United Way of Greater Toledo

The Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center is a nonprofit organization that focuses on reducing family violence through accessible services, education and community collaboration. It provides home- and school-based child abuse and domestic violence prevention and intervention programs. The organization also offers court-based advocacy services for victims of domestic violence. The Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center operates a children s advocacy center that provides services to over 300 children each year. Its sexual abuse prevention project works towards helping children recognize and report sexual and physical abuse. With offices in Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties in Ohio, the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center serves over 20,000 people each year. Founded in 1974, the organization is located in Toledo, Ohio.

The Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, founded in 1974 and chartered as a corporation in 1980, provides services to senior citizens that empower them to live independantly. It coordinates and monitors all senior programs and services, serves as the focal point for leadership for regional planning on development services, provides advocacy when needed and grants funds to qualified, nonprofit, private or public agencies to operate services for older adults. One of its major areas of work is for Alzheimer's or dementia care. It also runs a free, statewide program designed to assist seniors and their families with long-term care decisions, where a trained and experienced professional visits seniors in their home, helps assess their needs, discusses available services, eligibility requirements, financial resources necessary and creates a plan of care.