COMMUNITY RESOURCES
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
What is Community Wellness?
Community wellness refers to the combination of social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions that individuals and communities identify as essential for their flourishing potential fulfillment (What Is Community Wellbeing? | Taking Charge of Your Wellbeing (umn.edu)). What that means at DML is the library is a place where you can come to get connected to resources and support, and build healthy community connections. Promoting wellness in all areas allows people to be better students, workers, and citizens because basic needs are being met. DML is committed to doing our part of this important work.
Kristina Hill is the Community Wellness Specialist. She joined the DML team in 2023. Kristina has her Master of Social Work degree and is a Licensed Social Worker with 8 years of experience in the social services field in various settings.
Kristina is dedicated to providing resources and information and working with community partners to meet the needs of our patrons throughout the Dayton Metro Library System. If you are an organization that works to meet wellness needs in Montgomery County and would like to partner with DML, please contact Kristina at 937.496.8917.
Support and Resources
CRISIS SERVICES
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call. Text. Chat. (988lifeline.org)
- YWCA Dayton | Domestic Violence Shelter & Rape Crisis Center
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
- YWCA Dayton
- Domestic Violence Shelter & Rape Crisis Center - Artemis Center
- - Dayton's Domestic Violence Resource Agency
- Single Parents Rock: Support for Victims of Domestic Violence
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT
- Substance Abuse Facility | Ohio (woodhavenohio.com)
- OneFifteen - Alcohol & Drug Rehab Center Dayton, OH
- Nova Behavioral Health
EMERGENCY SHELTER
- Area Cooling Centers
- St Vincent de Paul Dayton (stvincentdayton.org)
- Women and Families
- Gateway Emergency Shelter, opens a new window
- Men’s Shelter
- Daybreak (daybreakdayton.org)
- Youth ages 10-21
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
- The Job Center – OhioMeansJobs | Montgomery County
- Office of Reentry | Montgomery County, OH - Official Website (mcohio.org)
GENERAL INFORMATION SERVICES
- Montgomery County ADAMHS Board (mcadamhs.org)
- United Way of the Greater Dayton Area – Serving Montgomery, Greene, and Preble Counties (dayton-unitedway.org)
HEALTH
- Kettering Health Dayton | Kettering Health
- Premier Health - Dayton, Ohio
- Our Dayton Office | Equitas Health
- Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region
- Montgomery County Department of Health, opens a new window
HOUSING ASSISTANCE
MENTAL HEALTH
- Mental Health Toolkit, opens a new window (PDF)
- South Community | Mental health, Substance Use in the greater Miami Valley
- Eastway Behavioral Healthcare
- Samaritan Behavioral Health (sbhihelp.org)
- Access Hospital | Short-Term Care, Long-Term Solution
- GESMV
- Centerville Ohio Therapy | Ellie Mental Health
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
- Home - Area Agency on Aging (info4seniors.org)
- Older Adult Services
- Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton – Providing advocacy, educational resources, support and referral services to the elder LGBT community and straight allies (wpcomstaging.com)
- Elder LGBT+ Services
- Ebenezer Healthcare Access (ebenezeri.org)
- Healthcare Access for Immigrants
- V&R in Community & Self (visibleandresilient.org)
- LGBT+ Youth Services
- DAVID'S PLACE - Daybreak (daybreakdayton.org)
- LGBT+ Youth Services
- PFLAG Dayton
- LGBT+ Youth Services
- Greater Dayton LGBT Center
- LGBT+ Adult Services
Food Distribution
Some DML Branches have partnered with The Foodbank, as official Pantry Partner locations in Montgomery County.
Adults with ID or proof of Montgomery County residence in need of food assistance are eligible to pick up an emergency food box at a DML Pantry Partner location. Patrons may visit a DML pantry once a month.
Peer to Peer Support
Peer support is to help you build hope. It is where you can share what is going on in your life, what goals you are working towards, or simply vent if you are struggling. Peer support is free, informal, and confidential.
For more information contact Tyler, from Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley, at 937.269.6252.
