Transportation


  • JFS provides transportation within Athens County for Medicaid-eligible clients

  • Athens on Demand provides transportation anywhere in Athens County for $2 one way

  • Green Cab offers medical non-emergency transportation (cost unclear)

  • Hopewell can provide transportation to behavioral health appointments in Athens, Hocking, and Vinton Counties

  • Medicaid plans provide transportation assistance

  • Chix 4 a Cure offers transportation assistance to anyone fighting cancer in Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington Counties

  • HAPCAP for Health can help with transportation

  • United Seniors of Athens County provides transportation to and from medical appointments and other necessary trips

    • Call 740-594-3535

Financial Assistance & Free/Reduced Cost Care

  • Heritage Community Clinic is a free clinic providing primary care, women’s health services, and more

  • OhioHealth Charity Care (includes O’Bleness and maybe OhioHealth Urgent Care?)

    • Free care for those who earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level (under ~$25000 for 2020)

    • Sliding scale costs for those who earn between 200% and 400% of the federal poverty level (between ~$25000 and $51000 for 2020)

    • Application requires proof of all income for 90 days before the date of service

  • Holzer Financial Assistance

    • Application is similar to OhioHealth

  • Planned Parenthood has financial assistance options

    • See if you qualify by calling 740-593-6979

  • Hopewell provides primary care on a sliding scale of cost

  • Medicine Assistance Tool allows you to search for resources to help you afford your medications

  • Prescription Hope provides 1500 brand name prescriptions for $50 a month each for qualifying individuals

    • Individuals making $32,000 or less a year

    • Households with a combined income of $50,000 or less

    • Guidelines increase with each dependent

For Survivors

Reproductive Health

  • Abortion:

    • Ineedana is a great hub of information and resources, specified to your location and situation

    • Planned Parenthood of East Columbus is the closest abortion provider

    • Your Choice in Columbus provides medication abortion only

    • Women Have Options Ohio - statewide abortion fund

      • They may also be able to help with logistics like transportation

    • List of Ohio clinics and state requirements

    • Plan C Pills has state-specific information about self-managed abortion

    • Aid Access aims to provide medication abortion to those under 10 weeks of pregnancy who can’t access safe abortions

    • Jane’s Due Process connects young people with resources to navigate the judicial bypass process for getting an abortion without parental consent (Ohio law requires parental consent for minors seeking abortions)

      • Hotline: 1-866-999-5263

    • Athens Planned Parenthood does not provide abortions, but they can refer patients

    • Abortion Voices can provide after-abortion care packages upon request

    • Pregnancy Resource Center is not a licensed clinic, are not subject to HIPAA, and are anti-abortion. They have a religious motivation to deter people from abortion, so avoid them if you are considering abortion and/or want comprehensive care

  • Advice & emotional support:

    • All-Options: 1-888-493-0092

      • Peer-based counseling and support for abortion, pregnancy, parenting, adoption, infertility, or pregnancy loss

      • M-Fri 10am-1am, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm

    • Exhale Textline: 617-749-2948

      • Weekdays 3-9pm Pacific

      • Saturday 1-9pm Pacific

      • Sunday 3-7pm Pacific

    • Miscarriage & Abortion Hotline: 1-833-246-2632

      • For self-managing abortions or miscarraiges

      • Available 10am-10pm

    • Reprocare Healthline: (833)-226-7821

      • Peer-based, trauma informed emotional support, medical information, and referrals to people having an abortion at home with pills

    • Faith Aloud: 1-888-717-5010

      • Compassionate and nonjudgmental support from trained clergy & religious counselors

      • Leave a voicemail and they will call you back

    • Repro Legal Helpline: 844-868-2812

      • Legal information about abortion law and self-managed abortion

  • General reproductive care:

    • Planned Parenthood

    • For OU students: Dr. Jane Balbo and Dr. Krista Duval provide queer and trans-inclusive care

      • Comprehensive contraception counseling and access to pretty much all methods through their Primary Care clinic. Appointments are often available same-day and can be made by calling 740-592-7176

      • They place contraceptive implants, intrauterine devices, and also provide contraceptive injections, pills, patches, and rings, and have free condoms available to patients

    • Planned Parenthood Direct app provides Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill), birth control, and UTI treatment remotely

    • Equitas provides HIV/AIDS health navigation and supportive services

      • Includes case management and housing advocacy

    • Campus Care offers discounted prices on STI testing for OU students who don't want to bill their insurance

      • Call 740-592-7100 to make an appointment

      • List of STI testing costs

      • Payment isn't due up front, it's added to your OU account

      • Note: some people who have gone to Campus Care's Urgent Care for STI testing and treatment have experienced judgemental and stigmatizing comments from staff. The experience seems to depend on the staff that patients interact with, so if you have a Primary Care Provider at Campus Care that you feel comfortable going through, that may be preferable to Urgent Care

    • Casa Nueva, Import House, and Village Bakery carry free emergency contraception

  • Menstrual products:

    • Sojourners Resiliency Center has free pads and tampons available every weekday from 1-8pm at 5 N. Shafer St

    • Period Pals of Ohio provides menstrual products to anyone who needs them

Mental Health

  • Hopewell offers a wide range of behavioral health services, including crisis intervention

    • Crisis number in Athens: 593-3344

    • Crisis number outside of Athens: 1-888-475-8484

    • Can provide transportation to behavioral health appointments in Athens, Hocking & Vinton Counties

  • NAMI Athens provides support services and education to those with mental illness and their loved ones

  • For OU students: Counseling and Psychological Services offers a range of counseling options (individual and group), as well as psychiatry

    • CPS is currently offering counseling through telehealth

  • Respite (Rehab.com) - temporary housing and mental health resources for those struggling with mental illness, addiction, etc.

  • The Gathering Place - community support program promoting recovery for adults coping with mental illness

    • Provides advocacy, referral assistance, peer support, and recreational activities in a drug and alcohol-free environment

  • Trauma Resources for Southeastern Ohio

Drug Use

  • Needle Exchange Program on Wednesdays from 1-3pm at the Athens City-County Health Department

    • Obtain clean needles at no cost (1 for 1, up to 20)

    • Located at 278 W. Union St. Athens

  • NARCAN available at no cost through the Athens City-County Health Department

  • Health Recovery Services provides outpatient and residential options for alcohol, drug and mental health services, individual and group counseling, case management, and gambling screenings

  • TASC of Southeast Ohio provides both outpatient and intensive outpatient alcohol and other drug levels of care

  • Serenity Grove is a Level 2 transitional recovery house for women struggling with substance abuse disorders

    • Open to women who have completed an inpatient treatment program and/or have been clean for at least 30 days

  • Narcotics Anonymous Ohio

Medicaid

For Military Members/Families

Home Help

For Parents/Caregivers

  • WIC - Women, Infants & Children Program

    • Provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, supplemental foods (infant formula, milk, eggs, produce, etc.), healthcare and other service referrals

    • For income-eligible (<185% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines) pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, infants, and children up to 5 years of age who are at health risk due to inadequate nutrition

    • List of WIC clinics

    • HAPCAP for Health can assist with applying for WIC

  • Help Me Grow is a parent support program through the Ohio Department of Health

    • Encourages prenatal and well-baby care and parental education

    • Early Intervention program provides services to parents of children under the age of three, who have developmental delays or disabilities

    • Home Visiting is a family support program for pregnant people and new parents, providing an opportunity for people to talk about parenting and ask questions

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