Family House
669 Indiana Ave, Toledo. Shelter built for families with kids, with people on staff whose whole job is helping your family land back on its feet.
(419) 242-5505Help tonight
When tonight is the problem.
A place to sleep, a safe door to knock on, help before a shutoff. Checked by a person on October 14, 2026. Hours change, so call ahead when you can. If you’re in danger right now, call 911 first.
Start here: dial 2-1-1
United Way’s free, 24-hour line for Northwest Ohio. Food, shelter, utility help, you name it, they know who has it open. If you’re not sure where to start, start with 2-1-1. From a cell or outside the area: 1-800-650-4357.
A place to sleep
Perrysburg doesn’t have a shelter of its own yet. These are the closest doors, in Toledo, about 15 minutes away. Every one of them takes people from Wood County.
Beach House
915 N. Erie St, Toledo. Family shelter for parents with children, run by Leading Families Home, the same folks behind Family House.
(419) 241-9277Cherry Street Mission
Intake any time, day or night, no waiting list. Men’s housing: (419) 242-0068. Women’s housing, Sparrow’s Nest: (419) 321-1835. Hot meals every day at 1501 Monroe St, Toledo: breakfast 7–8:30, lunch 12–1:30, dinner 5–6:30.
(419) 214-3007Aurora Project & Rebekah’s Haven
Aurora Project, Toledo, for women with children and women who are pregnant: (419) 244-3200. Rebekah’s Haven, 124 20th St, Toledo: (419) 243-0403.
(419) 244-3200If home isn’t safe
You don’t have to explain yourself to get help. These lines answer around the clock.
YWCA shelter line, Toledo
Shelter and help for women leaving abuse, right here in Toledo.
(419) 241-7386The Cocoon
Wood County’s own domestic violence shelter and advocacy center, in Bowling Green. Confidential, and they know the local courts and housing.
(419) 373-1730National hotline
If the local lines are busy, the national line never closes.
1-800-799-7233Keep the lights on, keep the house
Behind on rent or a utility bill? These are the Wood County doors. Call early. Most of this money goes to whoever asks first in the month.
Blessed John XXIII
24250 Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg. Rent and utility help for Perrysburg residents, by appointment. Bring a photo ID and proof of income. The help is temporary, and that’s okay. Temporary is how people get through.
(419) 874-6502Perrysburg Christians United
Up to $300 in utility and medical help for northern Wood County, on top of the food pantry at Grace Church. Call on the first day of the month, that’s when the fund opens.
(419) 874-4365Wood County Job & Family Services
Rent payment assistance for Wood County residents at or below 200% of the federal poverty line. Weekdays 8am–4:30pm.
(419) 352-7566 ext. 8492Great Lakes Community Action
Help for people who are homeless or right on the edge of it across our region, including rent and deposit assistance when funds are open.
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