bank and mobile food pantries
Websitesecondharvestfoodbank.org
Phone440-960-2265
Address5510 Baumhart Rd, Lorain, OH 44053
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio supplies food to more than 130 partner charities across Crawford, Erie, Huron, and Lorain Counties. It runs drive-thru mobile pantry distributions in Lorain, including at Black River Landing and Oakwood Park. Call for the current mobile pantry schedule.2

St. Elizabeth CenterHot meals, food pantry, and shelter
Websiteccdocle.org
Phone440-242-0056
Address2726 Caroline Ave, Lorain, OH 44055
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Choice Pantry: third and fourth Friday of each month, 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

St. Elizabeth Center, run by Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland, serves daily hot meals, runs a choice food pantry, and offers fresh produce, rental and utility help, temporary overnight shelter for men, coordinated entry, and case management. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served seven days a week.3

Social services

Lorain County Community Action AgencyEnergy help, Head Start, and community programs
Websitelccaa.net
Phone440-245-2009
Address936 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052
HoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Lorain County Community Action Agency is the county anti-poverty agency. Its programs include home energy help through HEAP, PIPP, and the Winter Crisis Program, Head Start for children ages 3 to 5, a Produce Center, and housing counseling.4

El CentroBilingual social services and referrals
Websitelorainelcentro.com
Phone440-277-8235
Address2800 Pearl Avenue, Lorain, OH 44055

El Centro provides bilingual social services in English and Spanish, including 211 information and referral, help applying for Medicaid, SNAP, and cash assistance through the Ohio Benefit Bank, a monthly food pantry, financial empowerment classes, and youth and senior programs.5

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

Footnotes

  1. Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Contact Us and Legal Aid Services. The Contact page states that Legal Aid serves Lorain County, lists the Elyria office address and in-person intake hours, and gives the toll-free intake number. The Legal Aid Services page gives the phone intake hours. ↩

  2. Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, Contact Us and Mobile Food Pantry. The Contact page gives the Lorain address, phone, and office hours. The Mobile Food Pantry page lists Lorain distribution sites at Oakwood Park and Black River Landing and states that Second Harvest works with over 130 partner charities across its four-county region. ↩

  3. Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland, St. Elizabeth Center. The page gives the address, phone, hours, pantry distribution days, and daily meal times. ↩

  4. Lorain County Community Action Agency, Winter Crisis Program Begins Nov. 2 and Resource Directory. The agency site gives the Broadway Avenue address, phone, and administrative hours. The resource directory lists its programs, including HEAP, PIPP, Winter Crisis, Head Start, the Produce Center, and housing counseling. ↩

  5. El Centro, Find Help. The page gives the Pearl Avenue address and phone and describes the 211 referral service, Ohio Benefit Bank help, food pantry, and other programs. ↩

  1. Parma Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  2. Toledo Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  3. Akron Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  4. Canton Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.
  5. Cincinnati Local Assistance Programs, Ohio.

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