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Community Support Services utilizes qualified volunteers to enhance, augment and add to the efforts of paid professional staff in the role of service providers. The Volunteer program coordinates many projects throughout the year to assist clients with their basic needs.
Volunteering at the agency is an opportunity to experience personal growth, gain professional training and valuable work experience. All volunteer hours are documented and some volunteer hours may fulfill college coursework requirements.
- Clerical
- Community Education
- Data Entry/Word Processing
- Finance
- Friendly Visitor
- Library
- Medical Records
- Quality Improvement
- Residential
- Vocational
- Client Cupboard: this project provides emergency requests of personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies for individuals in need.
- Holiday Giving Project: this project provides gifts for needy individuals during the holidays.
- Housewarming Project: this project gives housekeeping supplies to individuals who have moved into a new residence.
- Needy Soles Program gives new shoes to individuals who need them.
The Housewarming Project and Needy Soles Program are funded by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Summit County (NAMI).
For more information on volunteer activities, e-mail MealsKim@cssbh.org.
Community Support Services accepts year round donations for programs that benefit individuals with mental illnesses including the Client Cupboard and Holiday Giving Project. Monetary donations can be sent to Community Support Services, c/o the Development Department, 150 Cross Street, Akron, Ohio 44311.
Donations can be applied to the following areas:
- Client Cupboard
- Client Emergency Needs
- Family Education & Support
- Group Homes
- Holiday Giving Project
- Homeless Outreach
- Training and Education
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The County Summit
Alcohol, Drug
Addiction, and Mental
Health Services
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Akron BBB
Akron, Ohio
Better Business Bureau
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NAMI-Summit County
National Alliance on Mental Illness |
ODMH
Ohio Department of Mental Health |
ORSC
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Comission |
Surveys
Community Support Services Satisfaction Surveys |
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