Our agencies provide additional supportive services, from help with housing and transportation to group and individual counseling. Using the information below, click on the link to the agency's web site or call directly for more information.

Columbus East/Near East Side

Central Community House | Web Site...
1150 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205
Contact: 614-252-3157
COTA Bus Line: 02 East Main Street, 81 Hudson-Ohio Cross-town

Services: Individual and family support services. Child care center. Referrals to other agencies for help finding employment. Housing and material assistance (clothing, food pantry, transportation). Youth and teen programs.

St. John Learning Center | Web Site...
640 S. Ohio Avenue, Columbus, OH 43205
Contact: 614-252-3132 ext.250
COTA Bus Line: 81 Hudson-Ohio Crosstown, 01 Livingston Avenue

Services: GED classes. Adult literacy. Computer literacy classes such as Computer Basics, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, Internet. Ohio proficiency test tutoring. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Ohio tax preparation assistance. Food pantry. Community kitchen (help with transportation, clothing). Child care for customers taking classes.

The Salvation Army | Web Site...
Career Enhancement Center
East Main Worship and Service Center
1289 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43204
Contact: Info@salvationarmycolumbus.org
COTA Bus Line: 02 East Main

Services: Career development services. Help finding a job, including resume development. Referral to jobs. Help keeping a job. Career resource center with computers and job information. Self-directed computer literacy class. Internet search and job lead clinic. Emergency material assistance (clothing, food, furniture). Transportation, utility and housing assistance. Learning centers for elementary and middle school students. Adult alcohol and drug rehabilitation center. Business Technology & Office Skills training class.

Mt. Vernon

Columbus Urban League | Web Site...
788 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Columbus, OH 43203
Contact: 614-257-6300
COTA Bus Line: 06 Mt Vernon Avenue, 81 Hudson - Ohio Crosstown

Services: Career development services. Help finding a job, including resume development. Referral to jobs. Help keeping a job. Career resource center with computers & job information. Construction pre-apprenticeship program with paid on-the-job training (LEAP). GED preparation, basic literacy & educational assessments. Basic computer literacy. Youth after-school & summer camp programs. Housing & transportation assistance. Discrimination & workplace advocacy. Rape, domestic violence, tobacco, AID/HIV prevention & awareness

Neighborhood House | Web Site...
The NHI Resource Center and Business Incubator
1060 Mt. Vernon Avenue (lower), Columbus, OH 43203
Contact: Lela Boykin 614-252-8262
COTA Bus Line: 06 Mt. Vernon Avenue

Services: Career development services. Help finding a job, including resume development. Referral to jobs. Help keeping a job. Open computer lab. Micro-enterprise business education development classes. Micro loan program (money for small business start-ups and small business expansion). Credit counseling and credit repair strategies. Quarterly networking meetings. Child care (all year) at 2 locations. Food pantry. Housing and neighborhood development. Substance abuse counseling.

Weinland Park, University District

Godman Guild Association | Web Site...
303 East 6th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201
Contact: 614-294-5476
COTA Bus Line: 04 Indianola Avenue

Services: GED/ABLE classes. Career development services. Help finding a job, including resume development. Referral to jobs. Help keeping a job. Career resource center with computers and job information. Money management. Computer classes: Keyboarding, Computer Fundamentals, Internet Basics, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access. Individual and family support services. Youth employment and educational programs (summer and all year). Head Start. Transportation assistance. Team building and leadership training at Camp Mary Orton.

Free childcare (with advance notice) for people participating in classes.

West Side

United Cerebral Palsy | Web Site...
440 Industrial Mile Road, Columbus, OH 43228
Contact: 614-279-0109
COTA Bus Line: 03 W Mound St/Northwest Blvd, 06 Sullivant Ave/Mt Vernon Ave

Services: career assessment and planning; career counseling/coaching; job readiness training; help finding a job, including resume development; referral to jobs; help keeping a job; skills assessments; occupational therapy assessment, work-site assessment and work adjustment evaluations; training on how to travel to and from work.

Use the COTA Trip Planner to help you make your trip by bus.